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Czech brewer Budvar hits record output for 2nd pandemic year

FILE - A beer production line at the Budejovicky Budvar brewery in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. company Anheuser-Busch over use of the “Budweiser” brand, registered a record output for the second straight pandemic year. Budejovicky Budvar NP, a 125-year-old state-owned brewery, said that its output rose 4.6% to 1.809 million hectoliters (47.79 million gallons) in 2021, according to preliminary results released on Thursday Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) FILE - The Budejovicky Budvar brewery, in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Oct. 30, 2012. Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. company Anheuser-Busch over use of the “Budweiser” brand, registered a record output for the second straight pandemic year. Budejovicky Budvar NP, a 125-year-old state-owned brewery, said that its output rose 4.6% to 1.809 million hectoliters (47.79 million gallons) in 2021, according to preliminary results released on Thursday Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)