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Pabod Breweries Explains Reintroduction Of Castle Milk Stout
The Nigerian investment environment gained further recently as Pabod Breweries Limited, formally unveiled Castle Milk Stout in Lagos.
A statement on Friday said the brand of stout, blended with some quantity of milk, was formally reintroduced into the country because of its wide acceptability.
The statement quoted the Managing Director of Pabod, Mr. Johan De Kok, as saying during the unveiling that his company was committed to offering quality choice to consumers.
According to him, “We are still committed to our goals at PBL of producing high quality products for the nation. The long awaited entry of Castle Milk Stout into Lagos is sure to generate waves of excitement in the overall Nigerian market.”
He said Castle Milk Stout was carefully made by utilising slow-roasted barley, the choicest of hops combined with a touch of lactose milk for a smoother, fuller flavoured premium stout, which could only be described as a welcome delight to the taste buds.
The Head of Marketing, PBL, Mr. Samori Gambrah, said, “Discerning consumers, who strive for a quality tasting stout can be proud of Castle Milk Stout as it is brewed with the Nigerian consumer in mind.”
Pabod Breweries is a subsidiary of SABMiller, which has grown from its original South African base into a global company with operations in both developed markets and in emerging economies such as Eastern Europe, China and India. SABMiller, which was known as South African Breweries prior to its 2002 acquisition of Milwaukee-based Miller, now gets 35 per cent of its overall profits from Africa, compared with just four per cent for rival Diageo.
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
