Keg, whiskey drive EABL profit growth

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) Supply Chain director Patrick Kamugi pours KBL Managing Director Jane Karuku some Senator Keg during a test-run of the Sh15 billion plant in Kisumu on July 17, 2018. [Courtesy]

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has posted Sh7.2 billion in profit after tax for the half-year ended December 31, 2019. This represents a 10 per cent increase compared to a similar period in 2018.

According to the company’s latest financial results, increased sales of spirits and the low-budget Senator Keg beer pushed up overall sales by 10 per cent to Sh45.9 billion.