Archives for October 10, 2002

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Baltika to focus on international expansion

Expanding sales to the many countries which border with Russia, as well as those further afield, is the order of the day at the country's leading brewery, Baltika.

Pepsi dispute settled

Pepsi-Cola North America (PCNA) and Marion Pepsi-Cola Bottling said on Thursday that they have reached an agreement to settle legal action, pending since June 1999, involving the two long-time business partners.

Online rival for Finland's drinks retailer

A Spanish company offering to sell alcohol to consumers in Finland could prove a rival to the state monopoly. But the fact that delivery of the drinks could take up to two weeks - to say nothing of moves to close the legal loophole allowing such a...

Kutna Hora brewery sold to Drinks Union

Two years after the town of Kutna Hora bought the local brewery in order to maintain jobs, the business has been acquired by the Drinks Union comapny which now plans a major increase in output.