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NEWS ABOUT: Carlsberg

Carlsberg stories: 6 news summaries

 Want a Beer From the 
 Hindenburg? $8K, Please 

Burnt, undrinkable 1937 bottle could be most expensive ever sold

Nov 10, 09 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - “You wouldn't want to drink it,” the auctioneer tells the BBC . “It is probably quite putrid to taste.” And yet, if the bottle of beer sells as expected, it will be the most expensive ever bought. Why? It’s a Lowenbrau rescued from the smoldering ruins... More »

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Germany • beer • auction • air disasters • Carlsberg • Hindenburg • zeppelin • Lowenbrau

This Bid's for Bud: Belgian Brewer Offers $46B

InBev wants to buy Anheuser-Busch

Jun 11, 08 10:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Belgian-based brewer InBev has made a $46 billion cash bid for US beer giant Anheuser-Busch in what would be one of the largest foreign acquisitions of an American corporation, the Wall Street Journal reports. If it goes through—a prospect that is far from certain—the 132-year-old Budweiser brand... More »

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Proctor • St. Louis • Budweiser • Cingular • Heineken • Carlsberg • AT&T • Miller Brewing • Anheuser-Busch • Molson Coors • InBev • Stella Artois • Labatt Blue • Gillette • August A. Busch IV • Michelob • Bud Light

Ikea's Names Enrage Danes

Danish monikers on Swedish outfit's doormats, floor runners wound pride

Mar 6, 08 4:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Danes are hopping mad about a discovery that Swedish furniture giant Ikea uses Danish place names for its doormats and floor coverings, while reserving Swedish and Norwegian monikers for higher-end items, Der Spiegel reports. Some Danish academics argue that this reinforces Sweden’s perception of Denmark as a “doormat”... More »

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Norway • Ikea • Sweden • Denmark • Stockholm • Copenhagen • Carlsberg • Ericsson • Scandinavian rivalry • doormats • light beer • Malmo • Öresund

Newcastle Sells for $15.2B

Carlsburg, Heineken divvy up UK brewer

Jan 25, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - After months of playing hard-to-get, UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle has agreed to a $15.2 billion takeover bid from Carlsberg and Heineken. The offer tops a bid rejected in March by 11.1%, Forbes reports. Experts expected S&N to squeeze out a better deal, especially after it filed... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • beer • Heineken • Carlsberg • Newcastle • Scottish and Newcastle

Manhunt on Tap After Massive Guinness Heist

Beer bandit stole 450 kegs from landmark Dublin brewery

Nov 29, 07 5:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Taking the "My Goodness My Guinness" slogan quite literally, a thief stole 450 kegs from the landmark Dublin brewery today, the AP reports. Irish police say the thief entered by truck and took off with a trailer packed with kegs, the biggest theft in Guinness history. The kegs contained... More »

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theft • Budweiser • Ireland • Dublin • Carlsberg • Guinness

Beer War Brewing in Europe

Carlsberg, Heineken may bid for Newcastle parent

Oct 17, 07 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Trouble could be brewing as two European brewers draw a bead on one of the UK’s top suds makers, Scottish & Newcastle. Copenhagen-based Carlsberg and Amsterdam’s Heineken are negotiating to form a consortium to buy the brewer of Newcastle Brown Ale for as much as $14 billion, the ... More »

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beer • Heineken • Carlsberg • Newcastle

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