Fizz Dispense Optimization Group leading the draught beer industry with Carbo-Draught

"Derrick Gordy, business manager for Fizz Dispense Optimization Group in Adairsville, GA, says the industry is "still developing that trend of improved draft quality and diversification of draft offerings. I don't know if you'd call it a great [improvement], but it seems like we're doing a better job of it every day as time goes by. "Increasingly, Gordy says, Americans look at drinking draft beer as a sampling experience. "They're looking for something they don't have at home, something they can't get in the grocery or liquor store. Demand, I think, has driven this kind of variety. There are a lot of regional brewers, and the ones that don't have the high quality have fallen by the wayside in the last few years." Changes Gordy has seen over the last couple of years have been on the dispensing side. "Brewers have been brewing good beer for years here in the U.S. The pursuit now to dispense it and get it to the customer at that same level of quality is still probably in its early stages. The focus is on how to do things properly. But we're still a little bit on the uphill slope." According to Gordy, foamy beer wastes an average of 15 percent, or $10.50 per keg. At the rate of 25 kegs per month, that's $263. Flat beer, he adds, wastes an average of 10 percent, or $7 per keg -- to $175 per month at the same 25-keg rate. The basic idea is to ease the movement of draft beer from the kegs stocked in the back of the restaurant (for ease in deliveries) to bars, especially those in remote locations, such as dance floors. Now, operators can push beer nearly any distance they need to. "You're not limited by the length of run, or by having these short little boxes under-bar," Gordy says." Cheers Magazine, October 2005

COCA COLA BOTTLING - 10Q

Income Statement for MOLSON COORS CO

Winning customers, one belly at a time

Belgium's InBev Posts $420M 3Q Profit

Molson Coors Brewing Company announces quarterly dividend

G.K. Skaggs Signs Agreement with Karlsberg Brewery Import and Market Its Line of Premium Beers

Feeling the Draft featuring FIZZ

AIRGAS INC - 10Q, Sales up 17% YOY

Beer brands suffering from an "Ocean of Sameness"

Coke Consolidated earnings up 44%

GAWDA Connection - Nov 8, 2005

Bootie Beer Corporation Launches in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Music Awards

InBev's Brock expects Expects to Outgrow Beer Industry

SAB's beer sales going strong

News: Beer: Cure for what "ales" you?

On your mark, get set ... beer!

Pyramid Breweries Inc. Reports Increase in Sales, Net Income and EBITDA Growth in Third Quarter Results

Waving a beer wand

NUCO2 INC - 10Q

NC beer up to $1 per ounce

PepsiCo Announces Restructuring
PepsiCo Inc. said Wednesday that it plans to cut costs in some of its operations by restructuring and would record a pretax charge of up to $85 million. "We continue to see very good top line momentum, giving us confidence in our outlook for the fourth quarter," Steve Reinemund, PepsiCo's chairman and chief executive, said in the release. "At the same time, we are tightening our belts wherever we can to be in position to deal more effectively with continued cost pressures next year." Reinemund said that he expected the actions to lead to low double-digit earnings per share growth in 2006.

MCDONALDS CORP - 10Q

Molson Coors profits soar 69%

Brewmeisters' pub crawl / Four beer makers lead a tour of Bay Area watering holes

Latin America's largest brewer, AmBev, triple Q3 earnings

Gasoline falls below pre-storm price levels

NuCO2 Inc. Reports Gains in First Quarter Revenues, Activations and Profitability

NuCO2 Announces Conference Call for Nov 3, 2005 at 11am

Battle Brewing Between South S.L. Bar Owners, UT City Council

WI Beer bill hits a hiccup in committee

Boston Beer 3Q Earnings Top Estimates

Queensland pub runs out of beer

CT hearing scheduled for dispute over elf on beer label

Coors Brewing Company Statement

Beck's Premier Light Hits Million Case Mark in Less Than One Year

Think globally, drink locally

Redhook Ale Brewery Reports 2005 Third Quarter Results

Anhuesuer-Busch, Heineken in stake talks with Chinese brewery

BUD: Income Statement for ANHEUSER BUSCH

UCD brewer: Beer can be healthy

Wisconsin brewers oppose beer bill

Drinks Americas Purchases Rheingold Beer

Molson Coors Brewing Company Conference Call - Nov. 1, 2005 at 3pm EST

Red Robin Tap Into GE ``At the Customer, for the Customer'' Program to Dramatically Improve Customer Svc

Anheuser-Busch Brewmasters Craft Two Special Limited-Edition Seasonal Brews in Time for Holidays

Barron's: Anheuser-Busch still rules the beer world

Blue Moon ale full of flavor

Beacon Hill pub drawing Bud horse

Beer in Bama

Airgas just shy of earnings expectations

SABMiller seeks control of brewer Bavaria

COCA COLA CO - 10Q

Treats for taste buds: Brussels sprouts & ginger beer

Friend sues host for beer bottle attack

Praxair Declares Dividend

The Pepsi Bottling Group Declares Dividend

Cheap Summer Suds Take Toll on Brewers

Airgas Reports Second Quarter EPS Growth of 27%

Airgas posts 2ndQ Profits

Cancer Fighting Beer

Praxair 3Q Earnings Slide on Charge

Earnings Preview: Anheuser-Busch Co.

Molson Coors Brewing to Webcast 2005 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Nov 1, 2005 at Noon EST

Heineken USA confirms National rollout of Heineken Premium Light next year

Fund manager: Molson Coors should buy brewer

Praxair Earnings Conference Call (Q3 2005) - Oct 26, 2005 at 9am

McDonald's Plans Nutrition Info on Packages

British Beer Company brings English Pubs to US Shores

Cider with a Kick

Citigroup says avoid beer stocks

Bud Pong canned

SABMiller beer volumes rise despite U.S. weakness

Pepsi Bottling quarterly profit rises

Airgas Announces Pricing Actions Effective November 21, 2005

GAWDA Connection - Oct 23, 2005

Strike testing a city's loyalty to beer, unions

The Latest News from Chart Industries: First Reserve Closed & New Jasper Facility

Beer? Not here

A tale of two beers in Vermillion, SD

A-B accuses unions of boycott

Single Glass of Wine Immerses D.C. Driver in Legal Battle

Nicoshot

Price-war leaves brewers with a headache

Miller Brewing posts dip in U.S. sales

Airgas Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call - Oct 27, 2005 at 11am

GAWDA Connection - October 8, 2005

Anheuser-Busch now world's third-largest brewer

Yakima Brewing closes plant

NuCO2 Announces Conference Call to Report Results - Nov 3, 2006 at 11am

Interview: Geoff Larson - Co-Founder of Alaskan Brewing

Five places to celebrate Oktoberfest all year long

Boston Keg Buyers may find their names sent to Police

Budejovicky Budvar Celebrates Anniversary

Praxair Announces Price Increases and Related Actions

Shiner Rewarded at the Great American Beer Festival; Shiner Bock, Shiner Light and Shiner Dunkelweizen

YUM! Quartery Profits up nearly 16%

Praxair says huricanes to reduce Q3 earnings

Wendy's sees low beef prices; shares rise

Molson Coors Shares Lifted by Upgrade

The Beermat That Tells You When Your Glass Is Empty

Spicy Mexican Beer Coming North Of The Border

NuCO2 Announces Acquisition That Adds 2,500 New Accounts of Bay Area Equipment

Great American Beer Festival winners
Large Brewing Company of the Year:
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, St. Louis, MO,
DOUG MUHLEMAN
Mid-Size Brewing Company of the Year:
SIERRA NEVADA BREWING, Chico, CA
STEVE DRESSLER
Small Brewing Company of the Year:
SANDLOT BREWERY AT COORS FIELD, Denver, CO
TOM HAIL
Large Brewpub of the Year:
IRON HILL RESTAURANT & BREWERY #3, Wilmington, DE
MARK EDELSON
Small Brewpub of the Year:
PELICAN PUB & BREWERY, Pacific City, OR,
DARRON R. S. WELCH

Best of the Best: Great American Beer Festival

Trucker's family sues over carbon dioxide death at McDonald's

McD Franchisee sued after fumes kill trucker

What's Brewing at Whitbread

Chart sells $170MM in 10-year notes

Video News -Coca-Cola

Video News - Pepsi

GAWDA Connection - 09/26/05

Once humble brew fest now has 1669 beers

Consumers Still Prefer Aluminum Beverage Cans as the Premier Packaging of Choice

Coors Light(R) Plastic Bottle Cooler Box Named Best New Packaging Innovation for 2005

Airgas Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call scheduled for 10/27/05

NuCO2 Inc. Jobs

Spinoff speculation boosts McDonald's

Pepsi Bottling Posts Higher 3Q Profit

Bud Taps New Markets

Changes Brewing at Rock Bottom Restaurants

Airgas Announces Second Quarter Earnings Schedule

Airgas leader sells 1M Airgas shares

NUCO: Income Statement

The Pepsi Bottling Group to Webcast 3rd Quarter 2005 Earnings

NuCO2 Inc. Signs Master Service Agreement With Metromedia Restaurant Group

Another 'Budweiser' Coming to St. Louis

Praxair CFO To Address Banc of America Securities Investment Conference

Alcohol news, from carbo counts to national consumption rates

Craft beer rising to the top?

NuCO2 Inc. Comments on Effects of Katrina

Molson Coors Unit to Sell Senior Notes

SABMiller eyes plant buys in China

Yard House ceases their use of The Yard

Chart Industries announces Oct 1 pricing and surcharges

Chart Ind Surcharge $ List for Oct 1, 2005

Chart Ind DS Pricing List for Oct 1, 2005

Scientists analyse nutrition in beer

Coca-Cola Enterprises Shares Decline

McDonald's Global Momentum Continues, August Comparable Sales Up 3.4%

GAWDA Connection - 9/8/05

BOC Announces U.S. Helium Price Increase

InBev completes sale of German bottler top Coca-Cola

Pepsi Bottling Reaffirms 3Q Outlook

Heineken H1 profits slip, holds outlook

Praxair Continues to Supply Customers despite Katrina

Income Statement for MOLSON COORS CO

Airgas buys Associated Welding Products

GAWDA Connection - 8/23/05

S. Salt Lake corks home-brewing wording

Beer Battle Over

Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Beer Stocks Flat

ARG: Income Statement for AIRGAS INC

CIDI.OB: Income Statement for CHART IND

COKE: Income Statement

"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. " Frank Zappa

Chipotle IPO talk boosts McDonald's options

UBS boosts Coca-Cola to buy as 'turnaround' kicks in

Praxair Shares Trading At 'Excessive' Premium

CO2 is reacting with the pipes and the brass and is dissolving the lead and copper into the water

NuCO2 Inc. Reports Record Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2005
New Customer Activations Exceed 3,400 for Fourth Quarter and 18,000 for Year. Total Revenues Up 20% and EBITDA Up 28% Year-Over-Year. Company Issues Guidance for '06

Buying draft beer long overdue in Decatur, AL

Molson Coors Brewing Company Announces Quarterly Dividend

"What they think is transpiring is that dissolved CO2 is reacting with the pipes and the brass and is dissolving the lead and copper into the water," said Young. "We resolved the copper level some time ago but haven't been able to resolve the elevated lead level, so this modification should do that. We're adding a substance that will put a coating inside the pipes and therefore stop the reaction of the piping and brass fittings to the CO2."

NuCO2 Q4 Earnings Rise

NuCO2 Announces Conference Call to Report Operating Results 8/18/05 at 11am EST

Miller Drops Test of Fruit-Flavored Drink

Can brewers make America thirst for beer again?

CHART INDUSTRIES INC - 10Q 8/12/05

COCA COLA BOTTLING CO CONSOLIDATED - 10Q 8/12/05

Chart Industries acquired by First Reserve Corp.

Cost Components of a Draught Beer: Retail Price $3.50
Costs: Beer $0.56, Ice/electric $0.01, Gas System $0.02, Gross profit $2.91
Source: FIZZ Dispense Optimization Group

NuCO2 Conference Call to Report Operating Results Aug 18, 2005 at 11am

NuCO2 8K: Presentation to CJS Securities

Cost Components of a fountain beverage: Retail Price $1.29
Costs: Syrup $0.17, Cup/lid $0.05, Ice/electric $0.01, CO2 ‹$0.01, Gross profit $1.05
Source: NuCO2 Management

Milk vs. beer

More beer? Not a prayer!

Head-to-head war: bottles vs. cans

Bootie Beer Launches National Expansion

Redhook Ale Brewery Reports 2005 Second Quarter Results

La Crosse, WI Keg & Bartender registration could be on tap!

Boston Beer Post Lower Q2 Profits

AIRGAS INC 10Q - Sales Up 27%

CHART INDUSTRIES 8-K

Molson Coors to restate Q1 results

Anheuser-Busch launches caffeinated malt beverage

GAWDA Connection - August 8, 2005

MCDONALDS CORP - 10Q

First Reserve Corporation Link

Income Statement for PRAXAIR

Molson Coors Reports Sharply Lower Profit

Brews At Bargain Prices

Coke rolls out diet Pibb in 3 States

Wendy's to spin off Tim Hortons

Oil rises above $61 as Saudi king dies

Mexico's Modelo up 29%

Anheuser-Busch Won't See Sustainable Improvement Soon

The Pepsi Bottling Group Declares Dividend

ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES 10Q from July 28, 2005

Craft Brewing Industry Fact Sheet for 2005

Craft brewers aim to blaze a New York State Beer Trail

Beer Wholesalers See 'Price War' Looming

Airgas posts 34% profit jump, lifts 2005 outlook

A-B Strikers get forum

Brewery to remove billboard

No Jail Time For Woman Who Set Fire Because Beer Ran Out

Praxair's NA business up 13% YOY (Presentation)

Praxair: 2Q05 Earnings Teleconference 9am EST July 27, 2005

Airgas Q1 Teleconference Call 11am EST July 28, 2005

Praxair Declares Dividend

95% of China's bottled beer contains formaldehyde

Beergarita recipe

Brewed for distinction

PA to go sudsy on Sunday

Miller's Time: Oldest major U.S. brewer turns 150

GAWDA Connection - July 23, 2005

NC to use alcohol sniffing anklet

Molson Coors Brewing Company Conference Call for Aug 2 at 3pm EST

NuCO2 Announces Conference Call to Report Operating Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2005

Coca-Cola Posts Q2 Profit on Revenue Gains

McDonald's Q2 Profits Drop on Tax Charge

SABMiller announces merger with brewing giant

Cheers to 9000-year-old Chinese beer!

OSHA cites, fines NuCO2 in driver death

Trucker shortage could get worse

Experts offer frank talk about stadium snacks

US Group calls for health warning on soft drinks

Heineken buys Stepan Razin for estimated $120m

Artisan Beers Meet Gourmet Foods

Coldest Beer in Boise, ID

Beer sales defy consumer slump to lift Greene King-UK

Sunday beer sales; inching to modern times in PA

BEST BREWERS:
1. AleSmith Brewing Company, San Diego, California
2. Three Floyds Brewing Company, Munster, Indiana
3. Stone Brewing Co., San Marcos, California
4. Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus, Westvleteren, Belgium
5. Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, Inc., Portland, Oregon
6. De Dolle Brouwers, Diksmuide, Belgium
7. Kalamazoo Brewing Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan
8. Pizza Port (Solana Beach), Solana Beach, California
9. Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, Delaware
10. Fuller, Smith & Turner, London, England
Compliments of ratebeer.com July 2005

Dial “F” for frustration: Five voice mails promise to annoy

Wendy's same-store sales below estimates

Pepsi Bottling to Buy Pepsi Charlotte

Ratebeer News - July 10, 2005

GAWDA Newsletter July 8, 2005

Anheuser-Busch launches caffeine-infused beer

Praxair Electronics Announces SureFlow(TM) Bulk Specialty Gas Supply Systems

Skinner May Make McDonalds Workers 'Phat'

A-B loses appeal in hidden-camera case

Airgas Announces Pricing Actions on Argon Effective July 1

NuCO2 buys 1100 customers from Coca-Cola in Midwest for $1.4MM

Iron City may be missed

MCDONALD'S PLANS TO REINVENT EMPLOYEE UNIFORMS

Fountain Brewery dries as beer era ends

Praxair: 2Q05 Earnings Teleconference July 27th at 9am

What is Reinheitsgebot?

Beer license yanked due to poker tournaments

Seeing Red this Summer

Beer Truck Crash Snags Boston Commute

Re-thinking business cards

Transforming your sales force

Congress pulls plug on junk-fax rule

US gets Big Head in Beer Ratings

Keg tagging doesn't work

Heineken "underperform," estimates raised

Keeping Broward in Brewskis

Praxair's St. Louis plant erupts in fire

Demand for New Anheuser-Busch Aluminum Bottle Outpacing Supply Across the Country

The Stongest Beer In The World?

Drinks Americas Announces Intent to Purchase Rheingold

Crushing news on the beer front

The Smoky Mountain News: NC's Popping the Cap on...

GAWDA Connection - June 23, 2005

Summer Brews

Savvy Selling - The Art of Managing Expectations

EU, Coke Reach Deal on Sales Practices

Theater chains AMC, Loews agree to merge - 2005-06-21

Fizz announces July 1, 2005 Carbo-Draught surcharges & pricing update

Rooting for beer

Maine Democrats' plan levies tax on soda

SABMiller nears $7B Bavaria deal

Beer distributor named trade group officer
ORMOND BEACH -- Michelle P. Connors, president and owner of S.R. Perrott Inc., has been appointed secretary of the Beer Industry of Florida. The Tallahassee-based trade group was founded in 1945. It represents the distributors of Miller, Coors, Heineken and other imported products. Perrott has been a member of the trade group since 1962 and Connors has been a board member since 2001.

Boston watchdog group targets Coca-Cola for India water use

Marketers use word of mouth to pop the top on retro beer

Man Sues McDonald's for Discrimination

Cumberland council OKs seeking beer cart license

This summer, replace ‘light’ with wheat

The Standard - Carlsberg buys 46pc stake in barley and hops supplier - China Section

Beer makes an extreme move up

Try a sales blitz

AIRGAS Annual Report June 14, 2005

Miller to resume direct attacks on Bud Light

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Announces Pricing for Exchange Offer

Praxair Announces Argon and Helium Price Increases in the U.S. and Canada