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Scientists are predicting that life expectancy among Russian men will continue to fall over the next four decades, possibly to below 50 years from birth. If these projections are correct, they mean that any demographic gains for the country from declines in infant mortality and from any increase in the birth rate will be more than wiped out, with all the economic, political and military consequences that entails.
Europe/Russia
The Heineken Brewery in St Petersburg, the former Bravo Brewery which was originally set up by Icelandic investors and bought by Heineken in 2002, is the largest and most modern brewery Heineken owns in Russia. It has a capacity of over 5 million hl, the brewer says. So it would make sense to concentrate beer production in St Petersburg there.
Europe/Russia
The proposals from the Scottish government set out to use public money to protect 900 workers, whose jobs are under threat from Diageo’s planned restructuring.
Europe/Russia
If Blackstone and Lion Capital manage to clinch a deal with Japan’s Suntory, they will be crying all the way to the bank. Who would have thought that they would be so lucky to find a buyer willing to take a company off their hands in the middle of an economic crisis? Blackstone and Lion Capital paid USD 2.6 billion for Cadbury-Schweppes’ European beverages division (“Orangina”), which in 2005 was the number three player in the European soft drink market with 2500 employees, a sales volumes of 1.8 billion litres and a turnover of almost EUR 960 million.
Europe/Russia
We have seen a malting plant in a container in South Africa. We have heard of a hotel built of dozens of these containers stacked high. So why not have a bottling plant in one of them? On the back of a lorry these containers can be taken almost anywhere. That’s what their manufacturer, Plast Engineering Knauff, must have thought.
Europe/Russia
Punch Taverns, which has over 8,300 managed, tenanted and leased pubs, is planning a GBP 45 million overhaul of Spirit, its managed pubs arm, home to restaurant brands including Chef & Brewer, in its quest to raise funds and reduce its GBP 3.5 billion debt pile.
Europe/Russia
Radeberger Group, Germany’s number one brewing and beverage group, seems to be a case in point. In sync with Germany’s declining GDP, the brewer reported a drop in beer sales of 5.7 percent during the first half of 2009.
Europe/Russia
Use the opportunity and get your personal copy of “Handbook of Brewing“!
Europe/Russia
The financial markets applauded C&C’s decision to buy Tennent’s from AB-InBev by sending C&C’s shares up 13 percent on the day the conditional deal was announced.
Europe/Russia
Isn’t it great, this short-termism? Makes comparisons less dramatic than they really are. Brewer Heineken is a case in point. Heineken, the world’s number three brewer, beat forecasts on 26 August when it reported a 20 percent jump in first-half net profit (ended 30 June 2009). How come? Aren’t we in the middle of a crisis? Yes, we are but Heineken made a one-off financial gain in its first half of 2009.
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