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Opportunities include a possible combination of a portion of Constellation'sAustralian and U.K. wine operations with Australian Vintage Ltd., a leading wine company in Australia

Malaysia's leading brewery is expected to reduce financial planning cycle time from three months to two weeks.

The iconic beverage brand retains the No. 1 spot on BusinessWeek and Interbrand's annual ranking for the ninth year in a row.

The recession has been an especially dark time for small business owners. Yet, 11 small businesses in the consumer goods industry have all shown growth despite dire economic conditions, the best of which reported a 56 percent increase in sales this year.

The new president and CEO is currently commercial director and deputy general manager of Bralima, Heineken's operating company in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In the past four years, Kevin B. George established the deodorant business unit as the fastest growing Unilever business in the United States.

The new addition comes from a successful marketing career at P&G, leading global, regional and local operations across varied consumer products lines.

A 200 kilowatt system will produce 16 percent of New Belgium's peak electrical load and 3 percent of its total electrical energy use.