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  • September 2008

    • PepsiCo Offers $1M for Winning Super Bowl Ad

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 24, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      PepsiCo Offers $1M for Winning Super Bowl Ad

      (Newser) - PepsiCo is aiming to grab Budweiser's crown as king of the Super Bowl ads with a contest offering $1 million to anyone who can create a Doritos ad that tops viewer ratings during the game, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company hopes the cash prize will put a fresh spin on the consumer-generated ad concept and give it the edge in pre-game hype. More »

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      advertising  • Super Bowl  • Anheuser-Busch  • Pepsi  • Budweiser  • television advertising  • Doritos

    • Chinese Beer to Dethrone Bud Light

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 11, 08 1:56 PM CDT

      Chinese Beer to Dethrone Bud Light

      (Newser) - A Chinese favorite may have replaced Bud Light as the world’s best-selling beer, without selling a single keg outside of China, the Wall Street Journal reports. One research firm says 1.35 billion gallons of Snow Beer were consumed last year to 48.4 million of Bud Light, while another says the US brand holds a 1.37 billion-1.35 billion edge. More »

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      China  • beer  • Anheuser-Busch  • Budweiser  • Bud Light

  • August 2008

    • The Private Wealth Behind McCain's Public Life

      New York Times  |  Aug 23, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      The Private Wealth Behind McCain's Public Life

      (Newser) - John McCain is one of the wealthiest men in the Senate, but the McCain fortune is less open to scrutiny than that of most lawmakers, the New York Times reports, since the vast bulk of it remains solely in the name of wife Cindy. She has a controlling stake in the privately held beer distribution company inherited from her father, which nets her an estimated $5 million a year, and her investments carry few disclosure requirements. More »

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      John McCain  • Cindy McCain  • Anheuser-Busch  • wealthy legislators  • Hensley & Co.

    • Tastes Great or Less Filling? Old Ad Slogan Coming Back

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 20, 08 7:35 PM CDT

      Tastes Great or Less Filling? Old Ad Slogan Coming Back

      (Newser) - Does it taste great, or is it less filling? Miller Lite drinkers can have it both ways, the Chicago Tribune reports: The beer’s 30-year-old slogan “Great taste, less filling” is being resurrected for a fall advertising campaign coming to a TV, radio, and store near you. Parent company MillerCoors is trying to unseat light-beer king Anheuser-Busch. More »

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      advertising  • marketing  • beer  • Anheuser-Busch  • MillerCoors  • Bud Light

  • July 2008

    • 'King of Beers' Gets a Taste of Own Medicine

      Salon  |  Jul 17, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      'King of Beers' Gets a Taste of Own Medicine

      (Newser) - Anyone who thinks InBev’s buyout of Budweiser represents the end of American beer needs a history lesson, writes Edward McClelland in Salon. Budweiser became the “King of Beers” by killing every other heir to the throne. In 1960, America had 175 traditional, regional breweries, making lagers just like Bud. Anheuser-Busch systematically crushed them all, through its distribution and marketing might. More »

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      beer  • history  • Anheuser-Busch  • Budweiser  • InBev  • brewery  • craft brewers

    • Anheuser-Busch: The Deal That Sleeps With the Fishes

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 17, 08 11:40 AM CDT

      Anheuser-Busch: The Deal That Sleeps With the Fishes

      (Newser) - Anyone mourning the takeover of Anheuser Busch by Belgium's InBev might want to know that the real turning point in that battle occurred more than a decade ago. On a fishing trip. In Mexico. The last real chance to outmaneuver InBev was lost when the US brewer failed to get a controlling stake in Mexico’s Grupo Modelo, writes David Kesmodel in the Wall Street Journal . And chances for that, say industry sources, vanished when former A-B CEO August Busch III decided to take a call instead of landing a humongous marlin. More »

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      mergers and acquisitions  • Anheuser-Busch  • takeover  • Budweiser  • InBev  • Grupo Modelo

    • Next Round's on Cindy After Bud Buyout

      Reuters  |  Jul 15, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      Next Round's on Cindy After Bud Buyout

      (Newser) - The $52 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch means Cindy McCain's stock in the brewing giant is worth between $2.8 million and $5.6 million, Reuters calculates. Though the presidential campaign of her husband, Republican John McCain, didn't say how many shares Cindy owns, it appears she and her dependents have between 40,000 and 80,000 shares—for which InBev's bid offers $70 apiece. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Cindy McCain  • Anheuser-Busch  • income  • InBev

    • Belgian-Brazilian InBev Buys Anheuser-Busch for $52B

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 14, 08 4:10 AM CDT

      Belgian-Brazilian InBev Buys Anheuser-Busch for $52B

      (Newser) - Legendary American brewing company Anheuser-Busch has agreed to a $52 billion takeover bid by the Belgian-Brazilian InBev, building the largest beer firm in the world and ending over 150 years of ownership by the Anheuser and Busch families, the Wall Street Journal reports. The $70-per-share deal is a step up from an earlier, rejected offer. More »

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      acquisitions  • beer  • Anheuser-Busch  • InBev  • brewery  • Adolphus August Busch V

    • InBev Boosts Bid for Bud, Making Buyout Likely

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 11, 08 10:55 AM CDT

      InBev Boosts Bid for Bud, Making Buyout Likely

      (Newser) - InBev has increased its bid for Anheuser-Busch to $70 a share, the Wall Street Journal reports. Although willing to replace the Budweiser-brewer’s board in a hostile takeover, the $5-per-share boost—bringing the total deal to $50 billion—is a signal that InBev would prefer to keep things friendly. Anheuser will probably accept the new offer, sources told the Journal . More »

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      mergers and acquisitions  • beer  • buyout  • Anheuser-Busch  • Budweiser  • InBev  • brewery

    • InBev Brews Plan to Oust Anheuser-Busch Directors

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 7, 08 8:15 AM CDT

      InBev Brews Plan to Oust Anheuser-Busch Directors

      (Newser) - InBev is turning up the heat in its $46.35-billion attempt to take over St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, seeking to replace the company's board with a new slate of directors. The move aims to allow shareholders a direct say on the merger bid that was spurned last month, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Belgian-Brazilian brewer offered stockholders $65 a share, a 35% premium. More »

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      acquisitions  • proxy battle  • Anheuser-Busch  • hostile takeover  • InBev

    • Lift a Glass to Belgian Bid for Bud

      Washington Post  |  Jul 6, 08 10:29 AM CDT

      Lift a Glass to Belgian Bid for Bud

      (Newser) - Belgian beer company InBev’s bid for Anheuser-Busch may look like an affront to a US tradition—but it's perfectly in keeping with the American spirit of entrepreneurship, writes Maureen Ogle in the Washington Post . It’s “precisely the sort of bold strike that launched the American Revolution and still fuels the American dream"—and if Adolphus Busch were alive today, he’d hire InBev’s CEO. More »

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      beer  • Anheuser-Busch  • Budweiser  • InBev  • American dream

  • June 2008

    • Budweiser to Reject InBev Offer

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 25, 08 7:00 PM CDT

      Budweiser to Reject InBev Offer

      (Newser) - Anheuser-Busch plans to reject Belgian brewer InBev's $46 billion offer to buy the company, the Wall Street Journal reports. The decision is not expected to deter InBev, however, which could launch a hostile takeover bid, the Journal notes. InBev wants to acquire the St. Louis brewer—the maker of Budweiser—to create the world's largest beer maker. More »

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      beer  • Anheuser-Busch  • hostile takeover  • Budweiser  • InBev

    • Budweiser to Buy Corona to Stave Off Stella?

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 13, 08 6:55 AM CDT

      Budweiser to Buy Corona to Stave Off Stella?

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