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Novozymes has signed a deal with Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality to acquire a 140,000 square meter site in Lyngby in order to build a new campus dedicated to research and business development. The site is located 13 kilometers north of Copenhagen and seven kilometers from its headquarters in Bagsværd. As part of the campus construction, Novozymes will also establish a learning center where students and visitors alike are invited to discover and learn about nature and biology. The learning center will include teaching laboratories, a small cinema and a cafe, and will function as a link to the research environment in Lyngby.
Europe/Russia
When brewer SABMiller acquired London’s craft brewer Meantime in May 2015, they refrained from saying how much they paid. This has not stopped observers from speculating, of course.
Europe/Russia
On 2 June 2015 more than 20 public health NGOs resigned from the EU Alcohol and Health Forum, following the announcement by Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis on 22 May 2015 that he has no plans to submit a new strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm in Europe, suggesting that the issue will be tackled as part of a broad range of “risk factors” affecting chronic diseases.
Europe/Russia
He should have known better. The head of the German unit of the world’s biggest brewer AB-InBev, Till Hedrich, lost his job with immediate effect over a drink-driving incident, media reported on 2 June 2015.
Europe/Russia
Russian beer is getting crushed. The Russian beer market plunged by an estimated 9 percent in the first three months of 2015, compared to the same period last year, according to reports. Moreover, imported beers are becoming almost prohibitively expensive due to the ruble’s continuing weakness. Consumers are feeling the pinch.
Europe/Russia
Those, who can, do. And those who cannot, play golf. It’s a cruel saying (my apologies to golfers) but it came to mind when recently talking to Martin Wartmann, a Swiss brewer, who coquettishly explained his decision to open Switzerland’s only monastery brewery at the advanced age of 67 because he does not enjoy playing golf.
Europe/Russia
Job cuts are never easy but someone has to swing the axe. Carlsberg on 20 May 2015 announced it had cut about 180 office jobs, seeking to save money and offset the challenge of a shrinking economy in Russia, where it’s the biggest brewer.
Europe/Russia
Despite its impressive rise over the last few years, craft beer still occupies a tiny share of the UK beer market: less than 1 percent, says BrewDog. The Scottish brewer is behind a new initiative – United Craft Brewers – a group which was launched in early May 2015. The founder members are Camden Town Brewery, Magic Rock Brewing, Beavertown Brewery, distributor James Clay and BrewDog. The association’s mission is to “respect, promote and educate the British drinking public about craft beer – a joint promotion of beer, irrespective of delivery method.”
Europe/Russia
How mean. UK media quipped that the world's number two brewer has got “crafty” with the acquisition of London-based brewery Meantime. Meantime was established by brewmaster Alastair Hook in 1999 when he built a brewery in Greenwich, London. The business has since created a successful range of British and international beer styles. Last year, Meantime reportedly increased its beer sales by 58 percent to reach over 60,000 hl, outpacing the UK beer market’s 1 percent growth.
Europe/Russia
Who is to blame if women don’t drink beer? Only the brewers themselves. SABMiller’s CEO Alan Clark thinks it is the brewers’ “insulting” and “dismissive” advertising that is putting women off beer. On 13 May 2015 he said it is time to consign the “lager lout, laddish, college frat” image of beer drinking to history and to “modernise” beer.
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