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Heineken Goes Worldwide With Longneck Bottles -- Except in U.S.
Heineken is ditching its familiar shortneck bottle across the globe -- everywhere that is, except for the United States. The new bottle, which will debut in Western Europe early next year, has a longer neck that has a slight indentation where the Heineken name is displayed vertically. But Heineken USA is sticking with the shortneck because it wanted to differentiate the import from U.S. domestic beers, which tend to come in longnecks, said spokeswoman Tara Carraro.
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