tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211583.post8823010122724010663..comments2024-02-10T08:13:07.736+00:00Comments on Round-The-World Barstool Blues: Where has all the Stella gone?Frooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211583.post-21028637850861352102010-01-18T10:23:11.460+00:002010-01-18T10:23:11.460+00:00Fair comment - who knows then, perhaps someone is ...Fair comment - who knows then, perhaps someone is stockpiling it for when the crisis happens!The Nagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211583.post-14129475149772313322010-01-17T13:58:11.442+00:002010-01-17T13:58:11.442+00:00Thanks, Nags.
I didn't realise Anheuser Busch...Thanks, Nags.<br /><br />I didn't realise Anheuser Busch owned the Stella brand.<br /><br />Even so, this dispute can't have hit supplies in China yet; if it comes by sea, there must be a 4-6 week lag.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211583.post-49399257385364371692010-01-15T17:03:13.004+00:002010-01-15T17:03:13.004+00:00From the BBC website:
Belgian beer dispute hits s...From the BBC website:<br /><br />Belgian beer dispute hits supply of Stella Artois<br /><br />Disaster may be brewing - or not - in beer-loving Belgium, where supplies of two of the country's most famous beers may be down to the last dregs. <br />An industrial dispute over planned job cuts means a blockade is threatening supplies of Stella Artois and Leffe. <br />A week-long blockade has stopped any beer from leaving the Leuven headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewing company. <br />Belgian supermarkets and bars have warned stocks are running low. <br />The unions are protesting against the company's plans to cut more than 250 of 2,700 jobs in Belgium, and so far talks aimed at resolving the dispute have got nowhere. <br />But there is no need for beer-lovers to panic just yet, says the BBC's Dominic Hughes in Brussels: There are probably around 125 breweries in Belgium producing around 800 standard beers. <br />Add in special one-off brews, and some experts believe there could be more than 8,000 beers. <br />No small beer<br />Anheuser-Busch InBev announced this week a plan to cut 800 jobs across western Europe, 10% of its 8,000 workforce in the region.<br />The firm said the move was a response to falling beer sales, with the layoffs spread across Belgium, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. <br />The news triggered protests at the firm's brewery in the Belgian town of Leuven, where it also has its headquarters. <br />Anheuser-Busch InBev was formed in 2008 when Belgium-based InBev bought Anheuser-Busch, the owner of Budweiser, and the largest brewer in the US. <br />InBev itself was formed in 2004 when Belgian Interbrew merged with Brazil's AmBev.The Nagnoreply@blogger.com