Heineken's H1 sales up 6.7%, driven by new products

London

HEINEKEN NV, the world's third-largest brewer, reported first-half sales that beat analysts' estimates as it introduced more products to drive higher prices in regions of sluggish demand such as Europe.

Sales rose 6.7 per cent to 9.9 billion euros (S$14.9 billion), Amsterdam-based Heineken said on Monday in a statement. That exceeded the 9.76 billion euro median of estimates compiled by Bloomberg.