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Where to announce a transaction these days? On Facebook! On 18 April 2018 AB-InBev’s ZX Ventures acquired the Atom Group, a UK-based e-commerce company and spirits producer and distributor, for an undisclosed sum.
Europe/Russia
The Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) reports a growing membership globally and of the Asia Pacific (AP) Section, with unprecedented levels of female participation. For example, women represent between 19 percent and 24 percent of people sitting IBD examinations.
Europe/Russia
Sugar may be bad for you, but why is it the soft drinks industry that has to bear the brunt of a crackdown?
Europe/Russia
The prospect of thousands of thirsty soccer fans flocking to Russia for this summer’s World Cup should boost beer sales, yet brewers see little reason to be optimistic.
Europe/Russia
Global consumption of energy drinks is growing and, guess what, is producing a new crop of billionaires. Red Bull alone has created twelve billionaires, including Austrian marketing guru Dietrich Mateschitz, 73, and the eleven Thai heirs of his late partner, Chaleo Yoovidhya. On the latest Forbes Rich List, published in March 2018, Mr Mateschitz ranked 37th. With an estimated wealth of USD 27 billion (11 April 2018), he must be one of the richest Austrians.
Europe/Russia
Heineken ramped up its central consulting spending by more than 20 percent in 2017, says the website consultancy.uk in a report released on 30 March 2018. The brewer has been seeking to reposition itself, as well as pushing for a digital transformation agenda to secure profits in the long-term.
Europe/Russia
The maker of Magners cider looks to have saved around 2,000 jobs at the collapsed drinks firm Conviviality after a GBP 100 million (USD 140 million) deal to buy the firm’s distribution businesses Matthew Clark and Bibendum. Matthew Clark is one of the UK’s biggest suppliers to the on-trade serving more than 20,000 pubs.
Europe/Russia
Scottish craft brewery BrewDog has released its 2017 annual report, which highlighted a 55 percent turnover growth to more than USD 155 million dollars.
Europe/Russia
The plight of beer girls in Asia and Africa is well-known but according to campaigners very little has been done to protect them from harassment.
Europe/Russia
Ahead of AB-InBev’s Annual General Meeting on 25 April 2018, the Frenchman Olivier Goudet, who is chairman of AB-InBev, sees his fixed remuneration increase by a quarter, the Flemish newspaper De Tijd reported on 23 March 2018. In addition, he can count on more stock options.
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