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Changes from last year’s list include breweries moving up or down in the rankings based on volume sales. Two craft brewers have claimed spots in the Top 50 Overall list—Big Sky Brewing Co. and Mac & Jack’s Brewery. Consolidation of MillerCoors, last year’s number 2 and 3 brewers, opened up a slot, and the merger of Widmer Brothers and Redhook into the company now named Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. opened up another slot filled by emerging small and independent craft brewers.
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"In 2007, 35 of the top 50 brewing companies were small and independent craft brewers. In 2008 there were 37," states Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewers Association. "Craft brewers continue to have success and generate excitement behind the flavorful beer movement, but not without recent challenges including price increases for raw materials and supplies, as well as access to market issues."
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For its fourth quarter, Constellation reported a net loss of USD 406.8 million compared with a prior-year net loss of USD 834.8 million.
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According to Carlos Laboy and John Gilmore, two analysts with Credit Suisse, AB-InBev should buy Grupo Modelo because the largest Mexican brewer’s USD 1.5 billion in cash would accelerate AB-InBev paying down its debt and improve its debt coverage ratios. This is what the two bankers reportedly told beer distributors, brewers and importers at a beer industry meeting in Austin, Texas, last month.
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Looks like the recent industry consolidation is taken its toll on members’organisations too. Does anybody still do any research at former Anheuser Busch’s headquarters in St Louis? As far as we are aware the 100-odd jobs research department does not exist any longer.
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This year’s keynote speakers are Tom Long, President and Chief Commercial Officer, MillerCoors, Deryck van Rensburg, President, Venturing & Emerging Brands, Coca-Cola North America, David A. Peacock, President and CEO, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and Luis Duran, Vice President of International Markets, FEMSA – CCM.
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The Essential Track, says the Siebel Institute, covers issues like yeast propagation and maintenance, staining and identification of microorganisms, plating and aseptic handling techniques, and the full range of industry-standard lab QC/QA practices.
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On 21 March Coca-Cola Femsa agreed to hand over a parking lot, that was used as a distribution centre, to the Venezuelan government, two weeks after President Chavez demanded the company relinquish the space.
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The craft brewing industry has been good business for Oregon. This entrepreneurial industry of about 90 breweries – which is built on uniquely Oregon advantages such as agriculture, people, and lifestyle – contributes USD 375 million to the Oregon economy every year. It does this without receiving state tax breaks or subsidies, while continuing to pay tens of millions of dollars in existing excise taxes.
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Volume in North America was down 3 percent, while international unit case volume rose 6 percent. Carbonated soft-drink volume was up 2 percent, while still-beverage unit case volume rose 11 percent.
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