• Heineken sues over 15,000 cases of frozen beer

    Heineken sues over 15,000 cases of frozen beer

    Frozen margaritas are one thing — but frozen beer is bad for business, according to Heineken, which claims it lost more than 15,000 cases of brew to frigid temps when a shipping company mishandled them. The suds were shipped to the United States from Amsterdam last year, were offloaded in the Port of Newark, and …
  • Heineken halts production in Mexico as nation shuts down over coronavirus

    Heineken halts production in Mexico as nation shuts down over coronavirus

    Dutch brewer Heineken said on Friday that it will suspend production and distribution from its seven plants in Mexico, in response to the government’s decision to halt nonessential economic activity to contain the new coronavirus. Heineken Mexico, which employs 16,000 workers, followed Grupo Modelo, producer of the Corona, Modelo and Pacifico brands, which on Thursday …