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| Many Czech breweries still struggling, despite popularity of golden brew -
Czech breweries are counting the costs of the coronavirus crisis. During the state of emergency which closed some 50,000 pubs around the country, beer consumption took a dive and although the government-imposed restrictions have now been lifted, the pace of recovery is slow.
The hardest hit by the crisis were large breweries, which are used to established sales procedures and are not able to react quickly to larger-scale crises such the coronavirus pandemic. Sales dropped by 40 percent overnight and the largest producers were faced with the task of having to dispose of hundreds of thousands of hectolitres of brewed beer that they were unable to sell.
According to Jan Šurán from the Czech-Moravian Association of Mini-Breweries disposing of large stocks of beer is not easy and costs money.
10.07.2020 Radio.cz |
| PPF in shortlist for Plzeňský Prazdroj and other brewing assets: report - The PPF group of the richest Czech Petr Kellner is on the shortlist to bid for Plzeňský Prazdroj and other brewery assets of SABMiller in Central Europe according ot Reuters. Other companies featuring on the list are Japanese brewery Asahi, the Swiss investment group Jacobs Holding and investment companies Bain Capital and Advent. The sale off has been sparked by the planned acquisition of SABMiller by Anheuser-Busch InBev with asset sales demanded by the European Commission as a price for the deal to proceed.
18.11.2016 Radio.cz |
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6.11.2015 Trnava |
| Slovak Beer Militia Challenges Heineken to Duel - Small breweries in Slovakia have launched a campaign aimed against large producers by setting up a 'Pivobrana' ('Beer Militia'), chairman of the Slovak Association of Small Independent Breweries (AMNPS) Ladislav Vanco said at a press conference on Thursday.
Pivobrana has challenged Heineken, one of the two main players on the Slovak market, to a duel involving three public blindfolded beer-tasting tests in Kosice, Bratislava and Pezinok (Bratislava region) in September. It also offered Heineken the option of taking part in supervising the contest. Heineken hasn't reacted to the challenge, however.
Heineken recently attacked Banska Bystrica-based brewery Urpiner for its campaign with the slogan: "Do you know which beer is world-class?" Heineken has registered its trademark Zlaty Bazant with the slogan: "World-class Slovak Beer", and claims that Urpiner has violated its commercial rights.
Urpiner rejects the accusation. "The possible confusion [of our beer] with their product wouldn't be anything positive for us, quite the contrary," said Vanco.
Vanco complained that the two main players [Heineken and SABMiller - ed. note] control 95 percent of the Slovak market thanks to the use of aggressive and unfair practices.
"They restrict sales [in individual pubs] exclusively to their brands. They forbid the sale of other brands with the threat of fines in contracts," said Vanco, adding that this happens when one of the large producers provides a pub with umbrellas or a serving bar, for example.
Around 20 small breweries and one industrial brewery (Urpiner) are active in Slovakia, while there are as many as 60 industrial and 130 small breweries in the Czech Republic. This is due to a reduced excise tax for small breweries, among other things, said Vanco.
6.09.2012 TASR |
| SABMiller brews up scheme to beat competition - JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Mar 12 2009
Brewing giant SABMiller is to cut costs sharply in its most profitable market of South Africa to boost marketing ahead of the opening of a rival brewery this year just south of Johannesburg.
Norman Adami, managing director of the group's South African operation, said it will cut costs by R350-million and plough the savings back to boost sales as Heineken opens the first non-SABMiller brewery in South Africa.
Adami said the savings will restore the group's productivity edge by cutting manufacturing, distribution and overhead costs in its year to March 2010, but this will not lead to plant closures or job losses in its 5 500 South African workforce.
The move comes as the Dutch brewer with its British partner Diageo plans to open its new plant to brew a range of their brands like Amstel, Heineken and Guinness to compete in a market where SABMiller earns a quarter of its profits.
"We believe we have a clear understanding of their strategy," Adami told an investor seminar on Wednesday, adding that SABMiller had a range of 11 different beer brands in South Africa to counter the output of the new brewery built by a 75:25 percent Heineken-Diageo joint venture.
Heineken's chance to expand in South Africa came in April 2007 when it won back the right from SABMiller to brew and distribute its Amstel brand in the country.
The premium Amstel beer accounted for over 9% of SABMiller's South African volumes before April 2007, and its loss saw SABMiller's South African beer market share falling to around 91% from 98% previously.
Heineken, the world's third-largest brewer after Anheuser-Busch and SABMiller, has been importing its beers from Europe ahead of the brewery opening.
Adami expects the new brewery to open between July and September but has four international premium brands -- Grolsch, Pilsner Urquell, Peroni and Miller Genuine Draft -- to compete with Heineken, as well as three local premiums and four mainstream brands.
SABMiller adds it will use the R350-million of savings and a little more to invest an extra R364-million into marketing to revitalise its beer brands and look to push up overall per capita beer consumption above the 55 to 60 litres a year range it has seen for a number of years in South Africa. -- Reuters www.mg.co.za |
| Velke Popovice brewery manager moves to Slovakia - Pilsen, Jiri Marecek - 03. 01. 2008 - Press release
Jozef Spirko (46), a production manager of Velke Popovice brewery was promoted to a new position of brewery manager in Topolcany as of January 1. Topolcany brewery in Slovakia is a part of the SABMiller group.Jozef Spirko graduated from the Institute of Chemical Technology and he has been active in brewing for more then 20 years. In 1986-1996 Spirko worked at Vychodoceske pivovary brewing company, then at Radegast brewery. Later within the then-merged Plzensky Prazdroj, he has been working as a production manager of Velke Popovice brewery.
Now Spirko accepts the opportunity to move within the SABMiller group to Slovakia, his father country. His new task is to manage the brewery in Topolcany, which has been integrated with Saris brewery into Pivovary Topvar, a.s., as of January 1, 2007.
As well as Plzensky Prazdroj, Pivovary Topvar, a.s., is a member of SABMiller, one of the world's largest brewing groups. International career programmes are designed to drive SABMiller’s employees personal development and to share experiences within the group.
Jozef Spirko is married, has two children; he speaks Czech, Slovak, English and Russian. His interests include family, sports (football, tennis) and cooking.
Contact:
Jiří Marecek
Spokesman
Plzensky Prazdroj
+420 724 617 219
x x x
With its overall sales exceeding 10.7 million hectolitres in the calendar year of 2006 (including licensed production abroad) and with exports to more than 50 countries of the whole world Plzensky Prazdroj, a. s. is a major beer producer in the region and the largest export of the Czech beer.
Plzensky Prazdroj, a. s., is a member of the SABMiller plc global group. Pilsner Urquell is the international flagship of the SABMiller brand portfolio.
SABMiller, plc, is one of the world’s largest brewers with brewing interests or distribution agreements in over 60 countries across six continents. The SABMiller brand portfolio consists of international brands such as Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell, as well as of almost 200 other successful regional and national brands.
Topvar Breweries a.s. is a member the SABMiller Group. The company’s portfolio includes the Slovak brands Šariš, Topvar, Smädny mních (Thirsty Monk).
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