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Empresas Polar, Venezuelan brewing giant, has submitted to Peruvian regulators the request to avert Colambia’s Bavaria from enlarging its stake in local brewer Backus & Johnston. Both Polar and Bavaria hold stakes in Backus and the Venezuelan company is concerned Bavaria's decision could be a beginning to a takeover bid for the Peruvian brewer.

23 July, 2002