OTHER NEWS - Oct. 18, 1996

Pabst to Shutter Milwaukee Brewery: Pabst Brewing Co. said it will close the plant and lay off 250 workers, ending 150 years of Blue Ribbon beer in the city that once dominated the industry. Pabst, which will continue to be brewed elsewhere, already had shifted about two-thirds of its production to Stroh Brewing Co.’s La Crosse, Wis., plant. The decision to cease operations by year-end was prompted by reduced demand and first-quarter losses that were significantly greater than anticipated. According to Modern Brewery Age, Pabst was third in sales of 31-gallon barrels in 1975, with more than 15.6 million sold, and dropped to sixth in 1995, with 6.3 million sold. Pabst had projected a nearly $9-million loss by the end of this year at the Milwaukee plant.