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That tear in your beer may be because of rising prices

Posted by admin | News | Posted on October 26th, 2007

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- That tear in your beer may be because of rising prices
- … governor nixes free shots of liquor at grocery stores but…
- MNC beers close in on Mallya
- Beer industry: storm brewing among competitors
- Local Boliarka Brewery Presents Warsteiner Beer in Bulgaria

That tear in your beer may be because of rising prices
USA Today – Oct 26, 2007
— Fans of Snipes Mountain Brewery’s cloudy Hefeweizen relish the subtle wheat flavor of the bright summery brew and like beer drinkers everywhere they know when their favorite brew tastes a little too hoppy or bitter. Connoisseurs could be in for a surprise this year and they may not be alone. Small brewers from Australia to regon face the daunting prospect of tweaking their recipes or experimenting less with new brews thanks to shortages of key beer ingredients and rising prices for others. Even so beer prices are likely to climb. How high is anybody’s guess.

… governor nixes free shots of liquor at grocery stores but…
International Herald Tribune – Oct 26, 2007
5 grams) of liquor to be handed out for free in grocery stores in Wisconsin where more than 40 percent of the population is of German descent. “To me it's absurd that you walk into a grocery store and start taking shots” Doyle said. Free beer is still K though. Doyle signed a law earlier this year allowing stores to pass out sample brews.

MNC beers close in on Mallya
Rediff – Oct 26, 2007
With 137 million cases (12 bottles each) it has a 45 per cent market share. But now multinationals are closing in on UB.

Beer industry: storm brewing among competitors
Drinks Business Review – Oct 26, 2007
This allegation may initiate some form of legal process as both parties seek to retain partial ownership or gain total control of what must be a profitable venture judging by the bitter in-fighting. This episode must be considered a possible blocking move by S&N against a hostile takeover of the company by Carlsberg and Heineken which if it went through might trigger a division of current S&N assets. As with much merger and acquisition activity the need for scalable advantages is the underlying factor in the joint bid for S&N. Brewers are encountering increasingly difficult trading conditions due to a decline in sales growth in established core markets and pricing pressures from off-trade retailers.

Local Boliarka Brewery Presents Warsteiner Beer in Bulgaria
News.bg – Oct 26, 2007
Boliarka will import and sell Warsteiner marks in Bulgaria from high-price class. Warsteiner’s distribution will be mainly directed to bigger Bulgarian cities winter and summer resorts luxury restaurants and pubs. Boliarka and Warsteiner are already working together on another project – licensed production of Kaltenberg brand also in Veliko Turnovo. The German concern participates in the aristocratic Bavarian brewery that dates from 1753.