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The article presents a case study that determines the impact of mainstream brewers to the trend towards craft beers in Great Britain and the U.S. It says that demand for craft beer has risen alongside major consumer products. It relates that authenticity has always been critical for craft beer manufacturers. It mentions a study conducted by Campaign for Real Ales (CAMRA), revealing the increase in number of women who have tasted real ale in Great Britain.

The article presents a case study which examines the environmentally-friendly marketing approach of ABInBev to its Stella Artois lager brand in Great Britain. ABInBev launches the "Recyclage Deluxe" campaign which taps into consumers' increasing ethical and environmental concerns. The eco-focused campaign is said to be a model for other mass market consumer package goods (CPG) brands.

The article provides an overview on the business operation of Beiersdorf AG in Great Britain. It explores the commitment of the firm to continuously develop its product through the appointment of several top executives like Markus Pinger and Peter Feld. It provides information on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threat (SWOT) analysis for the firm which is essential in the formulation of business strategies.

The article presents the analysis of the political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental (PESTLE) aspects of Great Britain. It says that governance indicators show that the nations in the region are successful in law execution, corruption control, and regulatory quality. It tells that Great Britain's fiscal problems include budget deficit which was due to expenditure plans. It predicts that foreign investment initiatives will improve the region's economic competitiveness.

The article offers news briefs on energy industries in Europe. European Parliament's endorsement of the 20/20/20 climate change plan has created many divisions between Western and Eastern member states. European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas notes on the need for Europe to create a single energy market regulator to reach a single energy market. The misconceptions between industry regulator, suppliers and policy makers have stimulated the decline of energy markets in Great Britain.

The article presents an analysis of the political, economical, sociological, technical, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Great Britain. It notes that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is being criticized for his strict policies on indigenous innovation. It states that the country acquired 2.8% gross domestic product (GDP) which results to unemployment. Moreover, legislation affecting business attracts investment while improvement on emission level is required.

The article reports on the increases sales of Tate & Lyle PLC (T&L), a leading manufacturer of renewable food and industrial ingredients in Great Britain. It mentions that the company's sales from continuing operations stood at £3.42 billion in the fiscal year 2008, an increase of 6% compared to £3.22 billion in 2007. David Lees, chairman of T&L, emphasized that 2008 is a year of significant change and progress for the company.

The article focuses on Weetabix Food Company, a leader of the breakfast market in Great Britain which uses innovation to stay ahead in a competitive mature market. It states that the company was declared a leader of effective innovation by OC&C Strategy Consultants. It mentions that innovative campaigns like the Weetabix Wheat Art competition raised the company's public profile, and its identification of market trends has resulted in release of oat-based cereals called Oatibix and Oatiflakes.

The article offers news briefs related to financial services in Great Britain in 2008. The Royal Bank of Scotland has laid off about 200 employees at its global banking and markets group. Kazkommertsbank has signed an agreement with Export-Import Bank of Russia to develop a mutually beneficial co-operation in financing and guaranteeing the supply of capital equipment from Russia to Kazakhstan. ACE Europe has launched its new Elite IV Entity Extension.

The article offers information on the economic landscape of Great Britain. It states that the country's economic development has been based on its strong industrial centers. However, it notes that the services sector has dominated the industrial sector to become the key driver of economic growth. It cites that gross domestic product (GDP) growth was good in 2007 at 3.5% and inflation was around a target rate of 2%. Concerns on budget deficit and external debt are addressed.

The September 2008 issue of "Country Analysis Report: United Kingdom" is presented. It highlights the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental structure in Great Britain. It discusses the strong macroeconomic policies of the British government, its standard of living and income inequality.

The article presents a corporate profile of power resources company British Energy Group PLC. The nuclear power station operator has declared net profit of GBP243 million during the first half of 2007 compared to GBP189 million in the previous year. It has also revealed non-routine losses of 8.3TWh during the same period in 2007 over the 6.3TWh losses in 2006.

Reports that residents of Bradworthy in Devon, England, lost their fight to deny planning permission for three wind turbines, after the British government announced in its energy White Paper that ten percent of energy should come from renewable sources by 2010. Responsibility of the government and utilities to change positive public opinion about renewable energy into positive action; Budgetary allocation for green energy marketing in the country.

Reports that British energy suppliers have increased their investment in market expansion strategies. Efforts of power companies to win back customers who were lost to poor service; Level of competition in then national power industry compared to the European setting; Factors that will determine the success of the business strategy.

The article offers news briefs related to financial services industry in Great Britain. Credit Suisse Group opened a new office in Kiev, Ukraine, to expand its coverage in global growth markets. Validus Holdings company will acquire all the outstanding shares of Talbot Holdings. American Express Middle East company will launch an online payment service for cardholders in Bahrain to pay their bills online.

The article offers news briefs related to financial services industry in Great Britain. AXA has confirmed the acquisition of 75 percent stake from Kyobo Auto, a French insurance group. PayPal has launched a Website Payment Pro, an all-in-one payments solution that helps business of any size to accept online payments conveniently. Meanwhile, the European card-based OneSmart Master PayPass transaction at a McDonald's restaurant has been successfully completed from MasterCard Europe.

The article offers energy-related news briefs in Great Britain. The Italian utility Enel SpA and the Russian Federal Nuclear Energy Agency (Rosatom) have agreed to develop an electricity sector and nuclear power generation in Russia and in Europe. The RWE AG will offer a virtual share in addition to its proposed power plant projects in Germany by 2012. The Spanish utility Iberdrola SA has been fined Є38.7 million for position abuse.

The article presents news briefs about the energy industry. Russian state gas company Gazprom plans to garner higher gas prices with nuclear investment. Centrica will build a conventional gas-fired operation in Great Britain. British energy minister Malcolm Wicks is suggesting that carbon pricing could be the answer to the problem of costs in the construction of nuclear power plants.

The article presents a list of news headlines in the computer industry in Great Britain. Ilog SA has deepened its support for Microsoft Corp.'s .NET developers by adding integration to Visual Studio 2005. The world's largest semiconductor industry group has called for an end to tariffs on chips. Mergere Inc. has launched two open source software.

The article offers news briefs related to the financial services industry in Great Britain. Friends Provident life insurance company is likely to be contemplating new mis-selling claims. Royal Mail Inc., a postal company, is believed to be poised to report the positive news that its profits have increased. The net income of the banking and insurance company Allianz AG has increased.

The article presents news briefs related to the financial services industry worldwide. HSBC Bank PLC was fined by Great Britain Financial Services Authority worth £100,000 for failure to take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of transaction reports it made to the regulator from December 2002 until August 2005. United States-based payments services provider First Data Corp. is aiming to reduce its staffing levels by up to three percent as its implements a raft of cost cutting measures in a bid to reverse its ailing financial performance. Home sales in Great Britain in 2005 are likely to be the lowest in 30 years.

Presents a case study which focuses on Scottish Southern Energy (SSE) and Centrica, two big players in the British utilities market. Ways utilities companies can save money, gain profitability, and improve their customer service and billing operations; Core functions of SSE; Divisions of Centrica.

Examines how a business enterprise can increase market share in Great Britain's savings market as illustrated in the case of ING, a global financial institution. Corporate background; Details of the company's advertising campaign; Advertising and customers of ING Direct.

The article presents information about recent developments in the financial services industry. French insurance giant Axa Insurance PLC and Great Britain's financial services management company Aberdeen Asset Management PLC have reportedly contacted HSBC about buying majority stake in Framlington. Norwich Union, an insurance division of Great Britain's largest insurer Aviva, is to launch a new investment management service in conjunction with Aon Asset Management. Dutch life insurance company Aegon has officially opened its first branch office in China through its life insurance joint venture company in the Asian country, Aegon-CNOOC.

This article briefly reports various news items related to the field of information technology and computer industry. It is reported that Postini Inc., which has just recorded its first profitable quarter on a rapidly expanding customer base, has gone live with version 5.0 of its Perimeter Manager managed email security service. The British National Health Service has lined up six new enterprise-wide supplier arrangements through its National Programme for Information Technology in a move that it estimates will save it about 30 million pounds. In July 2003, Sun Microsystems Inc. announced a competitive replacement program targeting Tru64 Unix customers running on Hewlett-Packard Co.'s AlphaServer line. In March 2004, after converting some 80 customers from AlphaServers to Sparc/Solaris boxes, Sun decided to start chasing the HP 9000 installed base with this "HP Away" competitive replacement program.

The article offers world news briefs within the energy industry. Global intermittency issues could be alleviated, which refers to power generation sources that are not accessible due to factors outside of energy providers' direct control, such as the availability of wind and sunlight. A 10-year gas sales agreement with Statoil ASA will see 50 billion cubic meters of gas transported to Great Britain. The British government does not have a plan to deliver the proposed nuclear energy.

The article offers information on the energy policy approach offered by the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference to Great Britain. It is stated that Great Britain should have a tax imposed on carbon emission which will help in harmonizing the price of carbon. It mentions to design a long-term market in energy contracts for delivering large-scale, long-term and capital-intensive infrastructure investments.

The article discusses the implications of the renewable energy strategy ambitions of Great Britain. It states that the country's energy target aims to increase its generated power output by 30% in 2020 which is put in a wrong position because of the expensiveness and insignificance of the initiative. It also notes that the British power ambitions cannot effectively deal climate change and intermittent wind power generation that threatens national security on energy supply.

The article focuses on the trading platform and compensation schemes in the financial services in Great Britain. Marketcetera plans to launch an open source trading platform for the financial markets which will be monetized through support and maintenance contracts. The Financial Services Authority of Great Britain has called for the substantial strengthening of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme which guarantees savings up to £50,000 in the event of a collapsing deposit taker.

The article presents an update on the energy sector in Great Britain. Concerns of business leaders in the region centers on the fact that the country will not have enough energy supplies to enable industrial and commercial users to survive the winter period. Also, Digby Jones, Director General of the Confederation of British Industry, has state that business closures may take place due to cold winter and if this happens, people will lose their jobs. Meanwhile, Scotland-based Scottish Power PLC, a major power company, has reemphasized its commitment to renewable energy on a global scale. Deputy First Minister and Enterprise Minister of Great Britain Nicol Stephen has plans of making changes in the energy regulations. Meanwhile Scottish Power subsidiary PPM Energy expects to complete four wind power projects by the end of December 2005.

The article focuses on recent developments related to the food industry in Great Britain. WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC, which recently admitted that it had lost track of earnings, has released a clarification statement revealing that profits for this year could be as low as £50 million. Wal-Mart-owned Asda Group Ltd. beat rivals Tesco PLC, J. Sainsbury PLC and Morrisons to be named the cheapest British supermarket in a survey by industry magazine The Grocer. British dairy group Robert Wiseman has seen its profits fall 15% in the last 12 months due in part to the lost contract with Asda.

The article presents news briefs related to the food industry and trade. Troubled British retailer WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC has warned that profits could slump as low as GBP50 million, down from GBP320 million last year. WM Morrison group, which recently admitted that it had lost track of earnings, has released a clarification statement revealing that profits for this year could be as low as GBP50 million. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.-owned Asda has beaten rivals Tesco, J Sainsbury and Morrisons to be named the cheapest British supermarket in a survey by industry magazine The Grocer. The research found eight out of every ten shopping baskets to be cheapest at Asda. The average price per basket of 100 items was also revealed to be 1.8% cheaper at Asda than at its main rival Tesco, which over the past year has tried to make incursions into Asda's cut-price market.

The author discusses the need for public utilities to adopt to the lane rental scheme that is proposed by the Great Britain Department for Transport to minimize the duration of disruptive road works. It is noted that the scheme would allow utilities to choose times that are less disruptive and costly to reduce the overall time spent for road work. The author further highlights the yearly cost of traffic congestion on the economy of Great Britain.

The article reports on the proposals submitted by the UK Card Association to the Great Britain government for the regulation of the credit card industry. It notes that the proposals are aimed to ensure that issuers can lend reasonably and protect competition in the market. It mentions that though the said proposals can lead to more transparency in the market, the introduction of fees and higher annual percentage rates (APRs) are inevitable.

The article focuses on the proposals submitted by the UK Card Association (UKCA) for government regulation of the credit card industry in Great Britain. It mentions that the proposals' goal is to protect competition in the credit card market. One proposal of UKCA is a reform in the allocation of payment practices. Another is the banning of unsolicited credit limit increases for those who are facing financial difficulties.

The article reports that Great Britain Department for Business Innovation and Skills has introduced a public consultation on the proposed changes to credit and store card regulation. The consultation is focused on four key areas including the allocation of payments, minimum repayment rates and repricing of existing debt. However the reaction of media on this has been negative. The results of these changes are supposed to be widespread and not all will be positive for the customers.

The article offers news briefs related to the food industries in different countries. Pret A Manger Holdings Ltd. is facing accusations of misleading food labeling. Great Britain's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an advertisement for promoting Danone UK Ltd.'s probiotic drinking yogurt Actimel. Kraft Foods Global Inc. has opened a biscuit-manufacturing plant in Russia.

The article offers news briefs related to the food industry in Great Britain. The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned the advertisement of Danone UK Ltd.'s probiotic drinking yogurt Actimel. Sandwich and salad chain Pret A Manger Holdings Ltd. is under investigation regarding its food labeling. Supermarket giant Tesco PLC has opened a new store that features a self-service checkout system in Northampton, England.

The article reports that the British Department for Business Innovation and Skills has launched a public consultation over proposed changes to credit and store card regulation. The recently launched consultation is reportedly focused on four key areas including the allocation of payments, minimum repayment rates and the re-pricing of existing debt. The press and political reaction to these latest announcements has been predominantly negative towards the cards industry.

The article offers information on the report Generation Recession by Friends Provident PLC which determines the impact of the global economic crisis on consumers' percept of their financial situation in Great Britain. The report revealed that the percentage of consumers who feel job security is twice as those who fear to lose their jobs. It notes that the assertion of the report was testified by Datamonitor Ltd.'s survey indicating similar findings of consumers' perception on their job security.

In this article the author discusses the business partnership between Maxol Group and Spar of Henderson Group PLC in Great Britain. The author notes that the companies signed a five year deal where 29 convenience stores in Maxol company-owned service stations to adopt the Spar brand. The author adds that this will strengthen both retailers in their market especially Maxol since Spar is the more established group.