Sep 04, 2019 / 05:30PM GMT
Laurence Bruce Whyatt - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division - Analyst
Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you very much for joining us for the Heineken presentation this afternoon. It gives me great pleasure to introduce Jean-François Van Boxmeer, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Heineken.
Questions and Answers:
Laurence Bruce Whyatt - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division - AnalystSo to start off the questioning today, it'd be great to get a sense of the overall competitive environment that we're seeing, particularly in the beer markets, in your emerging markets. How is this affecting your pricing policy today?
Jean-François M. L. Van Boxmeer - Heineken N.V. - Chairman of the Executive Board & CEO
Thank you for the question, Laurence. It's a very levered question, and it points out to a year in which all of the sector has been under pressure of rising input costs. Raw materials and packaging materials have been rising, and that brings the necessity to pass on these
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