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BBH to build new brewery in Kazakhstan

Baltic Beverages Holding, the 50-50 joint venture between Hartwall and Carlsberg, has taken a 76 per cent stake in the Kazakhstan brewery Irbis - a move which will help improve BBH's already considerable influence on results at the two parent companies.

Wine has dangers too

Yesterday we reported on a major study to investigate a potential cancer drug based on red wine compounds. However there is also evidence to show that wine can have harmful effects. Researchers in France report that heavy wine drinkers are just as...

Astrapak profits soar

Significant investment by South African packaging group Astrapak has helped the company's revenue climb a staggering 65 per cent in the six months to August, CE Ray Crewe-Brown announced yesterday.