Budvar achieves record exports in 2007

The Czech brewer Budvar last year exported almost 600,000 hectolitres, the greatest amount in the company’s 112-year history. A Budvar representative said exports had increased by nearly 6 percent in 2007. The south Bohemia brewer saw a hike in sales in Germany, Slovakia, Austria and Russia and exported its lager to states such as South Korea, Brazil and Albania for the first time. It now sells its beer in over 50 states around the world. Budvar is one of the Czech Republic’s three largest brewers, alongside Pilsner Urquell and Staropramen.