Alcan sells glass operations
Alcan, the Canadian-based beverage packaging provider, has signed a letter of intent to sell its moulded glass operations in the US and China to the US-based Glass Group.
Archives for September 9, 2002
From bad to worse for Bulmer
As if declining profits and poor summer weather were not bad enough, Britain's leading cider maker HP Bulmer has now revealed previously unnoticed costs in its UK takehome division - costs which will either push 2001/2002 profits down even further or...
UK rollout for Stellenbosch estate wines
Hayman, Barwell Jones, the UK-based wine agent, has added three estate wines from the Stellenbosch vineyards in South Africa to its portfolio of upmarket brands.
Interbrew consolidation costs 400 jobs
The rapid growth of Belgian beer giant Interbrew has prompted the company to assess how best to optimise its capacity. As a result, the group is closing one Dutch brewery and significantly reducing production at one of its UK plants, resulting in a...