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What is more, pubs also face aggressive competition from supermarkets which are feeding into a drinking-at-home culture and offering prices below that of pubs.
Europe/Russia
Isn’t it a lovely German euphemism: “gesundschrumpfen“. It translates as “shrinking yourself healthy.” Struggling companies employ it when they have to admit defeat and see no other way out than to downsize their operations in a major way. Carlsberg Germany is a case in point. Last year it sold its so-called Fighter Brand Unit including its Feldschlößchen Brewery in Braunschweig, announced that it was looking for a partner to help run its Feldschlößchen Brewery in Dresden more efficiently and began trimming down its brand portfolio to five brands only. Last but not least, it decided to limit its business to the northern part of Germany, to which end it formed a distribution joint venture – Nordic – with distributor Nordmann.
Europe/Russia
Hadn’t it been for Brazil, AB-InBev’s volume output would have dipped significantly in the first quarter especially since it looks like AB-InBev continues to underperform the market in the United States.
Europe/Russia
SABMiller’s beer volumes have been hit by the global downturn while its move to raise prices to cover commodity cost hikes further dampened growth, but falling barley costs and a slow recovery should help the group recover in the second half of 2010.
Europe/Russia
In parts of Great Britain, in Slovakia, in France and in Austria the sowing of spring barley is most advanced by the end of March of 2010. Because of the long winter and the continuing bad weather afterwards, the work had to start some days later in some regions. Nevertheless the sowing was almost everywhere on time. Like every year at that time, the sowing hasn´t started yet in the north of Europe.
Europe/Russia
The Dutch company, whose major brands are Heineken and Amstel, sold 8.0 percent less beer in the first three months of the year, or 5.3 percent on a like-for-like basis. Revenue fell by 3.5 percent to EUR 2.94 billion.
Europe/Russia
Giving an outline of his strategy for StarBev, Mr Beyens said that he was not to continue with AB-InBev’s but that he would pursue his own with a local team. StarBev’s headquarters will remain in Prague.
Europe/Russia
Peroni Nastro Azzurro will be imported from Italy and will be distributed selectively in the Netherlands. The beer will be exclusively available in 330ml bottles from Italian restaurants, upmarket bars and clubs, and leading domestic caterers and delicatessens. The marketing, sales and distribution of the brand will be managed by SABMiller’s Dutch operation, Royal Grolsch NV.
Europe/Russia
Usually, we would consider this sort of news a storm in a beer glass, that is, hardly newsworthy. The reason we report on this strike by Carlsberg’s brewery workers, which made headlines around the world, is because it points to a much deeper malaise in corporate cultures: the disregard for long-standing traditions and values by today`s cost-cutters and the presumptuous manner displayed by managers when it comes to consulting with those most affected by their decisions.
Europe/Russia
According to an internal memo, SABMiller reviewed its manufacturing and supply chain structures last year and saw that while its operations have made good progress in driving the efficiency and effectiveness of its brewing and warehouse operations, there still remain some variances across the countries SABMiller operates in.
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