Scottish & Newcastle plc was one of the world’s leading "long alcoholic drinks" (LADs) companies with strong positions in 15 countries, including leadership in the UK, France and Russia. It was headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. In the last 20 years, S&N; expanded significantly from its home base to become a major international business with beer volumes growing almost tenfold. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a cons...
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Scottish & Newcastle plc was one of the world’s leading "long alcoholic drinks" (LADs) companies with strong positions in 15 countries, including leadership in the UK, France and Russia. It was headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. In the last 20 years, S&N; expanded significantly from its home base to become a major international business with beer volumes growing almost tenfold. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but it was acquired jointly by Heineken and Carlsberg in April 2008, with the company's assets being split between them. The trading name "Scottish & Newcastle UK" continues to be used, for the time being, to denote the UK trading operation of Heineken International.
The Company was founded by William Younger I in 1749 in Edinburgh as William Younger's Brewery. It merged with McEwan's in 1931 becoming Scottish Brewers. In 1960 it merged again this time with Newcastle Breweries to form Scottish & Newcastle.
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