Right Jase, whatever you do, DON'T PANIC!!!!!

LazyEagle · Post by **LazyEagle** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:39 pm

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Belgian beer dispute hits supply of Stella Artois

Anheuser-Busch InBev employees stand on a picket line as they strike outside the company's brewery in Leuven, Belgium, 13 January 2010
Unions are angry at plans to cut more than 250 of 2,700 jobs in Belgium

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.

An industrial dispute over planned job cuts means a blockade is threatening supplies of Stella Artois and Leffe.

A week-long blockade has stopped any beer from leaving the Leuven headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewing company.

Belgian supermarkets and bars have warned stocks are running low.

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.

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.

Add in special one-off brews, and some experts believe there could be more than 8,000 beers.

No small beer

Anheuser-Busch InBev announced this week a plan to cut 800 jobs across western Europe, 10% of its 8,000 workforce in the region.
Stella Artois lager
Stella Artois is one of the firm's biggest-selling brands

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.

The news trigged protests at the firm's brewery in the Belgian town of Leuven, where it also has its headquarters.

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.

InBev itself was formed in 2004 when Belgian Interbrew merged with Brazil's AmBev.

Renax · Post by **Renax** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:55 pm

He's panicking!

BBloke · Post by **BBloke** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:58 pm

At least he's helping to put their short term profits up

Jonnywhy · Post by **Jonnywhy** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:08 pm

BBloke wrote:At least he's helping to put their short term profits up

Company saved.

Toco · Post by **Toco** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:58 pm

jased10s: helping beer companys stay afloat since dinosaurse roamed the earth

oldmeme · Post by **oldmeme** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:01 am

Dance Commander · Post by **Dance Commander** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:04 am

im sure he has a stockpile though! that'll make due for now!

Bloodblood · Post by **Bloodblood** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:18 am

xD this is why i love festers

dreamachine · Post by **dreamachine** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:34 pm

its only gonna get worse

global warming's gonna fuck up everything up [apparently]

BBloke · Post by **BBloke** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:04 pm

Oh god that's old news... they've been going on about that for some time and yet we've just had the coldest winter on record for the last 15 years and the most snow in 20 years.

Global warming my arse.. I don't think so!

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