Budvar Not For Sale

by Jay Brooks on October 1, 2007 · 0 comments

The Prague Daily Monitor reported today that the Czech Republic government has changed its mind for the time being about privatizing Budejovicky Budvar brewery. Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was quoted as saying there’s “no privatization,” adding that it would take at least 12-18 more months before Budvar would become a joint-stock company. He also laid to rest rumors that Marek Dalik, Topolanek’s advisor, was in negotiations with Anheuser-Busch to purchase the Czech brewery, as had been widely reported in the business press.

Tagged as: Business, Europe, International

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Stonch October 2, 2007 at 3:24 am: Fantastic news!

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Jose Ebersol October 2, 2007 at 2:52 pm: Budvar is not for sale, but good news, David Blaine has free beer for you. Check out this clip: http://davidblaine.com/db-TV?bclid=1137790195&bctid=1173350913
I know its Miller Lite but free beer is good beer.

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Lisa Morrison October 2, 2007 at 6:06 pm: Yippee! Yes, Virginia, there is a Goddess.
And her name is Ninkasi.

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