'British brewing industry, 1945-95' in R G Wilson & T R Gourvish (eds), Dynamics of the International Brewing Industry since 1800

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  • Name Concentration
  • Name Competition, collusion, monopoly & cartels inc competition policy & regulation
  • Name Diversification strategies

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Deals with the changing structure and diversification of the industry, mostly 1950s-70s, and its increasing concentration into six businesses in the 1960s - Allied Breweries Ltd; Bass Charrington Ltd; Courage Ltd; Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd; Watney, Mann & Truman; and Whitbread Ltd. The reasons for this and the consequent competition issues