Carlsberg beer sales robust but will seek another price increase to offset higher costs

Brewer sees 'dark clouds on the horizon' with the effect of rising input costs becoming clearer in the second half of this year

Carlsberg said it was in the process of negotiating another price increase with customers to offset higher costs, including energy.

Danish brewer Carlsberg has said it has not seen rising living costs impacting beer sales, but that higher raw material prices would pressure earnings in the second half of the year.

The world's third-biggest brewer said sales in the second quarter were boosted by the reopening of bars and restaurants in most markets. "So far we don't any see any impact in our figures [from rising inflation]," chief executive Cees 't Hart said in a conference call.