The company will close its brewery at Breda, transerring its production to other breweries in Belgium and Holland. Another brewery in Manchester will concentrate on producing bitter while lager production is switched to other facilities in the area.
THE NETHERLANDS/UK: Interbrew cuts back operations
International beer group, Interbrew, has announced that it is to close a brewery in the Netherlands and downsize one of its production facilities in the UK. The move, which will result in 400 job losses and lead to an €25m writedown, is aimed at improving the company's cost structure, Interbrew said.