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CEDC adds another Polish unit

24-Sep-2002 - The Florida-based Central European Distribution Corporation, one of the leading distributors of beverages to the Polish market, has been growing rapidly in recent years, adding...

HBC to list shares on NYSE

20-Sep-2002 - Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC), the Greek soft drink bottler, has announced that it is to list 5 per cent of its shares on the...

Yet another acquisition for Heineken

19-Sep-2002 - When Dutch brewer Heineken announced its first half results last week, analysts said the figures were presentable but what they really wanted to see was...

Ocean Spray restructures in growing market

19-Sep-2002 - US cranberry ingredients company Ocean Spray ITG has appointed Jim Lesser as group marketing manager of ITG & Foods Team. The move is part of...

More job losses at Orangina

18-Sep-2002 - French soft drinks company Orangina-Pampryl, recently acquired from Pernod Ricard by the UK's Cadbury Schweppes group, is to lay off a further 110 jobs at...

SABMiller off to a positive start

17-Sep-2002 - Shrugging off the depreciation of the South African rand and other currencies, brewing giant SABMiller has reported profits for the first five months of the...

Guinness to invest in Irish plants

17-Sep-2002 - Guinness UDV Ireland, a unit of the giant UK spirits group Diageo, is to invest €38 million in its breweries in Waterford and Dundalk in...

Angostura deal likely soon, confirms Burn Stewart

16-Sep-2002 - Burn Stewart, the Scotch whisky group, has clarified the situation with regards to its potential acquisition by the CL Financial group. The UK group announced...

Duvel turnover boosted by organic growth

13-Sep-2002 - Turnover at Duvel Moortgat, the Belgian speciality beer and fruit juice producer, grew by 9 per cent in the first half of 2002 to €27.6...

Heineken bids for Egypt's only brewer

13-Sep-2002 - Al Ahram Beverages, the only brewer in Egypt, is set to be the latest addition to the growing portfolio of Dutch brewer Heineken. The North...

Wine and spirits boost for LVMH

12-Sep-2002 - Excellent results from the wine and spirits arm has helped French luxury goods group LVMH to post good first half results despite difficult economic conditions....

Bulmer's near terminal decline costs CE's scalp

12-Sep-2002 - This week's revelation that struggling UK cider maker HP Bulmer has discovered previously unnoticed marketing costs - which will push it further into difficulty in...

From bad to worse for Bulmer

10-Sep-2002 - Shares in Britain's biggest cider maker HP Bulmer hit their lowest level for a decade yesterday after the company announced that it had discovered "previously...

Solid growth for Grolsch

05-Sep-2002 - Dutch brewer Grolsch has reported a 6.6 per cent rise in turnover to €138.4 million for the first half of the year, pushing up net...

Premium drinks continue to boost Diageo profits

05-Sep-2002 - The core premium drinks business of Diageo, the world's largest spirits company, again proved the main driver of growth in the first half. The company,...

Diageo buyback to continue

02-Sep-2002 - Diageo, the British company which is the world's largest spirits group, is expected to invest the proceeds of the sale of its Burger King restaurant...

Good start for British beer brands

02-Sep-2002 - Scottish & Newcastle, the UK's biggest brewer, has reported an excellent start to the year for its leading brands. In a trading statement issued last...

Strong growth at CCHBC

30-Aug-2002 - Coca-Cola Hellenic HBC, the world's second largest Coke bottler with operations in 26 countries, has reported strong growth in sales and profits for the first...

Polish acquisition the start of a new era for Belvedere

23-Aug-2002 - Belvedere, the French wine and spirit distribution company, has registered a 59 per cent rise in sales to €106.8 million in the first half of...

South African merger pays off

23-Aug-2002 - The merger of Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery and Distillers Corporation, two of the largest drinks producers in South Africa, has lead to improved growth opportunities and...

Naturade 2Q down on last year

19-Aug-2002 - Naturade, a leading marketer of soy protein products, reported net sales of $3.5 million (€3.56m) for the three months ended 30 June 2002, a decrease...

Profit plunges for Roche

16-Aug-2002 - Pharmaceuticals giant Roche this week reported a 28 per cent fall in net profits for the first half of the year. The Swiss company saw...

Firm foothold in SE Asia flavours

16-Aug-2002 - The acquisition of the Belgian-based flavour house Perlarom has enhanced Danisco's position in the premier league of European flavour houses, the Danish company reported this...

Sales boom for cranberries in Europe

07-Aug-2002 - The Ingredient Technology Group (ITG) division of Ocean Spray this week announced record European sales of cranberry ingredients for the last fiscal year. With a...

Quest knocks ICI results

02-Aug-2002 - Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) yesterday warned that technical problems at one of its food flavour plants in Holland would wipe £10m (€15.83m) off second-half profits,...