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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.
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?
Comment - Carlsberg (Lime) Wedges War on Corona
30 January 2012
Carlsberg is seeking to use the rising popularity of its San Miguel brand in the UK to launch what looks like the next-generation Corona Extra.
IRELAND: Corona Light set for Ireland release
13 January 2012
Grupo Modelo has lined up the Irish launch of its Corona Light beer variant.
just On Call - Constellation Brands sees better times ahead
5 January 2012
Constellation Brands remains confident that its wine sales will improve in the near future, amid signs that investors are nervous.
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.
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.
MEXICO/SPAIN: Mahou-San Miguel signs Grupo Modelo deal
18 November 2011
Mahou San-Miguel has signed a distribution deal with Grupo Modelo that will see its Mahou lager enter Mexico for the first time.
just The Round-Up - The week in drinks
28 October 2011
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
Comment - Africa Gleams for Heineken as Mexico Seeks Spark
26 October 2011
Heineken can largely thank Africa for the surprise rise in sales in the third quarter of its fiscal year, with the much-vaunted FEMSA Cerveza business in Mexico a late developer.
MEXICO: Grupo Modelo steals march on rival - analyst
24 October 2011
Grupo Modelo has increased its share of Mexico's beer market at the expense of its main rival, Heineken-owned FEMSA Cerveza, according to analysts at JP Morgan.
MEXICO: Grupo Modelo reports nine-month profits, sales rise
24 October 2011
Grupo Modelo has reported a strong rise in profits for the first nine months of its fiscal year, but beer sales momentum slowed markedly in the third quarter.
just On Call - Constellation Brands to maintain inner focus
6 October 2011
Constellation Brands will continue to focus on organic growth as it seeks to develop its premium wine business in a competitive US market.
US: H1 profts climb as Constellation Brands hails "solid" fundamentals
6 October 2011
Constellation Brands has raised its full-year profits forecast, despite a fall in operating profits at its North American wine business in the first half of the year.
just On Call - SABMiller CEO defends Foster's Group rationale
21 September 2011
The CEO of SABMiller has sought to head-off scepticism over the brewer's deal to acquire Foster's Group, stressing that the move will immediately add value to its business.
In the Spotlight - Less is More for Anheuser-Busch InBev
12 August 2011
Does it matter that Anheuser-Busch InBev did not sell any more beer in the first half of 2011 than it did in the first half of 2010? Here, just-drinks examines the market reaction to the Budweiser brewer's latest figures.
just The Preview - Anheuser-Busch InBev H1 & Q2
9 August 2011
Anheuser-Busch InBev will report its second-quarter and first-half results on Thursday (11 August). Here, just-drinks takes a look at the highs and lows for the company in the three months to the end of June.
UK: Young & Co's Brewing exits Wells & Young's Brewing Co
9 August 2011
Young & Co's Brewery has pulled out of brewing in the UK by exiting its joint-venture with Charles Wells, amid tough times for beer sales in the country.
Comment - The New Face of Brewing Deals
8 August 2011
Is Kirin Holdings' increasingly messy deal for Schincariol a sign of things to come in global brewing?
UK: Molson Coors readies GBP75m brewery spend
8 August 2011
Molson Coors plans to upgrade its central brewery in the UK as part of a GBP75m (US$123m) investment in the group's beer operations across the country.
just On Call - Molson Coors says M&A still an option
2 August 2011
Molson Coors has said that its US$1.2bn share buyback does not rule it out of mergers and acquisitions, although the brewer appears to have bowed out of any race for Foster's Group.
CANADA: Molson Coors H1 profits slip, sales rise
2 August 2011
Higher prices have helped Molson Coors to increase net sales in the first half of 2011, but profits from continuing operations came under pressure from higher costs.
MEXICO: Grupo Modelo seeks export boost, mute on Foster's Group
8 July 2011
Grupo Modelo is looking for more export opportunities in Asia, Europe and Latin America, general manager and president Carlos Fernandez Gonzalez has said.
BELGIUM: Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO cool on acquisitions - report
7 July 2011
Anheuser-Busch InBev's CEO has said that the brewer feels no need to chase acquisitions, according to a report.
AUS: Foster's Group "not engaging" with SABMiller
4 July 2011
Foster's Group's CEO has said that the brewer is not engaging with SABMiller and is intent on progressing as a standalone beer business.
US: Constellation Brands toasts Crown Imports for Q1, but sales slide
30 June 2011
Constellation Brands has posted a marked fall in net sales in its first fiscal quarter results, but has highlighted the sell-off of its Australian and UK wine business for the decrease.
The Wehring Interview - Anheuser-Busch InBev - Part II
28 June 2011
Last week we ran the first part of our exclusive interview with the chief marketing officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev, Chris Burggraeve. Here's part two, in which Olly Wehring tries to get inside the inner sanctum of A-B InBev. Read on to learn how successful he was.
In the Spotlight - Foster's Group Fever
24 June 2011
Hacks and investors have been sent into a frothy frenzy (try saying that after a few cold ones) by the news that someone - SABMiller - has actually launched a public bid to buy Foster's Group. Here, just-drinks rounds-up everything you need to know about the fallout.
just the Research
24 June 2011
Here's a run-down of some of the top research reports currently available in the just-drinks research store:
Comment - Foster's Group Phoney War still has Legs
22 June 2011
Don't assume that SABMiller has fired the starting gun on a bid battle for Foster's Group.
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