Anheuser-Busch sees 2006 international profit down
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.  said on Tuesday it expects its international beer operations to post lower profit this year, hurt by a U.K. shift in sales from bars and restaurants to less profitable sales through retailers.
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Bottler PepsiAmericas Inc. PAS.N on   Monday cut its 2006 earnings outlook due to lower-than-expected   net pricing and a higher cost of goods sold in its U.S.   business, and its shares fell as much as 7 percent.
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"This is not about profit, it's about cost increase"  According to a government report released Tuesday, the amount of beer sold in Germany fell to the lowest sales figure since 1993 - dropping by 2.7 percent in 2007 to 22 billion pints, down 612 million pints ... via SF Gate
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By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 8--TOKYO -- Three major beer brewers in Japan saw record high  profits in their 2006 business year through Dec.
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Altria Group Inc.  posted lower  quarterly profit on Wednesday, due in part to costs for closing  a U.S. cigarette plant as it moves some production to Europe in  a move to cut costs and reduce excess capacity.
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Brewing giant Fosterâs today said that higher annual profits from sales of beer overseas had been eroded by a sharp drop in US wine trade.
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Coca-Cola Co. on Thursday reported a sharp drop in quarterly net income due to weak sales of its soft drinks, juices and bottled waters in Germany and other key markets.
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The world's biggest confectionary group, Cadbury Schweppes, says profits will be lower than expected as wet weather hits cold drinks.
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Albertsons Inc. ABS.N, the No. 2  U.S. grocer, on Thursday posted higher quarterly profit, but  warned that full-year earnings could hit the low end of its  estimates due to competition and skittish consumers, sending  shares down 6 percent.
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Energy giant BP has said that net profits dipped in 2006, reflecting a decline in production and refining margins, despite record peaks for crude oil prices in the middle of the year.
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KarstadtQuelle, the crisis-ridden German retail giant, does not expect to turn in a profit until 2006 instead of 2005 as expected, the group's chairman Christoph Achenbach told shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting in Duesseldorf.
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Altria Group Inc.  posted lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, due in part to costs for closing a U.S. cigarette plant as it moves some production to Europe to cut costs and reduce excess capacity.
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The package courier said its second-quarter profit fell 6 percent from a year ago, largely because of high fuel costs.
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Volkswagen AG's profit fell 31 percent in 2004 as the German automaker fought headwinds from the weak dollar in the U.S. market and sluggish consumer spending at home.
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The package courier reported that its second-quarter profit fell 6 percent from a year ago, largely due to high fuel costs and a sluggish U.S. economy.
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Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, on Wednesday cut its earnings forecast due to lower-than-expected
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Germany sees a drop in beer sales during the third quarter of 2007 after poor summer weather, according to official figures.