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Current AffairsCzech beer producers protest use of artificial additives
Several Czech brewers, including the makers of Pilsner Urquell, are calling
for tightening of the rules for using an industry quality control label
named České Pivo (Czech Beer). The move comes in reaction to a recent
consumer test of several Czech beers. It revealed that some brewers are
using a chemically modified hops extract – a substance that purists say
has no place in Czech beers, which are known around the world for their
high quality.
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PanoramaUniversity educates new generations of Czech brewers
Many in the Czech Republic, which is home to the first pilsner, believe
Czech beer is the best in the world. In the past, Czech brewers shared
their expertise with the rest of world and breweries in countries as
distant as Colombia, the United States, Turkey and Venezuela were built by
Czech engineers. In this edition of Panorama, we look at the art of Czech
brewing today.
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In this week's Business News: Czechs reduce milk supplies in protest at EU
quotas, Czech Airlines post large losses, search engine Seznam is found to
be the country's most famous brand, high parking prices at Prague's Ruzyně
airport lead to unusual solution and predictions that Euro 2008 will help
to boost beer sales.
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Current AffairsPilsner Urquell unveils ‘user-friendly’ new beer glass
Now, you might not think of beer drinking as a particularly strenuous thing
to do, but the brewer Pilsner Urquell has just unveiled a new glass which,
it says, makes the whole activity even easier. Over the next couple of
years, the brewery expects to distribute more than one million of its
streamline new glasses to restaurants and bars throughout the country.
Radio Prague was at the launch:
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Current AffairsCzech Pilsner beer cheaper in Germany
The Czech Republic has long been world famous for its plentiful choice of
quality beer. Indeed, beer is famously often cheaper than mineral water.
However, Czechs may be surprised to find that one of their most popular
beers can actually be bought for less in neighbouring Germany.
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In Business News this week: the Czech Republic has posted record trade
surplus in 2007; shopping space in the country is expected to expand by 50
percent; Czechs want to include Olomoucké tvarůžky on EU’s list of
protected foods; a pint of Pilsner Urquell beer is cheaper in Germany than
in the Czech Republic and Czech soft-drinks producer has launched a
sugar-free version of Kofola.
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One on OneMike Short, the head of Pilsner Urquell
Our guest in this week’s edition of One on One is Pislner Urquell’s CEO
Mike Short (61). Mr Short, originally a nuclear engineer, joined the South
African beer producer SAB Miller in 1990 after a career stretching from
the
aerospace division of Rolls-Royce to the submarine service of the Royal
Navy. Before becoming the head of the top Czech beer producer in 2005, Mr
Short was the head of a brewery in Hungary, another member of the SAB
Miller group. Is the submarine service a good starting point for a career
in the beer making industry? That was my first question for Mike Short. More
Current AffairsPilsner Urquell ups its number of beer vending machines
Great Czech inventions include everything from the contact lens to lager
beer and now...the beer vending machine. Following a successful six-month
trial, the world famous brewer Pilsner Urquell has just announced that it
is introducing more of its new pivoautomaty - machines which dispense cans
of beer, just like soft drinks machines elsewhere. With the network of
machines expanding - potentially even abroad - the 'smart' beer vending
machine, which reads customers' ID cards and only sells to the over 18s,
could be coming soon to a station or stadium near you.
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Current AffairsPlzensky Prazdroj launches new "Master" beers
With its long tradition of beer brewing, the Czech Republic has for years
been one of the world's major destinations for beer tourism. Beer lovers
come from far and wide to sample the country's many famous brews. Now they
have one more reason to visit the country. The producer of the world
renowned Pilsner Urquell, the Plzensky Prazdroj brewery, has just launched
two new beers aimed at pleasing even the most sophisticated palates. More
