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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At Kohler Distributing Co., a 6-million-case beer and wine wholesaler based in Hawthorne, N.J., USA, the economic downturn prompted the company to undertake several initiatives over the past [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sometimes, being at the right place at the right time is all it takes. For an accountant named Norman Morrison, opportunity came knocking when his employer expressed difficulty [...]

The Financial Times ran a video interview last week with SABMiller Chief Graham Mackay on their FT.com site. Mr. Mackay noted that the global economic turmoil is causing slower sales [...]

SABMiller reports it may hold off on expansion projects in developing markets, given higher costs and reduced demand. In a conference call, CEO Graham Mackay pointed to 'volatile and unpredictable [...]

InBev is seeking to raise $2.9bn (#1.5bn) through the sale of theme parks owned by the newly acquired Anheuser-Busch and may also sell its beer cans division for $1.7bn. Copyright: […]

Inbev has raised pressure on Anheuser-Busch with a plan to replace the board of directors that rejected its $46.3bn (#23.5bn)takeover offer. Stella Artois-owner Inbevhas filed a preliminary proposal in the […]

Scottish & Newcastle, the brewer, has announced that it will see a 5% decline in sales for the first half of the year due to the bad weather over recent […]

At the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference in Scottsdale, AZ, this week, top A-B executives expressed confidence in the improving outlook for the company. 'We have restored [...]

AP -- The Czech brewery Budejovicky Budvar was celebrating its 110th anniversary this week, with its director saying Wednesday the company still hoped to reach new markets despite its long [...]

Anheuser-Busch announced this past week that its breweries in Fort Collins, Colo., and Jacksonville, Fla., are joining the company's ongoing effort to package and deliver millions of cans of safe [...]

LOS ANGELES -- A literal and figurative repackaging of Coors Light is starting to yield results for the brewer, according to the vice president of marketing. Jim Sabia said the [...]

SABMiller is set to become the world's second-largest brewer after its proposed takeover of Bavaria, a Colombian firm with strong sales across the Andean region. It is the latest in [...]

Labatt Breweries of Canada, a subsidiary of InBev, announced this week that it would soon undertake one of the largest expansion projects in its London brewery's 158-year history.' Labatt did [...]

Anheuser-Busch Cos. reaffirmed its 2005 earnings outlook at a meeting in St. Louis this week, saying it is confident in restoring growth despite a continued decline in U.S. beer sales. [...]

Warren Buffett, the noted investor, and the world's second richest person, called his recent investment in Anheuser-Busch, an entry into a 'fascinating' industry that nevertheless may not generate quick payoffs [...]

The brewery that is now known as The Lion started out as the Luzerne County Brewing Company, in Wilkes-Barre, PA in 1905. Luzerne survived Prohibition, producing soft drinks, but it [...]

AP--Beer isn't the only thing coming to a head at Pittsburgh Brewing Co. A dispute with local sewer and water authorities is, too, after the brewery's attorney said it likely [...]

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. reports that it has achieved first quarter 2005 diluted earnings per share of $.27, an $.18 increase over the same period last year. Net revenue [...]

Molson Coors Brewing Co. will start making and selling beer in Russia later this spring. The brewer expects to spend $16 million over the next four years to market Coors [...]

AP--Long a Wall Street darling for churning out double-digit earnings per share quarter after quarter, Anheuser-Busch Cos. has fallen on flatter times as it duels to defend its market share [...]

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. reports that it posted full year earnings per diluted share of $0.86 in 2004, a 22.3% increase over the prior year. The brewer reports that [...]

Molson Coors Brewing Company today announced that the company will close its brewery in Memphis, Tennessee, in early 2007. The brewery employs 410 people. The closure is among the initiatives [...]

Anheuser-Busch, Inc., the U.S. beer subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., has reported it increased U.S. beer shipments to wholesalers to 103 million barrels in 2004--up 400,000 barrels or 0.4 percent [...]

Asia Pacific Breweries, the maker of Tiger beer, has received approval to expand its production capacity in Vietnam. The capacity of the Asia Pacific brewery outside Hanoi will be increased [...]

Big Rock Brewery Income Trust has announced a distribution of C$0.09 per trust unit. The payment will be made on 15 December to unit-holders of record on 30 November. The [...]

AP--Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. on Tuesday reaffirmed its earnings outlook for 2004, projecting a sixth straight year of double-digit earnings per share growth. In a presentation to investors and analysts in [...]

Byline: just-drinks.com editorial team US brewer Anheuser-Busch said yesterday that it expects to achieve its sixth consecutive year of double-digit earnings per share growth in 2004. Company management told investors [...]

Denmark's Carlsberg A/S has had to revise its expectations for 2004 following what it called disappointing figures from its Swedish business which it said could not be compensated for by [...]

Denmark's Carlsberg is shifting resources from its mature markets in Europe towards Asia, where young and rapidly growing populations present opportunity for beer sales growth. Carlsberg CEO Nils Andersen told [...]

The independent UK brewer and pub-owner Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries said today that trading over the summer months has been strong, following the good first half-year performance reported in May. [...]

The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery of Farmville, NC, reports it will focus its efforts on dark beers. The brewery opened in late August, selling Duck-Rabbit Porter, Brown Ale, Amber Ale and [...]

Big Rock Brewery Income Trust will increase its monthly cash distribution by C$0.01, to C$0.09 per trust unit. The increase will take effect for the September, 2004 distribution paid to [...]

The Danish brewer Carlsberg has said that its full year earnings will be hit by the poor weather across Western Europe this summer. The company made the statement while unveiling [...]

Lion Nathan has posted a rise in H1 net profit slightly above expectations. The Australian brewer, which had expected flat profit, announced today that net profit before one-off items rose [...]

Despite the hot summer and packed sporting calendar, continued tight competition in the pub sector meant that Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries failed to lift profits this year. Wolverhampton & Dudley [...]

Anheuser-Busch InBev is realizing cost synergies and it posted better than expected returns two years after the merger that formed the company. One analysts believes its American depositary receipt could be worth as much as 72 in a year from August 2010.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] VITAL STATS BEST BEERS, INC. CEO: John Miller HEADQUARTERS: Bloomington, Ind., USA EMPLOYEES: 34 ANNUAL SALES: US$15 million GOALS: To continue to distribute the best brands available to [...]

VITAL STATS CITY BREWING CO., LLC PRESIDENT/CEO/PRINCIPAL: George Park III HEADQUARTERS: La Crosse, Wis., USA EMPLOYEES: 400 CASE VOLUME: 30 million GOALS: To be the premier contract beverage producer. [ILLUSTRATION [...]

SABMiller, one of the world's leading brewers, is setting out to reduce fossil fuel emissions from its beers by 50 percent per liter of beer produced by 2020. The company [...]

The trend toward more premium beers has extended to the land Down Under thanks to a growing base of consumers looking for better quality brews and new styles of beer. [...]

The growing preference of the U.S. for Mexican beer is positively affecting the profits and market share of Fomento Economico Mexicano. The company's revenue and earnings have consistently grown by double digits since 2002 and is on its way to deliver $830 million in profits for 2008. Its ADR shares are cheap at 17 times earnings and some project that it could be worth $50.

The Dutch brewer Heineken has launched a new brand, Heineken Premium Light, in the United States with an intention of creating a luxury-light segment of beer and a relevant market for the brand. Premium Light is expected to contribute to the company's revenue from 2008 and lead to a long-term double-digit earnings growth.

The folks who run the Anheuser-Busch distributor Premium Beers of Oklahoma could spend all of their time complaining, 'Gee, everyone else has it so easy.' After all, Premium Beers has [...]