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Heineken sales hit by cold weather
Dutch brewing company Heineken saw profits fall in the first half of this year as cold weather reduced a desire for lager. The brewer, which owns brands including Foster’s and Newcastle Brown Ale, saw...
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Heineken sorry for Bulmers advert blunder
Brewing giant Heineken has apologised after it mistakenly used a photograph of a teetotal clergyman in an advert for its Bulmers cider brand. Bulmers had hoped to celebrate its long history by printing...
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New York thief steals truck load of beer
A thirsty-thief made off with a truck full of Heineken beer while its driver was making a delivery. The green 2005 Freightliner truck was swiped from a street in New York’s Chelsea district while its...
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Putin and Dutch king meet for a beer
The King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, and Russian president Vladimir Putin, met for a beer at the Winter Olympics in Sochi at a time of tension between the two countries. Putin toasts someone...
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Heineken predicts return to growth in 2014
The world’s third largest brewery is confident that sales in emerging markets including Africa, Asia and Latin America will boost revenue this year, offsetting a slowdown of sales in Europe. Heineken,...
View ArticleLooters pounce on stricken beer truck
A Heineken truck carrying hundreds of crates of beer was cleaned out “within minutes” by passing looters after it crashed in South Africa. The Kranspoort pass, in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province,...
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SABMiller developing ‘fruity’ beer range
SABMiller is developing a range of flavoured beers to pull back the market from wine and spirits drinkers and head off competition from AB InBev and Heineken. According to a report on...
View ArticleNew lower alcohol alternatives from Heineken
The launch of Bulmers Cider Five Fruit Harvest and Bulmers Cider Indian Summer is the beginning of various cross portfolio products being launched by Heineken over the next year. Source: TiZWine.com NZ...
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Heineken to merge Nigerian breweries
Heineken has announced it is to merge its majority owned subsidiaries Nigerian Breweries plc and Consolidated Breweries plc to “fully capitalise” on the future growth of Nigeria’s beer and malt drinks...
View Article‘Big Beer’ enjoying big year in stock values
“Big Beer” stocks have been enjoying an unprecedented surge in the first quarter of this year, with valuations rising between 20% and 30%. Source: The Drinks Business View Original article Author: Neal...
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