DRINKERS in Cork yesterday told Carlsberg and Heineken bosses: “Hands off our city’s breweries!”

Scottish & Newcastle continued to frustrate Carlsberg and Heineken today after the UK firm rejected another takeover approach from the brewing giants.

BREWER Scottish & Newcastle is reportedly plotting to sell the holding company behind one of its prized assets to block a potential hostile takeover by Carlsberg and Heineken.

Brewer Scottish & Newcastle is today reportedly plotting to sell the holding company behind one of its prized assets to block a potential hostile takeover by Carlsberg and Heineken.

The British were once synonymous with beer drinking, but results out this week from the world’s biggest brewers confirm that our love affair with lager has lost its fizz.

Beamish Stout has won the internationally renowned Gold Medal at the annual Monde Selection 2007 awards in Barcelona.

The new owner of Foster’s lager in Europe wasted no time today in unveiling plans for the brand’s first major UK launch in more than 10 years.

Brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle was today toasting a £309m (€444.1m) deal that gave it full ownership of the Foster’s lager brand in Europe.

Last year was a record year for Beamish and Crawford, company managing director Alf Smiddy said today.

BEAMISH & CRAWFORD, which froze its draught prices last year due to falling demand in the pubs, had a reasonable first-half in a declining market, a spokeswoman said.

Brewer Scottish & Newcastle today reported positive summer sales for its UK business despite poor weather and weaker off-licence trade following Euro 2004.

Scottish & Newcastle is to put health warnings on its products as part of a drive to promote awareness of sensible drinking.

Top-flight players ranging from banks and insurers to brewer Scottish & Newcastle and miner Anglo American will be updating the market during a busy few days for corporate news this week.

Brewer Scottish & Newcastle today said encouraging sales of its leading beer brands had boosted the business during a year of transformation.

London’s benchmark FTSE 100 Index failed to cement earlier gains today as top flight shares limped across the finishing line at close of trading.

EU regulators today approved brewer Scottish & Newcastle’s purchase of cider producer HP Bulmers Holdings.

Dutch brewing giant Heineken today warned sales of its beers had gone flat after a series of world events hit demand from drinkers.