Archives for October 28, 2002

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From Turkish number one to European player

At a time when Europe's leading brewers are growing bigger and more international on almost a weekly basis, smaller companies are finding it increasingly hard to expand their own businesses. We spoke to Michael Hoffmann of the Turkish brewer Efes...

Spanish wineries urged to increase Chinese presence

With per capita consumption of wine of less than one litre a year in China, but with a market set to grow by 10-15 per cent in the next three years, there is major potential for Spanish wines in China, especially in the bottled wine segment.

Sidel deal gives Tetra crucial leverage

Although the future of the EC Merger Regulations Committee might have been thrown into doubt, the recent overruling that allows Tetra Laval to go ahead with its plans to acquire Sidel paves the way for an increased presence in the world market for PET...

Interbrew lifted by double digit volume hike

Nine month results at Belgian brewer Interbrew were helped by a 16.8 per cent rise in volume sales, but like-for-like results were impacted by the sale of the Carling business in February.