Winner of Primus Rally plans
to tackle Paris-Dakar
C.I.B. Zaire gets new bottle washer
Commercial
manager
Manfredini is
spare-time
rally driver
Six-monthly results Heineken N.V.
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Alain Manfredini, whose
daily job is that of commer
cial and marketing manager
at Brasserie de Brazzaville,
likes to get behind the
wheel of a Nissan 4x4 in his
free time.
HEINEKEN INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE NO. 34
Problems in Zaïre
He is a gifted racing driver, hav
ing come second and fifth in pre
vious editions of the Primus Rally in
Brazzaville. This year he was first
across the finishing line. After four
days and 1,400 kilometres driving in
what were sometimes wretched con
ditions he had a lead of eight minutes
at the finish. Encouraged by his good
Over the first six months of 1991 Heineken N.V. booked a net
profit of Dfls. 168,376,000 as against Dfls. 165,365,000 in the cor
responding period of last year. Net turnover went up from Dfls.
4,150 million to Dfls. 4,199 million.
The operating result increased from Dfls. 292 million to Dfls.
298 million. This 2% increase was the net result of several major
factors which mainly offset each other.
Sales in hectolitres lagged behind compared to the first six
months of 1990. Not only were weather conditions in Europe unfa
vourable, but the Gulf crisis also had a negative impact on sales in
many countries owing to the decline in pub and bar visits and re
duced tourist numbers. Furthermore, economic growth declined in a
number of countries.
Against this, however, margins improved thanks to better sel
ling prices and because local cost increases were kept within limits.
Personnel costs decreased, due in part to ongoing restructuring op
erations. Excise duties were lower, chiefly as a result of the lower
beer sales and the growing significance of alcohol-free beers in the
range.
The operating result was also favourably influenced by changes
in the size of the consolidated interests, the main change being the
full consolidation of Van Munching Co. in the United States.
The Board of Directors expects that the net profit for 1991 -
before extraordinary income - will be slightly higher than the result
for the 1990 financial year.
results, Manfredini has decided to
enter for the world's toughest rally:
Paris-Dakar.
The Primus Rally is the leading
sports event in Brazzaville - second
in popularity only to football. Seven
teen cars and twenty motorbikes
were present at the start.
Heavy downpours made some roads
nearly impassable and tested Man
fredini 's steering skills to the limit.
Because of the voilent dis
turbances in the past few
weeks Heineken has evacu
ated all its expatriates from
Zaïre. Sixty men, women and
children recently left the
country. Production in the
breweries came to a standstill
for a while but was recently
restarted. Fourteen Heineken
employees stayed on in Zaïre.
Alain Manfredini right) and co-pilot Patrick Daulon celebrate victory in the
third Primus Rally.
The end of June saw the arrival in
Kinshasa (Zaïre) of a new washer for
C.I.B. (Compagnie Industrielle des
Boissons), a wholly owned subsidi
ary of Heineken and a local Coca
Cola bottler. C.I.B. has branches in
Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Boma.
The old bottle washer was ripe for
replacement and at the beginning of
1991 it was decided to invest in a
new washer so as to safeguard the
production capacity. The new wash
er came into service in mid-Sep
tember, after being subjected to test
operation under the watchful eye of
H.T.B. and with the support of Bra-
lirwa's engineering department.
The new washer is transported to the
factory in Kinshasa.
As the finishing touch to the reno
vation work at C.I.B. a C02 plant is
currently being installed in Lubum
bashi, whilst a new C02 plant will
also become operational in Kinshasa
at the year end.
