United Breweries, who was seen as a likely candidate to buy the Kingfisher Airline brand, has said that it is not interested in owning the carrier’s label, according to media reports. (more…)
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Goa, on Sunday slammed Goa Industries Minister Mahadev Naik and the State Investment Promotion Board (IPB) for approving a beer factory, a “red category” industry, in Sanguem in south Goa, thereby violating the IPB’s own mandate. (more…)
Finding prima facie evidence of non-compliance to various norms including on insider trading and corporate governance, Sebi has widened its probe into dealings of Vijay Mallya-led UB Group, including in its own shares and with UK-based Diageo and other foreign players. (more…)
Danish brewer Carlsberg said on Wednesday it swung to a pretax loss of 1.73 billion Danish crowns ($261.8 million) in 2015 after it booked impairment and restructuring charges of around 10 billion crowns, mainly in the third quarter. (more…)
The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) has assured the first Bench of Madras High Court that it would collect data on location of its retail shops in the State and identify those near places of worship or educational institutions in six months and shift those outlets to other permitted places in another six months. (more…)
Boards of United Breweries, Sanofi India and Bayer CropScienceBSE 0.21 % — all chaired by Vijay Mallya — have not yet seen any revolt against the beleaguered business tycoon almost two weeks after he left the country even as lenders initiates loan recovery proceedings against him. (more…)
Heineken is likely to ask Vijay Mallya, who owes creditor banks more than $1 billion, to step down from the board of United Breweries, India’s largest brewer, three people with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters. (more…)
The Punjab council of ministers on Tuesday approved the state’s excise policy for 2016-17, increasing the excise revenue target by Rs 400 crore from Rs 5,040 crore in the outgoing fiscal 2015-16. (more…)
Dutch beer giant Heineken has appointed investment bank JM Financial to help increase its stake and control in United Breweries in yet another sign that beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s hold over the last big company of his once flourishing business empire is under threat. (more…)
A Hyderabad magistrate court has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya and A Raghunathan, chief financial officer of defunct Kingfisher Airlines, in an alleged cheating case. (more…)
