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Article: McEwan's still best buy says S&N chairman
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- The Sunday Herald
- Article date:
- July 7, 2002
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SCOTTISH & Newcastle still believes its McEwan's brand has a long-
term future, despite the Edinburgh-based brewer placing increasing
emphasis on its five "drive" beer brands - John Smith's, Foster's,
Kronenbourg, Miller and Becks - according to chairman Brian Stewart.
Speaking at the firm's annual results meeting in London, and to
illustrate its strength in the marketplace, Stewart showed how
Scottish Courage's top five brands in the UK market are increasingly
squeezing out the firm's more regional brands. The top five brands'
share of SC's UK sales has grown from 47% in 1996 to 83% this year.
But some Scottish on-trade players have expressed concern that the
"drive" brands' success has ...