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AUS: SABMiller Foster's Group loses Asahi contract
7 February 2012
Foster's Group has lost the rights to Japanese beer brand Asahi following the Australian company's acquisition by SABMiller.
HONG KONG/CHINA: San Miguel Brewery unit feels the heat in FY
6 February 2012
Auditors have warned that San Miguel Brewery's Hong Kong and China business faces an uncertain future, after gains from a Budweiser distribution deal failed to offset market pressure in its full-year.
Comment - Beer - Is 2012 a FMCG/Craft Beer Tipping Point?
2 February 2012
Pete Brown is back, refreshed, raring to go, and pondering the future. "Which way will beer go in 2012?", he asks the tea leaves.
Preview of the Year 2012 – Part II: Beer & Cider
31 January 2012
The second part of January's management briefing sees Spiros Malandrakis and Zsuzsa Szilagyi, alcoholics drinks analysts at Euromonitor International, turn their attention to beer and cider. What does 2012 look like for long drinks?
US: Anheuser-Busch InBev trims Select 55 packs
30 January 2012
Anheuser-Busch InBev has begun offering its Budweiser Select 55 lager in smaller cans and bottles, as it seeks to entice more calorie-conscious consumers into the ailing US beer market.
Comment - SABMiller, CR Snow To Get Second Bite at Kingway?
27 January 2012
SABMiller's Chinese joint-venture, CR Snow Breweries, could get a second chance to dig its claws into Kingway Brewery and mount a stronger challenge to Tsingtao in the country's Guangdong province.
Comment - Anheuser-Busch InBev: Out With The Old...
25 January 2012
Dave Peacock's exit as US president at Anheuser-Busch InBev completes a full change of backroom staff at the brewer, but how might it affect the company's performance on the pitch?
US: Peacock to leave Anheuser-Busch InBev - report
24 January 2012
Anheuser-Busch InBev's US president, Dave Peacock, is to stand down and will be replaced by Luiz Edmond, according to a report.
CHINA: SABMiller JV to trial Miller Genuine Draft in China
16 January 2012
SABMiller is to trial Miller Genuine Draft in China via its joint-venture in the country, as the world's big brewers seek to gauge Chinese consumers' demand for high-end beer.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
13 January 2012
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
US: Full-year looking good, predicts Craft Brewers Alliance
13 January 2012
Craft Brewers Alliance has reaffirmed its full-year guidance for 2011.
CZECH: Anheuser-Busch InBev acquires 'Budweiser' rights from Budejovicky Mestansky Pivovar
12 January 2012
Anheuser-Busch InBev has acquired the rights to the 'Budweiser' trademarks held by Czech brewer, Budejovicky Mestansky Pivovar.
US: Boston Beer Co-funded unit buys Angel City Brewing
10 January 2012
Boston Beer Co has expanded its presence in the growing US craft beer sector by indirectly acquiring Angel City Brewing Co.
CHINA: Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery to raise finance - report
6 January 2012
Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery is planning to raise up to CNY2.21bn (US$350m) via a share issue in order to expand capacity in China's growing beer market, according to local reports.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
6 January 2012
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
Comment - Anheuser-Busch InBev and Wikipedia: You Would Too, Wouldn't You?
5 January 2012
I can't help but feel slightly bemused by the furore surrounding a report that Anheuser-Busch InBev paid a communications agency to change details on a Wikipedia page for one of its brands.
UK: Anheuser-Busch InBev defends Stella Artois Wikipedia changes
4 January 2012
The UK arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev has defended its use of a lobbying agency to remove references to the term 'wife beater' from the Wikipedia page for its Stella Artois lager brand.
CZECH: Record exports lift Budejovicky Budvar FY sales
4 January 2012
Budejovický Budvar has reported a 5% rise in beer sales by volume in 2011, driven by record exports.
US: Anheuser-Busch InBev appoints sports marketing head
4 January 2012
Anheuser-Busch InBev has appointed Blaise D'Sylva to head its media, sports and entertainment marketing division in the US.
BELGIUM: Anheuser-Busch InBev dismisses price rise collusion
3 January 2012
Anheuser-Busch InBev has denied that it colluded with Heineken's Alken Maes subsidiary over a beer price rise in its native Belgium.
Review of the Year 2011 - Beer
22 December 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, just-drinks once again launches its review of the global drinks industry. Made up of five parts, the review makes up December's management briefing for just-drinks suscribers. Coming up between now and Christmas, we'll look at how the last 12 months have treated the soft drinks, spirits, bottled water and wine sectors. To start, Chris Mercer takes a look at how the beer industry fared in 2011.
just the Ten - Quotes of 2011
22 December 2011
With the end of the year looming, just-drinks is running a series of 'Top Tens of the Year' in the run-up to Christmas.
just On Call - Kirin Holdings outlines Schincariol sales target
22 December 2011
Kirin Holdings has said it is overhauling Schincariol's business plan in order to help the Brazilian brewer deliver annual net sales growth of 10%.
just the Ten - Top Analyses of 2011
21 December 2011
With the end of the year looming, just-drinks is running a series of 'Top Tens of the Year' in the run-up to Christmas.
just the Ten - Top Interviews of 2011
21 December 2011
With the end of the year looming, just-drinks is running a series of 'Top Tens of the Year' in the run-up to Christmas.
AUS: SABMiller begins Australian brand manoeuvres
19 December 2011
SABMiller has begun the shake-up of its beer presence in Australia following its recent purchase of Foster's Group.
EUROPE: Drinks companies forced to consider euro break-up
5 December 2011
Europe's ongoing debt crisis is forcing drinks companies to consider how they might insulate themselves in the event of a break-up of the eurozone.
Comment - Five Reasons Why Foster's Group Fell
5 December 2011
Last week, we bade farewell to Foster's Group as SABMiller closed its acquisition of the Australian brewer. Although the beer sector's thirst for consolidation has been relentless, Foster's also contributed strongly to its own downfall. Here, just-drinks identifies five key factors that led to the brewer's sale to SABMiller.
EUROPE: Heineken appoints Eastern Europe head
29 November 2011
Heineken has become the latest multinational brewer to announce an executive change in Eastern Europe, with Jan Derck van Karnebeek to replace Nico Nusmeier as president of its Central & Eastern Europe business.
JAPAN/BRAZIL: Kirin Holdings president plans changes at Schincariol - report
25 November 2011
The president of Kirin Holdings has said that the brewer is working on a growth strategy for Schincariol that will seek to win back investor confidence, according to a report.
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