Mineral water producers want to merge

Article Abstract:

Karlovarske mineralni vody (KMV) (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic), mineral water company, produced 3 mil hl of mineral and table water in 2000. The firm saw a profit of CEK 245 mil in 2000. KMV's owner is the businessman Antonio Pasquale from Italy. Recently, the owner acquired DK Invest (Czech Republic), which holds a 34% stake in the mineral water producer Hanacka Kyselka (HK) (Horni Mostenice, Czech Republic). The businessman has also acquired a stake in the mineral water producer Podebradka (Podebrady, Czech Republic) gradually. Podebradka produced 1 mil hl of mineral water in 2000. The three mineral water producers want to merge. All the firms together should control a 75% share on the domestic market after the merger. Mr. Pasquale also controls HBSW (Czech Republic), producer of table water under the trade mark Good Water.

United Kingdom, Asset sales & divestitures, Market information - general, Statistical Data Included, DK Invest

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Some firms do not agree with the connection of mineral water producers

Article Abstract:

Karlovarske mineralni vody (KMV) (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic), Hanacka kyselka (Czech Republic) and Podebradka (Podebrady, Czech Republic), mineral water producers, plan to merge. The prepared merger should be decided by the Antimonopoly Office by the end of Jul 2001. Reasons for the merger are competitiveness on the European and global markets and a decrease in costs. KMV has a 46% share on the domestic mineral water market, Podebradka a 16% share and Hanacka Kyselka a 19% share. The merger of the firms would set up an entity with an absolute and dominant position on the market. The step would liquidate small-scale producers.

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Mineral water producers are afraid of Nestle

Article Abstract:

Hanacka kyselka (Czech Republic), Podebradka (Czech Republic) and Karlovarske mineralni vody (Czech Republic), mineral water companies, are planning to merge. The main reasons for the merger of the three firms are the fear of the mass imports of mineral water and the effort to get to the European markets. One of the firms that are interested in the Czech market is the concern Nestle. The concern is one of the world's largest water producers.

Foreign operations, Food & Kindred Products, Food Manufacturing, Switzerland, FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS, Nestle S.A.

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