LVIV. Nov 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Carlsberg Ukraine brewing company will start supplying Lvivske beer to China, Director Yevhen Shevchenko has said at a press conference at the 16th International Economic Forum.
“We expect to supply over 300,000 liters every quarter,” he said.
He said that before the launch of exports the company is to adapt the product to the Chinese market.
“China needs 0.33 liter bottles. We do not bottle Lvivske in these bottles. In addition, most beers have 2.5% alcohol contet in China. Alcohol content of Lvivske is 4.5%,” he said.
Shevchenko expects that the first batch will be shipped in Q1 2017.
“It is important for us not simply start, but start supplies so that the first batch was not the last,” he said.
Carlsberg Ukraine is incorporated in Carlsberg Group, a leading brewing groups in the world. Carlsberg Group in Ukraine includes three breweries in Zaporizhia, Kyiv, and Lviv.
