The bid from Heineken and Carlsberg for Scottish & Newcastle has advanced to the division of S&N’s operations between these two brewing corporations. S&N’s operations in the UK, Portugal, Belgium and Finland will be held by Heineken from today. Hartwall is also now part of the Heineken Group.
The change of ownership will have no immediate impact on Hartwall’s operations.
"We Hartwall employees look to the future with confidence as part of the Heineken Group. However, we will concentrate on our core competencies: expanding and developing our brands – to bring Finnish consumers the very finest beverage experiences. Hartwall is a strong company, we have excellent products, expertise and knowledge of the market. With these advantages, we shall continue to do well in the future as before," says Hartwall’s Managing Director Yrjö Närhinen.
Heineken N.V. is the most international brewery in the world. The Heineken brand is sold in almost all countries, and the company owns more than 115 breweries in over 65 countries. Heineken brews 139 million hectolitres of beer a year, and it is the world’s fourth-biggest brewery in terms of volume of output. Heineken has a total of 54,000 employees.
Heineken’s top international beer brands are Heineken and Amstel, but it makes and sells more than 170 beer brands – international, regional, local and speciality beers.
For further information about Heineken see www.heinekeninternational.com