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		<title><![CDATA[Heineken offers 176 million euros for Swiss Eichhof drinks]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200804/ai_n25158069]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM AFP &#8212; Dutch global beer giant, Heineken said on Thursday that it wants to buy the beverage division of Swiss company Eichhof Holding for 176 million euros (278 million dollars) to strengthen its position on the Swiss market.  The move would strenghthen the Dutch bewers' number two position...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU approves Heineken purchase of some Scottish and Newcastle assets]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200804/ai_n25133581]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS AFP &#8212; The European Commission approved on Thursday Dutch brewer Heineken's purchase of Scottish and Newcastle's businesses in Belgium, Britain, Finland and Portugal.  However, it referred Heineken's purchase of Scottish and Newcastle's assets in Ireland to competition authorities in the country following a request from them to review...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[S and N shareholders approve takeover by Carlsberg, Heineken]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200803/ai_n24969969]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; Shareholders in British brewer Scottish and Newcastle on Monday overwhelmingly approved a takeover offer from rivals Carlsberg and Heineken, Scottish and Newcastle said.  The vote was taken at a special shareholder general assembly in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company said that with the resolution of final legal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heineken reports profits slump]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200802/ai_n24272318]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM AFP &#8212; Dutch brewer Heineken reported on Wednesday that net profit last year slumped by 33.4 percent owing to extra costs in contrast to exceptional gains in 2006, and said costs were pushing up its beer prices.  Net profit amounted to 807 million euros (1.187 billion dollars) from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French court rules online alcohol ads illegal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; A French court on Thursday ruled it illegal to advertise alcoholic drinks on the Internet, giving the Dutch brewer Heineken three weeks to take down beer ads from its French website.  Confirming a lower court decision, the Paris court of appeal upheld a plea from a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scottish & Newcastle in talks on Carlsberg-Heineken takeover]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200801/ai_n21203497]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; British brewer Scottish & Newcastle, reversing an earlier stand, said Thursday it was now in talks on a possible takeover by Danish group Carlsberg and Dutch peer Heineken for 7.8 billion pounds (10.4 billion euros, 15.4 billion dollars).  "Scottish & Newcastle plc and Carlsberg and Heineken...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scottish & Newcastle brewer snubs new takeover bid]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200801/ai_n21194736]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; Scottish and Newcastle said Thursday it has rejected an improved bid from Danish group Carlsberg and Dutch peer Heineken that was worth about 7.6 billion pounds (10.1 billion euros, 14.8 billion dollars).  S&N -- the maker of Foster's lager and Strongbow cider -- said in a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advertising expenditures for top 25 spending beer brands, 2006 and 2007.(Beer)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6605/is_200801/ai_n26028091]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ADVERTISING EXPENDITURES FOR TOP 25 SPENDING  BEER BRANDS, 2006 AND 2007  ($ Thousands)                                 Brewer  Brand...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[news from AdAge.com.(Briefs)(Intel Corp's advertising contract with Universal McCann)(Royal Caribbean International's advertising contract with WPP Group PLC)(GlaxoSmithKline PLC's advertising contract with MediaCom Holdings Ltd.)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6398/is_200712/ai_n25582752]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Heineken has yanked U.S. creative-advertising chores on its  flagship Heineken lager and Heineken Premium Light brands from Berlin  Cameron United and awarded it to Wieden & Kennedy, Portland, Ore.,  without a review, according to people familiar wi  Heineken has yanked U.S. creative-advertising chores on its ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scottish and Newcastle rejects 'inadequate' new bid by Carlsberg-Heineken]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200711/ai_n21109104]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; Brewing giant Scottish and Newcastle on Thursday angrily rejected an improved joint takeover bid from Carlsberg and Heineken as an attempt to get Scottish and Newcastle "on the cheap."  S&N, the maker of Foster's lager and Strongbow cider, said the 7.3-billion-pound bid was "wholly inadequate." ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scottish and Newcastle snubs possible bid from Carlsberg, Heineken]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200710/ai_n21043714]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; British brewer Scottish and Newcastle on Wednesday reacted angrily to news of a potential joint takeover offer from Danish beer group and business partner Carlsberg, and Dutch peer Heineken.  Scottish and Newcastle, whose top-selling beverages include Foster's, Kronenbourg 1664, John Smiths and Strongbow, said that a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heineken Beer Flows Upstream]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heineken is one of the largest breweries in the world, generating sales of â‚¬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...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[What you missed.(Briefs)(Heineken USA uses Berlin Cameron United's services)(Ogilvy North America hires Donna Pedro as its chief diversity officer)(Dunkin' Donuts and Procter & Gamble Co. sign contract)(Brief article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heineken USA tapped Berlin Cameron United, New York, to handle U.S.  creative duties on Heineken lager and Heineken Premium Light. Heineken  made the announcement March 2, one day after Berlin's co-finalist,  Wieden & Kennedy, Portland, Ore., droppe  Heineken USA tapped Berlin Cameron United, New York, to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heineken, IBM, Safmarine and University of Amsterdam Launch Wireless "Beer Living Lab"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200610/ai_n16809752]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a new intelligent wireless project with Heineken, international shipping company, Safmarine, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam University of Amsterdam in conjunction with Dutch Customs, UK Customs and US Customs and Border Protection. The new project, called the "Beer Living Lab," will track cargo container shipments of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heineken profits fizz in emerging markets]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200609/ai_n16926391]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM AFP &#8212; Dutch brewing giant Heineken has reported a 25.5-percent net profit gain in the first six months of the year but warned that the final six months would pose tougher challenges. The group, citing strong performances in Africa, central and estern Europe and the Americas, said net profit...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Late News.(Heineken USA plans to conduct an agency review)(Nissan North America hires four strategic planners)(Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America launched $100 million campaign for new insomnia drug)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6398/is_200607/ai_n25579015]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Heineken to consolidate biz for regular and light    Heineken to consolidate biz for regular and light  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Optibase Powers Heineken's Interactive Multimedia Experience; Communication Platform Created by Sony, Heineken and New Business Generation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_July_19/ai_n26929320]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[HERZLIYA, Israel -- Optibase, Ltd. (Nasdaq:OBAS), a leading provider of advanced digital video solutions, today announced that it is providing streaming video to ON, an interactive multimedia platform, initiated by Heineken, Sony and New Business Generation NBG. Using the latest MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 technology, Optibase MGW 1100 carrier grade IPTV platform...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advertisers tune in tie-ins for Black History Month: red lobster, Heineken back history, ESPN fare.(SPECIAL REPORT: BLACK HISTORY MONTH)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4895/is_200602/ai_n17962049]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Black History Month has come under criticism from the likes of  Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman among others for relegating  recognition of African-Americans to just one month. But for advertisers,  February is the perfect time to reach con    Black History Month has come under...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brewers in the Netherlands come under EU microscope]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200509/ai_n15326861]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS AFP &#8212; The European Union's executive arm has decided to take action against a group of brewing companies in the Netherlands on suspicion they fixed beer prices there, a spokesman told AFP.  The spokesman said Friday that the European Commission, which oversees competition issues in the EU, "has...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brewers in the Netherlands come under EU antitrust microscope]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200509/ai_n15327091]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS AFP &#8212; The European Union's executive arm has launched action against a number of brewing companies operating in the Netherlands on suspicion they fixed beer prices there, a spokesman told AFP.  The spokesman said the European Commission, which oversees competition issues in the EU, "has decided to open...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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