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Good grief – what will the number pushers, aka statisticians, come up with next? The Morning Advertiser, a UK trade publications, reported on 1 October 2014 that some guys at the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have worked out that UK consumers spend more every year on illegal drugs and prostitution than on beer and wine.
Europe/Russia
Phew – they would have been relieved. Several big names in the retail and beverage industry have welcomed Scotland’s decision to remain part of the UK on 19 September 2014, after the likes of Diageo and DIY company Kingfisher had warned ahead of the vote that an independent Scotland would lead to higher prices.
Europe/Russia
Beware of their pitchforks. The Swedish Farmers’ Association LRF has filed a complaints notification with the EU commission against the ban of cellar door sales in Sweden, local media reported on 18 September 2014.
Europe/Russia
Looks like the going will get a lot tougher as the Polish beer market turns mature. Brewer Zywiec, the Polish unit of Dutch brewer Heineken, will spin off a unit responsible for sales and distribution to small retailers and hospitality clients, Zywiec said in a market filing on 26 September 2014.
Europe/Russia
What’s that supposed to mean? On Sunday 14 September 2014 Bloomberg news agency reported that, according to rumour, the world’s number two brewer SABMiller had approached the world’s number three, Heineken, with a takeover offer.
Europe/Russia
In many respects, Sweden must be the most libertarian country in the world – but not when it comes to alcohol. Many of the rules and regulations in place to control (read: limit) the consumption of alcohol would have to be called ridiculous if the whole matter were not so critical.
Europe/Russia
Diageo’s long saga of building a brewery in Ireland drew to a close on 10 September 2014 when it opened its new EUR 169 million state-of-the-art brewery at its old site at St James’s Gate in Dublin.
Europe/Russia
It’s a rumour only, but further consolidation of the Czech beer market would make sense. Czech media reported on 9 September 2014 that Heineken is in talks about selling its Czech operations to Molson Coors.
Europe/Russia
Wheat beers have long enjoyed the highest prices for beer in Germany. They are the measure of how much Germans are prepared to pay for beer at the most. Now that AB-InBev is heavily discounting its national wheat beer brand Franziskaner, German brewers fear the whole price architecture for beer will collapse.
Europe/Russia
On 2 September 2014, the Hamburg based GlobalMalt Group announced the complete acquisition of GlobalMalt Polska, Bydgoszcz, by Tivoli Malz GmbH. The acquisition was completed in order to continue the further development of the Group. After the acquisition of the minority stake of 40% last week which Polskie Mlyny had been holding since 2008 Tivoli Malz GmbH (Tivoli) is now the sole shareholder of its Polish subsidiary GlobalMalt Polska Sp. Z o.o.
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