The Heineken Experience, one of Amsterdam’s most popular tourist attractions is to undergo a multi-million euro renovation.

Crisis, what crisis? Pernod Ricard has seen the sales of its luxury brands rise 9 percent in volume during the past quarter.

Dr Friedrich Georg Hoepfner, 59, who owned – and sold - Hoepfner Brewery to the Schörghuber-Heineken venture in Germany, only to join the buyers’ Brau Holding International as chief, was shown the door by Stefan Schörghuber – a move which took many by surprise, not least Mr Hoepfner himself.

It has recently transpired that the departure of Prof Dr Gustavo Möller-Hergt, Managing Director of Warsteiner Brewery, was accompanied by rumours of irregularities at Warsteiner’s international ventures in Argentina and Cameroon.

50 Years ZIEMANN FRANCE - It’s the multi-talent of the family. The successful business activities of the French subsidiary ZIEMANN FRANCE extend well beyond the brewing industry. A company which stands out above all with its innovative production technologies and top-level expertise is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Over the past decades ZIEMANN FRANCE has become a major pillar of the ZIEMANN GROUP.

With a new KHS vacuum CIP system, cleaning of beverage tanks at medium temperatures of up to 50°C is even more efficient, faster, environmentally friendlier, and more flexible than ever. As in the past, a primary feed pump installed on the CIP frame in the new KHS vacuum CIP system pumps cleaning media, as well as fresh and batch water to the product tank to be cleaned. A special feature of the new solution: A vacuum system installed on the CIP frame is now used for returning the cleaning media instead of the usual cleaning media return pumps installed in the tank area.

Clients want to see minimised erection times for their air conveyors.

Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, will at the BRAU Beviale 2007 be spotlighting its complete-system capabilities and its services for mid-tier companies in the beverage industry.

3.3 litres is the capacity of the largest containers that the Krones Contiform S is currently able to produce. The Mexican market, in particular, utilises these formats for carbonated soft drinks. Empirical feedback from the entire Mexican market has shown that this bottle size exhibits a high potential for optimisation in terms of physical and thermal stability.

New heads, new brands - an atmosphere of departure throughout the Karlsberg Group.