OREANDA-NEWS. February 17, 2010. Belarus’ affiliates of Heineken group of companies – Syabar, in the Mogilev Region, and Rechitsapivo, in the Gomel Region – registered a 47.7% increase in output in January 2010 from previous January to 480,000 decaliters, Belarus’ food concern Belgospischeprom said in a statement.

Syabar’s output rose 87.4% on the year to 433,000 decaliters, while Rechitsapivo’s output decreased 50% to 47,000 decaliters because of a large-scale upgrade. Most of Rechitsapivo brands are now produced using Syabar’s facilities.

Syabar made 352,000 decaliters of beer in plastic bottles in January, up 79.6%, and 81,000 decaliters in glass bottles, up 130%.

Rechitsapivo produced 39,000 decaliters of beer in plastic bottles in January 2010, down 45.1%, and 2,000 decaliters in glass bottles, down 87.5%. Beer offering in kegs fell 14.3% to 6,000 decaliters.

The two breweries delivered 406,000 decaliters of beer to the retail network in January 2010, up 7% on the year.