Heineken acquires additional brewery capacity in Nigeria Amsterdam, 12 January 2011 – Heineken N.V. today announced that it has strengthened its platform for growth in Nigeria via the acquisition of two holding companies from the Sona Group. The two acquired businesses have controlling interests in each of the Sona, IBBI, Benue, Life and Champion breweries [...] [...more]
Beijing Yanjing Beer Group Corporation, China’s third-biggest beer brewer by sales, is expanding in its traditional best-selling area of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, by purchasing a local brand called Jinchuan. Yanjing’s Shenzhen-listed subsidiary Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co Ltd bought a 96 percent stake in Inner Mongolia Jinchuan Health Care Beer High Tech Co Ltd [...] [...more]
MillerCoors, the US joint venture of SABMiller, one of the world’s leading brewers, has tapped into a new use for brewery waste water. The Ohio brewery of MillerCoors brewery teamed up with a company which produces animal feeds from renewable sources to run a full scale trial of an innovative technology which creates a fish [...] [...more]
Molson Coors has announced that Muller marketer Chris McDonough (pictured) will be its new marketing director from June. McDonough, currently marketing and R&D director and Ireland general manager at Muller UK, replaces Simon Davies who left in October to start his own marketing agency, MMIXX. Molson Coors said in a statement that McDonough’s “track record”, [...] [...more]
Sai Gon Alcohol Beer and Beverage Corporation (Sabeco), leading brewer in Vietnam, expects an increase in domestic demand for beer in this year, it is reported on Wednesday. Sabeco anticipates Vietnamese brewers to produce about 2.7 bln litres of beer in 2010 to meet rising demands of local consumers. Sabeco, which owns approximately 35% nationalwide [...] [...more]
Heineken said Monday that it would buy the beer operations of Femsa, one of the biggest brewers in Mexico, in an all-share transaction that values the business at $7.6 billion. The move further consolidates the beer industry into a few global players. The move will make Heineken a “more competitive player in Latin America, one [...] [...more]
Foster’s Group could lose its licence to produce and distribute the Stella Artois beer brand in Australia. According to reposrts circulating in the Australian press – Anheuser-Busch InBev may give the licence to Lion Nathan when it expires, as it has already been granted the licence for the Budweiser brands in Australia and New Zealand. [...] [...more]
Title: American Homebrewers Conference Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Link out: Click here Description: Industry: food & beverages Keywords: Beer, Homebrewers, Minneapolis, National Conference, American Homebrewers Association, Minnesota, June, homebrewing, beer seminars, homebrew clubs, Awards Ceremony & Banquet, hospitality suite, Club Night, Pro Brewers Night, mead, cider Intended For: homebrewers, mead makers, cider makers, beer enthusiasts, beer [...] [...more]
Sab Miller Angola plans to invest US$120 million in a tin can factory that is due to start operating in October, 2010, in Viana municipality, Luanda province. [...more]
Hollywood based Forza Migliozzi and the Big Apple's own The Ad Store, have joined forces, in effect, crowdsourcing themselves, to change the world of manufacturing and marketing by crowdsourcing to purchase an American icon. No, not the Brooklyn Bridge, but the Pabst Brewing Company. And you too can be a part of this momentous event. [...more]
Amsterdam, 23 December 2009 – Heineken N.V. today announced that it has acquired the remaining syndicated bank debt of the Globe Group (Globe) in the United Kingdom at a discount to the GBP175 million (EUR195 million) face value. [...more]
Carlsberg , the world's fourth-biggest brewer, said it would scrap four brands in Germany and focus on the north of the country, where the market is less crowded. [...more]