Heineken sees 2020 profit growth as some commodity costs ease

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Heineken , the world's second largest brewer, expects to benefit from lower barley and aluminium costs this year after 2019 earnings rose exactly in line with expectations. The Dutch maker of Heineken, Europe's top-selling lager, as well as Tiger, Sol and Strongbow cider, said on Wednesday revenues should rise on the back of higher volumes and prices, coupled with consumers shifting to more expensive beers.Together with a more moderate rise of input costs, this should result..