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In a separate investigation SDE will decide if AmBev’s promotion of its Puerto del Sol and Puerto del Mar brands around the same time Kaiser introduced the Sol brand in Brazil was meant to confuse consumers. Sol is one of the best selling Mexican beer brands owned by FEMSA.
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In a statement, Anheuser-Busch InBev said that three-quarters of the jobs to be cut would disappear from Anheuser-Busch’s North American headquarters in St. Louis. The brewer also said it would leave 250 U.S. positions vacant and eliminate an additional 415 contractor positions. The majority of jobs cuts will occur by the end of the year, with the remainder scheduled for 2009.
The Americas
It’s no secret these are challenging times in professional brewing. Only those who have the best education stand the greatest chance to benefit from the transitions in the industry. For those seeking advanced-level brewing training to move their career forward, the World Brewing Academy International Diploma Programme seems like a good idea.
The Americas
Monitoring beverage storage areas can now be far easier with the new Dickson Multi-feature Digital Display Temperature & Humidity Data Loggers with both push-to-start and push-to-stop functions. Data recording is clean and easy-to-read. A temperature only version is also available.
The Americas
With heartfelt sorrow, KHS announces the loss of Mark Arrant to cancer on November 11, 2008. Mark had a distinguished career with KHS, beginning June 16, 1999 as Manager – Capping Systems and working his way up through the ranks to finally being named President KHS USA, Inc. in November of 2004 and successfully leading the company through July 2007. Prior to coming to KHS, Mark worked for Alcoa for 5 years in Indianapolis as Manager – Engineering and Field Service.
The Americas
Carlos Fernandez, the CEO of Mexico’s major brewer Grupo Modelo must know what he’s doing. Not only has he reiterated at a recent conference call that his company under no circumstances would sell its shares to its part-partner Anheuser-Busch, thus angering some of his shareholders with his blatant arrogance. Grupo Modelo on 16 October 2008 also has filed a notice of arbitration against Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., saying that the company’s pending sale to InBev violates their investment agreement.
The Americas
Shares of Belgian brewer InBev rebounded dramatically on 23 October 2008 from steep declines after the Brazilian government pledged support for propping up the country’s currency, real.
The Americas
MillerCoors LLC announced that it will discontinue the clear malt beverage Zima, introduced by Coors Brewing Co. in 1992, because of "challenging alternative segment sales and declining consumer interest."
The Americas
Will the Anheuser-Busch deal fall through or will InBev be victorious in the end? Investors have laid a wager on either possibility. That’s why the arbitrage spread on the pending deal remains wide.
The Americas
In its 20th year, Grand Teton Brewing Company, known throughout the West for their exceptional microbrews, has won another medal with their legendary Bitch Creek ESB. At this year’s prestigious Great American Beer Festival, Bitch Creek found itself in familiar territory, once again standing on the podium, this time with a silver medal in the American Brown Ale category.
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