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  • June 2008

    • This Bid's for Bud: Belgian Brewer Offers $46B

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 11, 08 10:28 PM CDT

      This Bid's for Bud: Belgian Brewer Offers $46B

      (Newser) - The Belgian-based brewer InBev has made a $46 billion cash bid for US beer giant Anheuser-Busch in what would be one of the largest foreign acquisitions of an American corporation, the Wall Street Journal reports. If it goes through—a prospect that is far from certain—the 132-year-old Budweiser brand will be in foreign hands. More »

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      AT&T  • Anheuser-Busch  • Budweiser  • St. Louis  • InBev  • Proctor  • Carlsberg  • Stella Artois  • Miller Brewing  • Cingular  • Heineken  • Bud Light  • Gillette  • Molson Coors

  • March 2008

    • Ikea's Names Enrage Danes

      Der Spiegel  |  Mar 6, 08 4:34 PM CST

      Ikea's Names Enrage Danes

      (Newser) - Danes are hopping mad about a discovery that Swedish furniture giant Ikea uses Danish place names for its doormats and floor coverings, while reserving Swedish and Norwegian monikers for higher-end items, Der Spiegel reports. Some Danish academics argue that this reinforces Sweden’s perception of Denmark as a “doormat” for its larger, wealthier neighbor, and have accused Ikea of “Swedish imperialism,” however metaphorical. More »

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      Norway  • Denmark  • Sweden  • Stockholm  • Copenhagen  • Carlsberg  • Ericsson  • Ikea

  • January 2008

    • Newcastle Sells for $15.2B

      Forbes  |  Jan 25, 08 12:00 PM CST

      Newcastle Sells for $15.2B

      (Newser) - After months of playing hard-to-get, UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle has agreed to a $15.2 billion takeover bid from Carlsberg and Heineken. The offer tops a bid rejected in March by 11.1%, Forbes reports. Experts expected S&N to squeeze out a better deal, especially after it filed a lawsuit to pressure Carlsberg. S&N’s stock rose 2.1% on the announcement; Carlsberg's dropped 4.1%. More »

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      mergers and acquisitions  • beer  • Carlsberg  • Heineken  • Newcastle

  • November 2007

    • Manhunt on Tap After Massive Guinness Heist

      Associated Press  |  Nov 29, 07 5:26 PM CST

      Manhunt on Tap After Massive Guinness Heist

      (Newser) - Taking the "My Goodness My Guinness" slogan quite literally, a thief stole 450 kegs from the landmark Dublin brewery today, the AP reports. Irish police say the thief entered by truck and took off with a trailer packed with kegs, the biggest theft in Guinness history. The kegs contained Guinness, Budweiser and Carlsberg beers totaling 39,600 pints, or $235,000 worth. More »

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      theft  • Ireland  • Budweiser  • Dublin  • Carlsberg  • Guinness

  • October 2007

    • Beer War Brewing in Europe

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 17, 07 1:35 PM CDT

      Beer War Brewing in Europe

      (Newser) - Trouble could be brewing as two European brewers draw a bead on one of the UK’s top suds makers, Scottish & Newcastle. Copenhagen-based Carlsberg and Amsterdam’s Heineken are negotiating to form a consortium to buy the brewer of Newcastle Brown Ale for as much as $14 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports, though the bid isn't welcome news to S&N. More »

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      beer  • Carlsberg  • Heineken  • Newcastle

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