Gatorade changes sponsorship deal
Gatorade, the sports drink brand owned by PepsiCo, has confirmed that it will not renew its sponsorship of the US-based NASCAR car racing event, and that it will focus instead on stock car racing drivers and races.
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CUB buys majority stake in BCB Beverages
Foster's Group, the Australian beer, wine and leisure company, has said that its Carlton & United Breweries subsidiary has purchased a 65 per cent stake in BCB Beverages Australia for A$7.2 million (€4.3m), including debt.
Pre-tax profits at Ardagh see sharp drop to €2.4m in 2001
Ardagh, the Irish glass packaging group which is closing its Ringsend plant, saw pre-tax profits plummet to €2.4 million last year compared with €8.9 million in 2000.