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Merrydown, the cider maker, is to be acquired by SHS Group of Northern Ireland for £37m. 17-Feb-2005 Merrydown is to close a cider and soft drinks factory in East Sussex by the end of the year, with the loss of 35 jobs. 19-Jul-2004 Merrydown, the troubled cider maker, is to raise £7m in a share placing and has also announced 50 redundancies and a new board following an increase in losses. 23-May-1998 Merrydown is considering plans to sell assets and licence its drinks brands to other manufacturers, as part of a rescue package for the struggling drinks company. 11-May-1998 Merrydown, the cider manufacturer, has said that talks with a potential bidder have collapsed. 14-Feb-1998 Merrydown, the cider company, is in discussions that could lead to an offer being made for the company. 03-Dec-1997 Merrydown is to cut the alcohol content of its premium ciders due to the imminent 50% increase in excise duty on ciders that are between 7.6 and 8.4% alcohol. 24-Sep-1996 Bass and Merrydown are to stop using the term "alcoholic lemonade" to describe Hooper's Hooch and Two Dogs, following concerns that it may encourage under age drinkers. 08-Feb-1996 Merrydown may undergo a share swap with the Australian maker of the Two Dogs alcoholic lemonade. 05-Jan-1996 Merrydown is reporting good sales figures for its new alcoholic lemonade, Two Dogs, which was invented in Australia. 01-Sep-1995
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