The brewer, which includes the major brands Cristal and Pilsen in its portfolio, said it is targeting sales growth of 11% to 15% for the full year. Between January and June, Backus sold 37.3m 12-bottle cases against 32.7m in the same period in 2001. Backus’ net profit for the first quarter was up by 31% at PS45.5m.

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