AB InBev

AB INBEV SELLS CUB TO ASAHI

Posted on July 19th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The world’s biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI), has agreed to sell Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) to Asahi for $AU16 billion. Talks on the deal began in April, between Lazard for ABI and Rothschild for Asahi. Agreement was reached this

VB’s SHOT TO AUSSIE SPIRIT

Posted on May 22nd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria Bitter is charging a glass and into the hearts of Aussie battlers, giving away free beers at 287 venues to “everyone ready to get on with the job of making Australia a better place”. Draught stalwart around the country,

HEINEKEN RELEASES NO-ALCOHOL BEER

Posted on May 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Heineken is again responding to global trends, with the release of a specially-brewed no-alcohol beer. The all-new Heineken 0.0 was launched last weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix, with an integrated marketing campaign and tagline ‘Open to All’ – based

ACCC INVOLVEMENT IN BIG BEER BATTLES CONTINUES

Posted on June 20th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Following a positive ruling on Australia’s part in the beer global mega-merger, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is still unhappy about tap contracts and craft brewers. Last month the ACCC gave the green light to a $145 billion

FOSTER’S SUED IN US FOR BEING ‘UN-AUSTRALIAN’

Posted on January 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Foster’s in the USA is being sued for being ‘un-Australian’ after a fan of the beer discovered his drink was made in Texas. New Yorker Leif Nelson was reportedly ‘devastated’ to learn that his favourite lager, marketed in the States

AB INBEV SET TO SWALLOW WORLD’S SECOND-LARGEST BREWER

Posted on October 14th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The merger & acquisition juggernaut rolls on, with SABMiller’s board accepting AB InBev’s juicy cash offer upon condition of a multi-billion-dollar failure fee. The second-largest brewer in the world (by revenue) is the product of British-based South African Breweries, established

STAR OF BELGIAN BEER TWEAKS ITS PREMIUM

Posted on October 14th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The world’s biggest Belgian beer brand is reinforcing its pedigree and premium image with a new global design and nod to its 600-year heritage. Launched in 1926, Stella Artois was named after the Christmas Star and has always associated itself

BIGGEST BREWER EYES BIG BREWER BUY-UP

Posted on September 18th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The news has emerged the world’s largest brewer plans to attempt a takeover of giant SABMiller, which could see it control 30 per cent of global beer volume. American behemoth Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is gearing up for a bid