UK. Heineken to unveil deliveries shake-up

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Heineken UK is introducing a minimum delivery scheme from 1 August — meaning pubs will need to order three kegs or more of beer or cider per week or they will no longer be able to order through the brewer. (more…)

US. New ‘Sonic’ Will Sell Beer and Wine

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Want a beer with that burger? Sonic Drive-In in Homestead, Florida will soon become the first of the chain’s 3,500 restaurants to offer beer and wine along with bacon cheeseburgers, chili dogs and cherry limeades. City Council members on Wednesday gave the chain approval to serve alcohol at the restaurant, located at 2425 NE Eighth St. in Homestead. (more…)

Heineken’s Shelf-Improvement Strategy

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How does a company adapt when it faces a reduction of its consumption base and radical changes in the way people buy its product? This is the conundrum facing Didier Debrosse, chief of Western Europe for Dutch brewer Heineken NV. (more…)

US. Optimism Growing for Restaurants

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TWST.com and Charlie Duerr of Nation’s Restaurant News summed up the work of KeyBanc Capital Investment analyst Brad Ludington’s view of the restaurant industry. (more…)

Beer Business (Pivnoe Delo) #2-2011

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Ukraine. The Beer Market Analysis Prices and price segments Companies and brands positions The regional picture of beer consumption New horizon of “Miller Brands Ukraine” Barley and malt: review of 2010, trends of 2011 Malt: still at the bottom Barley: waiting for new harvest The leading producers

Beer Business (Pivnoe Delo) #1-2011

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Russia: results of 2010, forecast for 2011 Beer production and market in figures Beer production and sales in regions Positions of companies Forecast for 2011 Beer market: interactive review Too much regulation Companies’ activity Estimation procedure Beer tasting in different situations Introduction Part 1. Buyer behavior Part 2. Beer tasting General conclusions