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Heineken slashes 6,000 jobs because Americans are giving up on beer
READ MORE: Foreclosure bloodbath deepens as banks seize 40,000 homes Brewing giant Heineken has announced plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive to compensate for a slump in beer sales. The company, which also brews Amstel…
Beer and sandwiches: At the Angel Inn in Durham
Durham's Angel Inn is by its own description “where the cool c**ts go” and once you have scaled the savage hill of Crossgate and muscled through the impossibly heavy black door, you are in no fit state to argue otherwise. The first…
Heineken to cut 6,000 jobs as people drink less beer
Heineken is to cut up to 6,000 jobs globally over the next two years – close to 7% of its workforce – as the Dutch brewer struggles with falling demand for beer. The company, which makes Heineken, Amstel and Tiger, said the cuts would…
AB InBev Offsets Beer Slump With Non-Alcoholic, Premium Sales
Anheuser-Busch InBev offset weaker volumes in Europe and North America with growth in other regions and stronger sales of premium products. Overall volumes at the world's largest brewer declined 1.5% in the fourth quarter, according to a statement…
Heineken to slash up to 6,000 jobs amid falling demand for beer
Beer giant Heineken has announced plans to slash up to 6,000 jobs. The brewing giant, which also makes Amstel and Birra Moretti, blamed weaker demand for beer and “challenging market conditions”. Heineken said it will cut between…
Budweiser APAC Profit Growth Down as China Beer Volumes Weak
Budweiser Brewing Co APAC Ltd. 's full-year profit growth saw its biggest decline since 2020, as the beverage maker battled persistent consumer headwinds in China. Net income was $489 million, missing the $602 million forecast by analysts. Beer…
Beer giant with breweries in UK to cut 6,000 jobs as demand drops
Brewing giant Heineken has said it plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs amid efforts to drive cost savings. The company, which also makes Amstel and Birra Moretti, revealed the plans in the face of weaker demand for beer amid “challenging market…
Lake District village struggles to find GP - despite ad pledging 'we'll never run out of beer'
With its undulating hills and rural charm, many of us would dream of working in the Lake District village of Coniston. But not, it seems, if you are a GP. After 170 years with a dedicated family doctor, Coniston faces losing its health practice…
Heineken to slash up to 6,000 jobs in AI 'productivity savings' amid slump in beer sales
Heineken's CEO told CNBC on Wednesday that AI is 'partly' behind the plan to cut up to 7% of its workforce. The Dutch brewer's beer volumes declined 2.4% over the course of 2025. 'We committed to 400 to 500 million euros ($476 million to $600…
Popular beer garden confirms reopening date
A popular Liverpool bar and beer garden has announced its reopening date for 2026. Sub Rosa, from the team behind the much-loved Botanical Garden, opened its doors on Kings Dock Street in the summer of 2021. Sub Rosa features a large events space…
Beer giant Heineken to axe up to 6,000 jobs
NI songwriter Phil Coulter discusses the challenge of writing the sporting anthem and its legacy despite criticism A repeat offender has been jailed again for repeating his 'sickening behaviour' of masturbating in front of women on trains, police…
Beer giant Heineken announces plans to axe up to 6,000 jobs
Brewing giant Heineken - which has a huge site in Manchester - has said it plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs amid 'challenging market conditions'. The company, which also makes Amstel and Birra Moretti, revealed the plans in the face of a slump in the…
Madison Beer talks forging her own path to pop stardom | Sporting News
For more than a decade, Madison Beer has grown up in public. Now 26, the singer is stepping into a new chapter with her third studio album, Locket, a project that underscores just how hands-on she has become in shaping her own career. Beer first…
Heineken to cut up to 6,000 jobs globally, lowers profit growth forecast amid industry struggles
Heineken said Wednesday it plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs globally and expects slower profit growth in 2026 as the beer industry grapples with weak demand. The reductions represent nearly 7% of the Dutch company's approximately 87,000 employees…
Georgia craft beer makers back bill to allow more sales outside of breweries
ATLANTA — Breweries are asking Georgia lawmakers to loosen restrictions on selling to retailers and on the amount individuals can buy to drink at home. Craft brewers said their businesses are suffering because state law prohibits direct…
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