Punch drunk
14 December 2016
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The Dutch group has offered 390 mln pounds for Punch Taverns in a bid to triple its holdings of British drinking houses. Though most brewers got out of the business long ago, pubs are a petri dish to try out new products. A rival bidder may force Heineken to pay more, though.
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