In the Spotlight - S&N hangover for Carlsberg, Heineken?
By Michelle Russell | 20 February 2009
Both Heineken and Carlsberg this week said that they would focus on cost savings in 2009, as international beer markets struggle in the face the economic downturn. Michelle Russell looks at how both brewers have fared since their joint acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle last year.
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Both Heineken and Carlsberg this week said that they would focus on cost savings in 2009, as international beer markets struggle in the face the economic downturn. Michelle Russell looks at how both brewers have fared since their joint acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle last year.
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