Kirin offers to buy rest of Lion Nathan and takes stake in San Miguel April 24, 2009 Japan’s Kirin Holdings Company Ltd (KH) has announced that it has delivered an indicative proposal to Sydney, Australia based Lion Nathan Ltd; a 46.13... Read more
Spear purchases Anheuser-Busch print and pack unit June 03, 2008 Leading global beverage label supplier Spear has bought the Anheuser-Busch Packaging Group’s Precision Printing and Packaging unit. Read more
Coca-Cola to acquire Carlsberg brands in Denmark May 08, 2008 Copenhagen-based Carlsberg has agreed to sell its Scandinavian water brands Kildevaeld, Kurvand and Ramlosa in Denmark to The Coca-Cola Company, the A... Read more
Alimentaria 2008 review March 27, 2008 This year's Alimentaria trade show received 158,000 individual visitors and 5,000 companies – an increase of 4% over the previous year. Read more
Vault heads bestselling launch list March 09, 2008 According to industry analysts IRI, the bestselling new non-alcoholic drink in the US last year was Coca-Cola’s Vault, with sales of $70m. Read more
Scottish & Newcastle to close Berkshire Brewery February 13, 2008 Scottish & Newcastle has announced its intention to close its Berkshire Brewery operations, on the outskirts of Reading, by early 2010. Read more
Choice and competition will be hit January 28, 2008 Mike Benner of Camra condemns the S&N acquisition announcement by Carlsberg and Heineken. Read more
