HEINEKEN TO CLOSE KALININGRAD BREWERY
October 1st, 2016
Heineken has announced that it will stop the production of beer at one of its oldest breweries in Russia, in the Baltic Sea city of Kaliningrad, starting from January 1, (2017). In an official statement, Heineken said this followed a decline in Russian demand for beer and growing government-imposed administration costs imposed on business within the country. Some production equipment will be moved from the Russian exclave to other Heineken breweries and bottling plants in Russia, while the Kaliningrad premises will henceforth be used as warehouses. A spokesman ...
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