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The boss of global brewing giant Heineken has said that British pubs are an “institution” that continue to provide great opportunities for business as the company presses on with its acquisition of pub chain Punch Taverns. The move will see the brewer acquire nearly 2,000 British pubs and follows Heineken’s entry into the UK pub market in 2008, when it took over Scottish & Newcastle. “Although the pub sector in the UK has been contracting over the last few years, when