Manufacturers

Danone shows steady growth

Danone shows steady growth

French food group Danone has reported steady if unspectacular
growth for the third quarter of the year, with poor weather in much
of northern Europe impacting sales compared to last year's
heatwave-boosted performance.

Coke shares sink to new low

Coke shares sink to new low

Shares in the world's largest beverage company, Coca-Cola, have
sunk to their lowest price for 16 months after the soft drinks
giant forecast that it would make less money than expected in the
second half of 2004, blaming poor...

SABMiller bites back in China

SABMiller bites back in China

SABMiller's Chinese joint venture, China Resources Breweries, has
acquired the Chinese brewing interests of Australian-based Lion
Nathan, which entails three breweries in the populous Yangtze River
Delta Region. After losing...

Hoop profits hit by costs

Hoop profits hit by costs

Polish soft drinks manufacturer Hoop, a significant player in the
European soft drinks market, has announced a drop in profits for
the financial year 2003 following an increase in expenditure
related to the enhancement of production...

Race on to bag Knjaz Milos

Race on to bag Knjaz Milos

The sale of shares in Serbian mineral water bottler Knjaz Milos has
attracted considerable attention from a succession of foreign
companies, with France's Group Danone, Cayman Islands registered
FPP Balkan, Hungarian-based Jaminca...

Wine glut hits Foster's hard

Wine glut hits Foster's hard

Australian alcoholic beverages group Foster's has been denied what
could have been a magnificent turnaround by a poor showing from its
wine trading division during the 12 months to June 2004. A glut of
wine in the US - and the...

APB shakes off SARS

APB shakes off SARS

Singapore-based http://www.apb.com.sg/Asia Pacific Breweries (APB)
has continued its steady sales growth for its operations in the
region, after returning third quarter results that pushed the
company's revenue for the first...

Heineken acquires CEBCO

Heineken acquires CEBCO

Heineken has
today confirmed that it has acquired 100 per cent of the Russian
group Central European Brewing Company (CEBCO), giving it a
controlling stakes in two of Russia's leading brewery facilities.