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Now Australian bottled beer, sunscreen for Indians Repeat for all needing
BUS4Business/InternationalNow Australian bottled beer, sunscreen for Indians Repeat for all needingBy Neena BhandariSydney, Oct 10 IANS Beer and sunscreen, two iconic products of the Australian lifestyle, are the latest to join the growing list of exports to India. The Adelaide-based family company, Hamilton Laboratories, has sent its first shipment of sunscreen and South Australia's Coopers Brewery has sent an initial shipment of 400 cases of Coopers Pale Ale, Sparkling Ale and Stout to India this October."To carve out a niche in a market where more than one billion people are exposed to the sun is an exciting development for Hamilton. The population and climate in India makes it an ideal market with incredible potential," Hamilton Chairman Richard Blake said.India already has a large number of local sunscreen manufacturers, but Hamilton is confident that their reputation for premium quality and the strong distribution network will provide the competitive edge."Our opening order for A$100,000 US$69,226 worth of our Sensitive, Optimal, Toddler and Everyday Hamilton sunscreens is a strong sign of what can be achieved in this market," Blake said."It is also a sign of the increased importance the local population is putting on sun protection and the greater awareness of skin cancer," he added.India is one of the fastest growing markets for this 75-year-old company, which exports to more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe and North America and retails its product primarily through pharmacies.The growing Indian middle class with enormous spending power is also helping another South Australian company, Coopers Brewery, to reap rich dividends. The company exports bottled beer to more than 26 countries across the world and has just secured its first export order to India.Chairman and Marketing Director Glenn Cooper said this was the first time Coopers had ever exported bottled beer into India, although it currently exports malt extract and home brew kits to the sub-continent."This contract arose from discussions with the export manager of the Indian import company D C Johar & Sons, which is based in Bangalore. They were after a premium quality beer to be stocked at numerous five star hotels throughout India and thought Coopers would be a perfect match," Cooper told IANS.India is attracting more Australian business prospects. According to Austrade research conducted with the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there are over 1,500 Australian businesses currently exporting to India.Australian companies like Gloria Jeans and Cookie Man are doing well in Indian retail markets through franchising arrangements.Australian exports to India increased 37 percent in 2006-07 as against 22 percent in 2005-06. In the past five years, Australian exports have increased at an average annual rate of 41 percent.India is now Australia's fourth-largest goods export market after Japan, China and South Korea. In 2006-07, India was Australia's largest market for gold, second-largest market for coal and copper ore, and third-largest market for wool.--Indo-Asian News Servicenb/arj/jg/tb516 Words10101114
2008-10-10 02:00:08
Australia begins bottled beer, sunscreen exports to India
INT43International/BusinessAustralia begins bottled beer, sunscreen exports to IndiaBy Neena BhandariSydney, Oct 9 IANS Two iconic products of the Australian lifestyle, sunscreen and beer, are the latest to join the growing list of exports strengthening the economic ties between India and Australia.The Adelaide-based family company, Hamilton Laboratories, has sent its first shipment of sunscreen and South Australia's Coopers Brewery has sent an initial shipment of 400 cases of Coopers Pale Ale, Sparkling Ale and Stout to India this October."To carve out a niche in a market where more than one billion people are exposed to the sun is an exciting development for Hamilton. The population and climate in India makes it an ideal market with incredible potential," Hamilton Chairman Richard Blake said.India already has a large number of local sunscreen manufacturers, but Hamilton is confident that their reputation for premium quality and the strong distribution network will provide the competitive edge."Our opening order for A$100,000 US$69,226 worth of our Sensitive, Optimal, Toddler and Everyday Hamilton sunscreens is a strong sign of what can be achieved in this market," Blake said. "It is also a sign of the increased importance the local population is putting on sun protection and the greater awareness of skin cancer," he added.India is one of the fastest growing markets for this 75-year-old company, which exports to more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe and North America and retails its product primarily through pharmacies.The growing Indian middle class with enormous spending power is also helping another South Australian company, Coopers Brewery, to reap rich dividends. The company exports bottled beer to more than 26 countries across the world and has just secured its first export order to India.Chairman and Marketing Director Glenn Cooper said this was the first time Coopers had ever exported bottled beer into India, although it currently exports malt extract and home brew kits to the sub-continent."This contract arose from discussions with the export manager of the Indian importcompany D C Johar & Sons, which is based in Bangalore. They were after a premium quality beer to be stocked at numerous five star hotels throughout India and thought Coopers would be a perfect match," Cooper told IANS.India is attracting more Australian business prospects. According to Austrade research conducted with the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there are over 1,500 Australian businesses currently exporting to India.Australian companies like Gloria Jeans and Cookie Man are doing well in Indian retail markets through franchising arrangements.Australian exports to India increased 37 percent in 2006-07 as against 22 percent in 2005-06. In the past five years, Australian exports have increased at an average annual rate of 41 percent.India is now Australia's fourth-largest goods export market after Japan, China and South Korea. In 2006-07, India was Australia's largest market for gold, second-largest market for coal and copper ore, and third-largest market for wool.--Indo-Asian News Servicenb/arj/jg520 Words09101320
2008-10-09 04:04:06
Now, beer made from 45 million year old yeast
Canberra, September 25 ANI: A tiny colony of yeast trapped inside a Lebanese weevil covered in ancient Burmese amber for up to 45 million years, has been brought back to life in barrels of modern beer.According to a report by ABC News, Emeritus Professor Raul Cano of the California Polytechnic State University, originally extracted the yeast a decade ago, along with more than 2000 different kinds of microscopic creatures. Today, Cano uses the reactivated yeast to brew barrels of pale ale and German wheat beer. "You can always buy brewing yeast, and your product will be based on the brewmaster's recipes," said Cano. "Our yeast has a double angle: We have yeast no one else has and our own beer recipes," he added. The beer received good reviews at the Russian River Beer Festival and from other reviewers. The Oakland Tribune beer critic, William Brand, said that the beer has "a weird spiciness at the finish," and The Washington Post said the beer was "smooth and spicy." Part of that taste comes from the yeast's unique metabolism. "The ancient yeast is restricted to a narrow band of carbohydrates, unlike more modern yeasts, which can consume just about any kind of sugar," said Cano. Eventually, the yeast will likely evolve the ability to eat other sugars, which could change the taste of the beer. Cano plans to keep a batch of the original yeast to keep the beer true to form. "We think that people will drink one beer out of curiosity," said Cano. "But if the beer doesn't taste good, no one will drink a second," he added. ANI
2008-09-25 16:00:00
UK breweries to hike beer prices soon
London, Sept 14 ANI: Beer lovers in the UK will soon have to pay a little more for the drink, as breweries have decided to hike the prices for the second time this year, bringing to the market for the first time to four pounds a pint one-eighth of a gallon.The companies blame the impending hike in beer process on an "unprecedented" rise in the price of materials such as gas, fuel, malt and sugar for the decision to push up the price tag of lager, bitter and ale. Draught and bottled Stella Artois, Beck's and Tennent's lager, all owned by brewery InBev, will go up by about three founds a pint tomorrow, while in two weeks' time Carling and Grolsch drinkers will also see three pounds added to a pint, reported the Guardian.Tetley's bitter will follow in the first week of October, while Marston's, the Wolverhampton-based brewery behind Pedigree bitter, is adding 10 pounds to a pint. "We have done everything possible to limit the price increase, but there have been unprecedented levels of increases in raw materials in recent months," the paper quoted Stephen Oliver, managing director of Marston's Beer Company, as saying.According to the paper, the price of barley and metal, used for making cans, has gone up by more than 50 per cent in the past two years, while the company's energy costs have soared by more than 150 per cent in some cases. In London and south-east England, drinkers face significantly higher prices. "The current wave of price increases means &pound4 a pint will be far more commonplace this year," said a spokesman for the British Beer and Pub Association. ANI
2008-09-14 09:00:00

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