Breewing up business: beer industry execs offer their take on what's Brewing.
Early last year, beer industry executives were predicting decent growth among favorable conditions. That was before the economic downturn intensified, and certainly prior to the tragic events of September 11. Still, in spite of all that, beer sales bounced back in the fourth quarter, and the industry posted its...

BREWERS LEARN THEIR CRAFT IN 1999.
Craft beers and brewpubs may no longer be the darlings of Wall Street and Main Street, but the total craft brewing industry can still claim to be growing. The beer industry as whole bubbled up a bit this year, reports The Adams Handbook Advance 2000, with a...

Pernod Ricard Announces Strategic Distributor Alignments.
Moves Signal Expanded Market Presence Following Absolut Acquisition PURCHASE, N.Y., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Capitalizing on its 2008 acquisition of Absolut Vodka, an iconic brand and the leading U.S. imported spirit, Pernod Ricard USA announces strategic alignments with two of the nation's leading distributors: Southern Wine &...

Beef With Beer Bigs & Convenient Store Owners is Coming to a Head.
No More Business-As-Usual For the Beer Industry ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- According to BCA, Inc., a consulting firm that counsels beverage retailers, the Beer Bigs are going to experience some significant pushback from convenient store operators/owners in the very near future. Coupled with...

Anheuser-Busch Releases 3Q Report.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-12 November 2008-Anheuser-Busch Releases 3Q Report(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Anheuser-Busch Cos. has reported third quarter 2008 results. In a release, the company stated: - Net sales increased 6.5 percent and diluted earnings per share (excluding one-time items in both...

Rutherford & Associates Reports New Clients, New Hires.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-18 December 2008-Rutherford & Associates Reports New Clients, New Hires(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Rutherford & Associates, a provider of route accounting and management software for food and beverage distributors, announced a new round of client growth that includes Andrews Distributing of Texas and...

Rutherford & Associates Ends Milestone Year with Client Expansion, New Hires.
Route distribution software celebrates 5th anniversary, industry advancements including mobility and fuel efficiency and business awards HOLLAND, Mich., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Rutherford & Associates, the industry leading route accounting and management software for food and beverage distributors, announces a new round of client growth that includes...

Bottle Bill changes coming on Jan. 1.
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard The first change to Oregon's 38-year-old Bottle Bill takes place Jan. 1 - when Oregonians will start paying an extra nickel for a bottle of water and getting their 5 cents back when they redeem it. Bigger changes to the...

Chinese Merger Review Receives Its First Toast: InBev and the new Anti-Monopoly Law.
On 18 November 2008, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that it has cleared the acquisition by InBev N.V./S.A. (InBev) of Anheuser Busch Companies Inc. (A-B), the largest transaction it has yet considered under China's new Anti-Monopoly Law (AML). The parties announced that the transaction had closed shortly...

Mt. Hood Beverage may face layoffs.
Byline: Ilene Aleshire The Register-Guard Mt. Hood Beverage has sent out "warn notices" to its 875 employees, including about 50 at its Springfield distribution center, warning they may be laid off when Mt. Hood completes a merger with Columbia Distributing and Gold River Distributing to form a...