More Czechs drinking canned beer, but percentage still low

More Czechs are buying beer in cans, according to figures released by the group Beverage Can Makers Europe on Thursday. In the first half of this year the percentage of beer sold in cans doubled from 1.7 to 3.5. Forty-eight percent of all beer sold was on draught, with 46 percent sold in bottles. Beverage Can Makers Europe said they were optimistic there would be a significant increase in the amount of beer sold in cans, pointing out that the Czech Republic is some way behind most other countries in this respect. In neighbouring Slovakia, for instance, the percentage of beer sold in cans is four times as high as here.