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Many of our readers will remember Gerd Majan from his previous life as Ziemann’s Deputy Sales Manager and Key Account Manager SABMiller responsible for Africa and Eastern Europe. Having travelled the world for 30 years selling plant and equipment for the brewing industry, he decided last year that it was time to start something new. And what could have been nearer to his heart than running his own brewery cum distillery?
Europe/Russia
With its comprehensive solutions Ecolab will present its Total Impact approach to the food and beverage industry at this year’s IFFA in Frankfurt.
Europe/Russia
The move came as highly-rated blue-chip corporate borrowers take advantage of lower loan pricing and longer five-year loan tenors to cut borrowing costs and stretch the maturity of their debt.
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In western Europe, Heineken sold 47.2 million hl of beverages, down 5.0 percent organically. In central and eastern Europe, the decline was even steeper: - 11 percent to 46.1 million hl. However, Africa and the Middle East saw volumes go up 9.2 percent to 19.8 million hl, as did Asia Pacific: +1.4 percent to 2.7 million hl. Output in the Americas dropped too: -8.9 percent to 9.4 million hl.
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Nevertheless, KP managed to increase its market share of the Polish beer market and reached 45.3 percent, up from 42.2 percent in 2008, thus expanding its advantage over its closest competitor Heineken by more than 10 percent.
Europe/Russia
In 2009 alcoholic drinks volumes dropped by more than 2 percent, a figure that is forecast to slow down to a 1 percent loss in 2010.
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Eastern Europe is Carlsberg’s major market, already contributing 44 percent of total volume (including 51.3 million hl beer) and 52 percent of EBIT. For comparison, northern and western Europe contributed 43 percent of total volume (of which 50.2 million hl were beer), and 41 percent of EBIT.
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As concerns beer sales, Bavarian brewers appear to have a greater reason for joy than their colleagues further up north. However, figures can be deceptive. Take Bavarian beer exports: they were 3.35 million hl in 2009 or 15 percent of sales, down 100,000 hl year-on-year. For comparison, German beer exports in 2009 were 13.9 percent.
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The ship’s christening took place in Hamburg on 9 February 2010. It is owned by AIDACruises, Rostock, a shipping company which already has six other cruise ships sailing the seven seas.
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This transaction brings Pernod Ricard closer to completing its EUR 1.0 billion disposal plan (approximately EUR 0.8 billion achieved to date).
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