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HP Bulmer is re-opening the cider bottling line at its Plough Lane factory in Hereford, with the creation of 42 jobs. 22-Feb-2007 HP Bulmer is to shed 49 jobs at its cider factory in Hereford in May, and parent company Scottish & Newcastle hopes to transfer some of the jobs to other parts of the group. 03-Nov-2004 HP Bulmer, the cider maker, is to shed 125 jobs at its Hereford headquarters and a further 125 from its nationwide network of sales and technical services staff. 17-Jul-2003 HP Bulmer, the cider maker that is being acquired by Scottish & Newcastle, has sold its US operations to management for undisclosed terms. 24-Jun-2003 Scottish & Newcastle is to acquire HP Bulmer, the Hereford-based cider maker, for £278m, and has also announced the acquisition of Portuguese brewer Central de Cervejas. 29-Apr-2003 HP Bulmer, the cider maker, is to raise £6m from the sale of land at one of its Hereford factories to a housebuilder, and the money will be used to reduce debt. 20-Mar-2003 HP Bulmer is considering the possibility of launching a rescue rights issue or putting the business up for sale, following a deterioration in the cider market. 27-Jan-2003 HP Bulmer is to sell its Australian cider operations to Foster's Group for £22m, and has also announced plans to shed a further 200 mainly Hereford-based jobs. 20-Dec-2002 HP Bulmer, the cider company, has announced plans to shed 100 jobs in the UK, withdraw from South Africa and Australia and cut back its US operations. 09-Jul-2002 HP Bulmer is to shed up to 10% of its 2,300-strong workforce, as part of a £10m two-year restructuring programme aimed at improving the profitability of its cider business. 10-Jul-2001 De Vere is selling five Tavern depots to HP Bulmer for £2.5m and 12 depots to Classic Drinks for £7.7m. 20-Feb-2001 HP Bulmer is looking to win beer distribution contracts in order to benefit from the recent consolidation in the brewing sector, and is also aiming to get its cider products into more overseas markets. 11-Jul-2000 HP Bulmer is to acquire Dawes Group, the drinks wholesaler that trades as The Beer Seller, for £32m, in order to introduce its cider into more pubs. 07-Apr-2000 HP Bulmer has agreed a deal with Sinebrychoff for the production and bottling of its Woodpecker cider in Finland. 11-Feb-2000 HP Bulmer is to set up a cider manufacturing business in China, in partnership with the San Kong brewery in the city of Qufu. 14-Dec-1999 HP Bulmer has bought American Hard Cider Company for £19m, in order to provide a platform for growth in the US. 01-Dec-1999 HP Bulmer is seeking deals with foreign companies to expand its international cider business, which is expected to lead to its founding family relinquishing control. 14-Jul-1999 HP Bulmer, the cider company, has awarded a £4m contract to Claremont for the refurbishment of its headquarters in Hereford. 02-Jul-1999 HP Bulmer is moving into the South African cider market with the acquisition of brands and production facilities from W&A Gilbey for £2.3m. 09-Feb-1999 HP Bulmer is acquiring Green Mountain Cidery, the US cider company, for £8.7m in an effort to build up its international business in response to fierce competition in the UK. 08-Aug-1998 HP Bulmer is to close its Inch's cider plant in Devon, putting 47 jobs at risk, in order to save £1m a year. 02-Jul-1998 HP Bulmer is recalling 1m bottles of Amstel beer, following the discovery of glass fragments in three bottles. 15-Nov-1997 HP Bulmer has bought Harvest Wine Company of New Zealand, which has over half of the New Zealand cider market, for £940,000. 29-Jul-1997 HP Bulmer is expected to start distributing and manufacturing Two Dogs alcoholic lemonade in Australia and New Zealand next month. 14-Sep-1996 HP Bulmer is to launch a lower alcohol version of its recently-acquired White Lightning cider, in order to avoid forthcoming increases in duty. 18-Jul-1996 HP Bulmer is buying Inch's, the privately-owned third biggest cider maker in the UK, for £23m. 26-Mar-1996
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