The 10th PIANETA BIRRA BEVERAGE & CO, international exhibition of beer, beverages, snacks, furnishing and fittings for pubs & pizza parlours, will be held in Rimini from 23 to 26 February 2008.

In September, top executives of Fortune Brands visited Stockholm to talk to a ‘broad constituency’ of interested parties as Sweden draws closer to a planned sale of state-owned Absolut vodka maker Vin & Sprit.

Albert Cramer’s youngest daughter, Christina Cramer, has joined the board of Warsteiner Brewery, igniting a storm of speculation why the flamboyant Managing Director, Prof Dr Gustavo Möller-Hergt, decided to chuck it all in and leave the company.

Before they had to pack their bags, it was announced that the Doemens Academy was not to move to Krones’ headquarters near Regensburg.

The KeyKeg, the revolutionary one-way keg, was launched in November 2006. The KeyKeg proves to be a long-desired solution for beer breweries and wine producers. The KeyKeg consortium received more than 50 requests for tests and most of the producers are running their test programs now. Meanwhile the first orders have been placed and the first KeyKeg production line will start production in October 2007. To be able to fulfil the requests and to produce as close to their clients as possible the KeyKeg consortium is planning another 3 production lines at different locations.

Following the sudden departure of Nils Andersen, Carlsberg appointed Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen as its new CEO in September, triggering fresh speculation that the Danish brewer will make a move on Scottish & Newcastle (S&N).

John Dunsmore appointed new Chief Executive.

On August 01, 2007 brewmaxx GmbH & Co. KG changed its company name to ProLeiT International GmbH & Co. KG. After the former joint venture company of the machine and plant manufacturer Huppmann AG and ProLeiT AG became a 100% subsidiary of ProLeiT AG in 2006, this step completed the full integration into the Herzogenaurach software company.

This step has been carefully planned over an extensive period. The ZIEMANN GROUP is now geared to start following the foundation of its Indian subsidiary. The new company has been headquartered in Pune. ZIEMANN INDIA is a 100 percent subsidiary of the ZIEMANN GROUP.

Hach Ultra announces the release of the ORBISPHERE 3658, a new robust portable system that provides accurate, selective CO2 measurement. This instrument is specifically designed for the beverage market and is used in breweries, wineries, bottled water and soft drink plants.