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Long time, no hear regarding AB-InBev’s divestment of its central and eastern European assets, announced in April 2016. But at the end of July 2016 media reported that several US and European buyout funds are putting together bids, with some seeking to join forces to snap up assets worth up to EUR 7 billion (USD 7.7 billion).
Europe/Russia
Hello, what’s happened to risk? Why should AB-InBev have to compensate SABMiller’s shareholders for the UK’s droopy currency?
Europe/Russia
It’s an interesting name for a microbrewery: 32 Via dei Birrai. It reads like an address (32 Brewers Street), but 32 actually refers to the Nice Classification, an international system of classifying goods and services for the purpose of registering trademarks, where beer is listed as class number 32. It may appear a bit long-winded, however for a brewery that claims to give a new definition to tradition and provide “a new language for the boundless scenario of the brewery sector”, this is probably just as well.
Europe/Russia
Twenty years after the first Brew-on-Premises (BOP) shops opened up in parts of Switzerland and the U.S. – before quickly declining – the concept is enjoying a revival.
Europe/Russia
How does a craft brewer spoil himself for his 50th birthday? Answer: He builds himself another brewery. Sweden’s major craft brewer Oppigards, owned by husband and wife team Björn and Sylvia Falkeström, is currently putting the finishing touches to a second brewery which is to go on stream in early September. Mr Falkeström’s birthday is in early October.
Europe/Russia
Taking a break from writing the definitive book on his Beer Monopoly, the French beer economist Germain Hansmaennel celebrated his 70th birthday on 5 July 2016 in Strasbourg. It was a lavish party for over 100 people, among whom were representatives from the hop merchant Barth Haas Group and the Tucher brewery as well as his two co-authors.
Europe/Russia
The European Commission, which also serves as the EU’s antitrust watchdog, has launched a probe into AB-InBev over concerns that it is using its dominant position in Belgium to prevent “parallel trade” of its own brands from neighbouring countries.
Europe/Russia
Carlsberg will restructure its business to focus on its brewing operations. It will cease to run its own distribution services in the UK, it was reported on 29 June 2016. Additionally, it will no longer provide porterage services, as it will transfer its remaining logistics operations to DHL Tradeteam during 2017 and 2018. The move follows a review of its supply chain.
Europe/Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin in June 2016 has signed a bill prohibiting the production and sale in Russia of beer in plastic bottles larger than 1.5 litres. The bill affects the production of such bottles from 1 January 2017. Sales will be banned from 1 June 2017.
Europe/Russia
Following the victory of the Brexiteers on 23 June 2016, investors were given their first taste of the turbulence they can expect in the weeks and months to come. On Friday, 24 June 2016, the FTSE 100 index plunged as much as 549.36 points before staging a partial recovery to close down 199.41 points at 6,138.69.
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