On 21 Apr, 15:57, Martyn Dawe <md...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:16:48 +0100, "Dave Croft"
>
> <dave.cr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >I am just drinking my last bottle of Liefmans Kreik &
> >wondered if anyone knew what was happening about
> >Liefmans bankrupcy proceedings & if there is any chance
> >of a reprieve?
>
> I heard That they were being taken over by moortgat. The Marketing
> director has a family connection to the original owners of leifmans.
does anyone know what happened with Liefman's association (I thought
owner****p by!) Riva (Dentergem Wit, etc) - I'd read that for years
Riva were brewing Liefman's wort at their own plant & only fermenting
at Oudenaarde. Did they maybe craftily keep the 2 co.s as separate, so
if things got bad, they could go bankrupt, leaving Riva safe & (ahem)
blameless?
cheers,
MikeMcG
PS there's some new-ish & slightly older news online -
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http://www.offlicencenews.co.uk/articles/60177/Bidders-line-up-for-Liefmans.aspx?categoryid=9059
Bidders line up for Liefmans
Published: 18-04-2008
Written by: Graham Holter
Hopes are high that Liefmans could resume brewing under new owner****p
after a Belgian court placed the company into the hands of liquidators
last week.
The brewer, famous for its paper-wrapped fruit beers, collapsed at the
end of last year five years after being bought by private equity
investors.
UK partner James Clay, which has been the main supplier of Liefmans
for around 15 years, lost around 100 on and off-trade listings after
brewing was suspended and supplies ran out.
The company has about a month's stock but faces uncertain times as
bidders line up to take control of the Belgian brewer. Duvel Moortgat,
which does not have a fruit beer in its ****tfolio, is thought to be
the most likely new owner.
James Clay managing director Ian Clay said: "We've been getting about
20 phone calls a day asking about Liefmans. It's been a difficult time
both professionally and personally."
Although sales of Liefmans were strong, Clay said investors appeared
to have run out of working capital partly due to unexpectedly high
costs of complying with new water treatment regulations.
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http://www.flex-news-food.com/pages/14478/Beer/Belgium/belgian-brewer-duvel-moortgat-given-tem****ary-production-rights-liefmans.html
25 February 2008 - Belgian brewer Duvel Moortgat has been granted
tem****ary production rights by bankrupt Liefmans Breweries.
According to a company statement, Liefmans' receivers have allowed
Deuvel to use production on a tem****ary basis, on condition that Duvel
prepares an offer to acquire all or part of Liefmans' operations.
Liefmans was declared bankrupt in December.
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