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Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) is one of the world’s leading beer-led beverages companies with strong positions in 15 countries including leadership in the UK, France and Russia. It is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland and is a FTSE 100 Index company. In the last 20 years, S&N has expanded significantly from its home base to become a major international business with beer volumes growing almost tenfold.
In 1985, the company was a regional brewer focused on Scotland and the North of England, ranked number five in the UK and selling 6 mhl per annum.
By 1995, S&N had become the UK’s leading brewer, selling 15 mhl per annum.
In early 2000, S&N expanded outside the UK via a number of acquisitions in Western Europe, growing sales to over 50 mhl per annum.
In 2005, S&N became a major European brewer with a balance of high growth emerging markets and high volume developed markers. Annual volumes are now approaching 60 mhl.
S&N has three of the top ten beer brands in Europe with Baltika, Foster's Lager and Kronenbourg 1664. In addition to these key international brands, its portfolio includes national market leaders, such as John Smith's and Strongbow Cider in the UK, Kronenbourg Red&White in France, Sagres in Portugal, Lapin Kulta in Finland and Kingfisher in India. Amongst speciality niche brands are Newcastle Brown Ale, primarily exported to the USA, and Grimbergen, the Belgian Abbey beer.
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