AMSTERDAM (Reuters UK) - Dutch brewer Heineken HEIN plans to restate accounts for its newly acquired Scottish & Newcastle (S&N), a spokeswoman said on Monday, partially confirming a report in Britain's Sunday Telegraph. "We are assessing the assets we have bought and we are putting...
LONDON (Reuters UK) - Dutch brewer Heineken HEIN is set to restate profit for newly acquired Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) by as much as 10 percent, after finding discrepancies in its accounts, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing analysts. Heineken executives have been meeting analysts to warn...
Heineken is one of the largest breweries in the world, generating sales of €11.8 billion in 2006 and brewing more than 10 billion liters of beer. (Try to imagine what that looks like, in bottles.) An interesting twist in their massive operation is that they take back millions of reusable...
PASADENA, Calif. -- DMI Music & Media Solutions today announced that veteran music industry marketer Paul Murphy has joined the company as vice president of strategic marketing and business development. Murphy joins DMI from The Recording Academy, where he was senior director, marketing and strategic alliances for the...
THE Ospreys reckon their fans will flock to the Nou Camp to watch them in Europe next season. The Welsh region could be playing in front of more than 80,000 fans if Perpignan live up to their ambitions of filling Barcelona's legendary venue. ...
JOLT FOR JOHNSON Angry Irish accuse Andrew of 'unofficial move' for new backs coach The sorry tale of Brian Ashton and the Rugby Football Union is poised for another twist when Martin Johnson completes the recruitment of Brian Smith as England's new backs...
Heineken USA announced today thestar-studded artist lineup for the Heineken Red Star Soul concert series,scheduled to kick-off August 6 at BOULEVARD3 in Los Angeles withperformances by Ashanti and Goapele. Following the launch, Heineken RedStar Soul will continue throughout the fall and feature Grammy-nomineesRaheem DeVaughn, Chrisette Michelle and Dwele as...
Amobee Media Systems today announced it willbe providing ad server capabilities and dynamic ad selection for VodafoneItalia's live! portal. Amobee, a world leader in advertising solutions formobile, focuses on ad-enabling the first and the most frequently viewedscreens on the mobile handset, like those used for messaging and on thecarrier...
COPENHAGEN AFP — Danish brewer Carlsberg, which together with Heineken acquired rival Scottish and Newcastle earlier this year, said Tuesday it had launched a savings plan at a cost of one billion kroner (134 million euros, 208 million dollars). Carlsberg aims to cut 700 million kroner in costs...
The Sync Agency, one of the UK's leading musicstrategy and branding agencies, announced the company will be using MusicIntelligence Solutions, Inc.'s patented Hit Song Science™ and MusicUniverse™ discoveryservices to help source rich and varied music content for brands andinstitutions on a global basis. The Sync Agency helps international...
BRUSSELS, AFP — The global beer industry has a growing thirst for mergers as brewers struggle to cope with falling consumption in traditional big markets and soaring prices of raw materials. After successive waves of mergers in recent years, Belgian-Brazilian group InBev, Britain-based SABMiller, Anheuser-Busch of the United...
COPENHAGEN AFP — Danish brewer Carlsberg said on Thursday its recent share sale to help finance a takeover of British peer Scottish and Newcastle, was a success, having raised 4.03 billion euros (6.2 billion dollars). Carlsberg chief executive Joergen Buhl Rasmussen said he was "especially satisfied" with the...
Heineken USA announced today the launch ofa new marketing campaign which further reinforces BeerTender's® positionas the ultimate provider of premium draught beer at home. Heineken USA,ever on the forefront of consumer trends, has provided a product right asthe consumer is seeking to augment and improve theirat-home entertaining experience. This...
BORDEAUX, France AFP — Lingering uncertainty over whether or not wine ads on the Internet are legal in France is angering wine professionals in Bordeaux. "It is ridiculous not to be able to use the Internet, the law must be adapted," said Alain Vironneau, president of the Bordeaux...
JERRY FLANNERY reckons a pint of the All Black stuff is the perfect way to toast his Heineken Cup success. The Munster hooker lifted Europe's greatest club trophy for the second time in three seasons last Saturday and will face New Zealand next Saturday with Ireland...
FRENCH critics of Munster's Heineken Cup Final tactics have been given "Le shrug" by Jerry Flannery. While even Toulouse coach Guy Noves said Munster's win was deserved, the manner of Declan Kidney's below men's success has been met with grudging acceptance from French pundits. ...
MUNSTER 16 TOULOUSE 13 There was nothing shameful about a union aficionado enjoying the way Dean Richards played his rugby, despite the fact that the Great Shambling Bear spent much of his career single-handedly ensuring that the ball never saw the light of day. However, the No...
BATH 24 WORCESTER 16 The temperature in Cardiff on Saturday evening was in the high 70s, so they drew the roof across the Millennium Stadium and fried the Heineken Cup audience alive. Brilliant. Yesterday's weather in Gloucester was better measured in fathoms than degrees, but as Kingsholm...
BATH 24 WORCESTER 16 The temperature in Cardiff on Saturday evening was in the high 70s, so they drew the roof across the Millennium Stadium and fried the Heineken Cup audience alive. Brilliant. Yesterday's weather in Gloucester was better measured in fathoms than...
MUNSTER 16 TOULOUSE 13 There was nothing shameful about a union aficionado enjoying the way Dean Richards played his rugby, despite the fact that the Great Shambling Bear spent much of his career single-handedly ensuring that the ball never saw the light of day. However, the No...
