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Print PDF HEINEKEN and Facebook announced a global partnership this week, which will see the two companies collaborate on digital campaigns for HEINEKEN’s brands around the world. The Heineken Facebook fan page is already counts 4.6 million adult users, more than any other beer brand. The partnership demonstrates HEINEKEN’s on-going commitment to place its brands [...]
Print PDF Different from other grains, malting barley prices in the EU have moved slightly higher. Just like crude oil, corn and wheat have reacted on growing concerns of a slowdown of economic growth and the European debt crisis, whereas malting barley has remained stable and even trended higher for some origins and shipment periods. [...]
Print PDF Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd is looking to produce at least two premium beer brands locally in the next 6-12 months, Managing Director Soren Ravn was quoted as saying by The Star on November, 16. He said at present the brands are being imported from countries, such as Japan, Mexico and France. Without revealing the brands, [...]
Print PDF China Resources Enterprise Ltd, the country’s biggest beer maker, on Thursday posted an 18.4 percent drop in third-quarter profit amid rising costs. “Uncertainties surrounding the global economy have affected consumer sentiment in China, which in turn has put pressure on the group’s consumer goods business in the near term,” said Chairman Qiao Shibo [...]
Print PDF The fiscal year F12 (ending in March 12) is half complete. The driver of sales and earnings growth continues to be the strong developing market performance Operational Highlights: – Lager volumes increase 3% on an organic basis led by robust growth in Latin America, Africa and Asia – Reported group revenue up 10%, [...]
Print PDF Danish brewer Carlsberg said on October, 28 it agreed on the purchase of the 50% stake still owned by the regional government of Hue. The brewer and Hue People’s Committee in 2009 signed a memorandum of understanding confirming its support for the Carlsberg Group to acquire the Committee’s 50 percent stake in the [...]
Print PDF Staff at Bairds Malt, a subsidiary of Graincorp Malt, Autralia had to be evacuated following the dust explosion on Thursday. Nobody was injured in the explosion but gas and electricity were switched off at the site in Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands. Fire crew used breathing apparatus, a main jet and a hose-reel [...]
Print PDF SABMiller plc, Anadolu Group and Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş. today announced their agreement to form a strategic alliance for Turkey, Russia, the CIS, Central Asia and the Middle East with following cornerstones: – SABMiller to transfer its Russian and Ukrainian beer businesses to Anadolu Efes – Anadolu Efes to transfer [...]
Print PDF Danone, owner of bottled water brands Evian and Volvic with a turnover of 2.87 Billion Euros, has been open to discuss the sale of the water activities since last year. “The water business has decent growth, but it’s slightly below the group average and profitability is also below,” an analyst said. During the [...]
Print PDF Roger Martin, the industry wide known publisher of „The Brewing Raw Materials Journal“ and organizer of the „World Barley, Malt & Beer Conference“, announced, that as from 24 October 2011 both businesses will be taken over by new owners. Roger, who had announced his retirement during the last edition of the conference in [...]
Print PDF Carlsberg Polska, the third largest player on the Polish beer market, increased its market share in terms of volume by 2.3 p.p. to 17.6% in the 12 month period ending on August 2011, according to CEO Jacek Pastuszka. Only four out of the 10 largest beer brands in Poland succeeded to sell more, [...]
Print PDF Germany’s malt industry has undergone significant changes recently and there are now just three large malting factories under exclusive German management, an industry analysts note said earlier in October. The remaining large malting factories under exclusive German management are Ireks of Kulmbach with 335,000 tons, of which 170,000 ton in Austria, GlobalMalt of [...]
Print PDF Kirin, the Japanese brewing group is now likely to take over the management of the Brazilian beverage company Schincariol. “Since the injunction was lifted, Kirin, it now has full control over the shares purchased by them and is now the major stake holder of Schincariol” informed the brazilian law firm representing Kirin, quoted [...]
Print PDF Michael Fleischer, malting barley trader at Grainexx, Hamburg drew this conclusion today at the International malting barley seminar of research institute VLB, in Berlin. The barley harvest in the EU-27 is insufficient for the needs of the malting industry this year. The prices could increase significantly in the coming months. The chief trader [...]
Print PDF The last major brewer in Brazil with mainly brazilian investors, comments on rumors to become the next target of international brewing group eyeing the growing brazilian beer market. The group produces brands like “Crystal”, “Itaipava”, “Local” mainly in the federal states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and the sales reach out [...]
Print PDF A brazilian magazin published the speculation of Analyst William Barros, that the high market value of the Brazilian market leader would provide an advantageous exchange ratio of shares, when buying or merging with British-African SABMiller Group. That is, because AmBev is much more valued at the Sao Paulo stock exchange, than the actual [...]
Print PDF As GrainCorp stated in a public announcement on 05. October, it had completed the purchase of GermanMalt GmbH & Co. for an enterprise value of €58 million, inclusive of €18 million in inventory and working capital. Previously, Graincorp had informed, that the acquisition was motivated by the wish to be a supplier of [...]
Print PDF Diageo announced on Wednesday that the production of Red Stripe Beer, currently brewed in Jamaica for export to the US market, will be relocated to the United States beginning in 2012. Pennsylvania-based City Brewing has been tapped to handle US production. Jamaica-based Desnoes & Geddes Limited (D&G) will continue producing Red Stripe for [...]
Print PDF According to Munich’s tourism office, about 200,000 Italians come to Munich to attend the Oktoberfest every year. The “Italian weekend” alone sees 75,000 people, something tourism officials attribute to off-season prices for motor home rentals in Italy. The Italian tourists come to the city they call Monaco di Baviera, and spend their euros. [...]
Print PDF Despite the very tight supply with normal and good quality malting barley in the EU, the EU malting barley prices fell sharply in recent weeks. Now, they have probably reached a level at which, given the scarcity, one can no longer talk of a reasonable price level compared to feed barley prices. The lack of industry demand for malting barley was indicated as the main reason for the weakness, which was not the [...]
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