Heineken doubles profits for the first half of 2021

Brewing giant issues warning on rising costs with results expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels this year

Heineken's Irish unit employs approximately 360 people mostly at the company's headquarters and brewing operations at Lady's Well in Cork. Picture Denis Minihane.

Brewing giant Heineken posted better than expected results for the first half of the year doubling profits 

However, Chief Executive Dolf van den Brink, who has been at the helm of the world's second-largest brewer for a year, expressed caution, with results expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels in 2021 as a whole. The Covid-19 pandemic is also expected to weigh on key Asian markets for the rest of the year and rising costs will dent margins, he said.