In many cases, draught beer is slated to become more expensive for the catering trade – a change expected to trickle down to customers. Initially, the increases are only higher sales prices of the breweries to beverage wholesalers, gastronomy or retail. According to industry estimates, the price gap between draught beer and bottled beer will continue to widen in the new year. He assumes that more brewers will increase the draught beer price. Excluded from the Radeberger higher prices are, above all, the group's Kölsch draught beer and draught beer of the Stuttgarter Hofbräu brand, the spokeswoman said.

Source: The Local January 09, 2020 12:33 UTC