FILE - This Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, shows the Budejovicky Budvar brewery, in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
Budvar brewer, which has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. giant Anheuser-Busch over use of the Budweiser brand, increased output to the highest level in its 125-year history.
Budejovicky Budvar NP, a Czech state-owned brewery, says that its output rose 3% to 1.73 million hectoliters (45.7 million gallons) in 2020, despite the pandemic that hit hard global trade and business.
Budejovicky Budvar NP, a 125-year-old state-owned brewery, said Thursday that its output rose 3% to 1.73 million hectoliters (45.7 million gallons) in 2020.
The brewer has been expanding in recent years to be able to produce over 2 billion hectoliters of beer a year.