Price of beer to rise

lil eva · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:21 am Post subject: Price of beer to rise

BRITAIN'S biggest brewer, Scottish & Newcastle, yesterday warned “substantial” price increases were needed to combat a steep rise in raw material costs.

The group said it would combine price rises, estimated by analysts at 5 per cent on a pint of beer, with cost cuts as it forecast input costs would soar 8.5 per cent this year.

Chief executive John Dunsmore issued the warning as annual results sales and profits in the UK were hit by wet weather and the smoking ban.

The group, which last month agreed to a £7.9billion joint takeover by Carlsberg of Denmark and Heineken of Holland, saw UK profits fall 8 per cent to £213million.

£213 Mill profits????My heart bleeds for them

wewantourdarbyback · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:03 am Post subject:

Screw Petrol prices or the state of britains Healthcare

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS STORY EVER

down with the establishment, i want my cheap beer

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Twong · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject:

I go to Asda and Lidl
and drink at home!

I've not paid their silly prices for years!

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snowgoose · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject:

Hmmmm lol i said the beer price was to rice in the future, and i was correct

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wewantourdarbyback · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:02 am Post subject:

snowgoose · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:03 am Post subject:

lol bollox ben lol it was basmati

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Chrissy Canadian · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:10 am Post subject:

hahaha

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Pretty Shambolic · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:28 am Post subject:

Maybe it'll mean 13 year old kids can't afford it anymore. That'd be a shame!

Won't bother me to be honest. The bars in the centre of Leeds have high enough prices already, and I don't tend to drink at home often. When I do it's usually JD, and that shouldn't be effected. I'd have a minimum on prices throughout the country, because in my experience, all the arseholes are attracted by cheap beer. You go to the more expensive areas and very rarely see any trouble.

Having said that, there's exceptions to the rules. Student areas are usually ok, and football stadiums have ridiculous prices yet attract hooligans. Ahh... **** it, who cares? lol

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Chrissy Canadian · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:49 am Post subject:

i am more of a wino lol, never acquired the taste for beer

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lil eva · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:07 am Post subject:

Supermarket giant Tesco is to urge the Government to introduce a law banning the sale of cut-price alcohol.

A spokesman for the firm confirmed a report in The Daily Telegraph that it now supported legislation to ensure "responsible pricing" of alcohol and alcohol promotions.

The move comes amid widespread concern about the problems of binge-drinking and alcohol-fuelled crime and disorder.

The supermarkets have faced criticism for selling alcohol at heavily reduced prices - sometimes below the wholesale cost - as a "loss leader".

Tesco argues that the issue can only be dealt with through Government action as the supermarkets are barred by competition laws from taking action together to raise prices, while customers would simply go elsewhere if they acted unilaterally.

Lucy Neville-Rolfe, an executive director, said "Supermarkets do sell a lot of alcohol and we accept that we have a role to play in addressing the problem of anti-social drinking.

"Competition law prevents businesses discussing anything to do with price with each other and imposes severe penalties on anyone who breaches it.

"The only safe solution is for the Government to initiate and lead those discussions and to bring forward legislative proposals which Tesco and others in our industry can support."

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Chrissy Canadian · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:53 am Post subject:

i wish they sold wine in our supermarkets in canada, we have to go to government liquor stores (or special beer and wine stores and pay more)

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