Brewer's figures fizz for investors

The world’s second largest brewer SABMiller has delighted investors with the company’s results for the first half of the financial year.

The brewer’s strong performance managed to offset the 10 percent decline in Europe.

In the six month period through September its profit jumped by 15 percent in Latin America but remained 6 percent in North America. Excluding its homeland South Africa, the company’s profit increased by 8 percent in the rest of the continent.