Schmuan was among 100 or so major league and minor league executives at the Winter Meetings in Nashville listening to a talk from beer industry veteran Matt Borgard, director of venue sales for Crown Imports, the importer of Corona.

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Paul Matthews has been promoted from managing director of distribution - the insurance industry's sales network - to become head of the UK's newly combined sales and marketing division titled "Take to Market".

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According to the Dutch Food Industry Federation director Philip den Ouden, there was a 50% jump in sales of infant formula this year, compared to last year.

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"What we are seeing now is demand shrinkage, " said Vishnu Mathur, director general at the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, an industry lobby group which announces monthly auto sales data.

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