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InBev stories: 15 news summaries

 Beer Prices Going Up 


Aug 25, 09 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The nation’s largest brewers plan to raise beer prices in the fall, the Wall Street Journal reports. Anheuser-Busch InBev—maker of Budweiser—and MillerCoors will further test the notion that beer is generally recession-proof. “The environment is very favorable, we think,” says an Anheuser exec. Both... More »

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beer • beverages • retail sales • price increases • MillerCoors • brewery • Anheuser-Busch • brewing • InBev

New Owner's Cost Cuts Change Flavor at Budweiser

Jobs, perks, executive suites disappear

Apr 29, 09 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Things haven't tasted the same since InBev's takeover—and makeover—of Anheuser-Busch, the Wall Street Journal reports. Cost-cutting has become paramount at a firm once known for its cushy treatment of employees. Jobs have been sliced, executive suites knocked down, and benefits like free baseball tickets made rare. Anheuser-Busch Inbev... More »

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cost cutting • Budweiser • benefits • Anheuser-Busch • InBev

Opinion

 'King of Beers'
 Gets a Taste
 of Own Medicine 

...and realize it's a lot like watery piss, actually

Jul 17, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

column

Anheuser-Busch: The Deal That Sleeps With the Fishes

If relationship with Modelo hadn't soured on fishing trip, Belgians might have been staved off

Jul 17, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Next Round's
on Cindy After Bud Buyout

Stock belonging to McCain's wife worth up to $5.6M in takeover

Jul 15, 08 2:20 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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

Historic change for American beer king

Jul 14, 08 4:10 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

InBev Boosts Bid for Bud, Making Buyout Likely

Deal now tops $50 million, and Anheuser is likely to accept

Jul 11, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

InBev Brews Plan to Oust Anheuser-Busch Directors

Company turns to shareholders in merger

Jul 7, 08 8:15 AM CDT
(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 ... More »

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

opinion

 Lift a Glass to
 Belgian Bid for Bud 

But US outrage is understandable

Jul 6, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Budweiser
 to Reject 
 InBev Offer 

Anheuser-Busch now may face a hostile takeover bid

Jun 25, 08 7:00 PM CDT
(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—... More »

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

 Budweiser to Buy Corona
 to Stave Off Stella? 

Anheuser-Busch tries to avoid InBev takeover with Modelo talks

Jun 13, 08 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anhueser-Busch has approached Mexian brewer Grupo Modelo about a possible merger, the Wall Street Journal reports, in an attempt to thwart an unwanted $46.35 billion takeover bid from Belgium’s InBev NV. Anhueser already owns 50% of Modelo, which is best known for its Corona brand. By buying... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • beer • Budweiser • Anheuser-Busch • InBev • Stella Artois • Grupo Modelo

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

InBev wants to buy Anheuser-Busch

Jun 11, 08 10:28 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

ANALYSIS

Takeover Could Leave Anheuser A Bit Skunked

Bottom-line culture of Brazil's InBev not always a smooth pour

May 28, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Anheuser-Busch executives are surely examining the fate of Interbrew, the Belgian company swallowed in 2004 by InBev, the Brazilian juggernaut reportedly preparing to grab the iconic US brewer, the Wall Street Journal reports. InBev's locker-room, bottom-line-oriented corporate culture has quickly replaced beer-loving Belgians with Brazilian execs, a situation that would... More »

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Belgium • Brazil • corporate culture • Anheuser-Busch • InBev

Belgium's InBev Mulls Budweiser Takeover

Stella maker could make unsolicited bid

May 24, 08 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Belgian-based brewer InBev NV is considering an unsolicited takeover of Anheuser-Busch, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Busch family is loathe to sell the 150-year-old American icon and brewer of Budweiser—Executive August A. Busch IV vowed it wouldn’t happen “on my watch”—but activist... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • beer • Budweiser • SABMiller PLC • Anheuser-Busch • InBev • Stella Artois

Belgians Eye $46B Anheuser-Busch Takeover 

InBev prepared to go hostile to grab control of American brewing giant

May 23, 08 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Belgian brewing giant whose brands include Stella Artois is contemplating a $46 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch, the Financial Times reports today. If CEO August Busch IV denies Belgium's InBev, as he reportedly did in October, the company may go directly to shareholders. InBev is also contemplating a partnership with... More »

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hostile takeover • Budweiser • SABMiller PLC • Anheuser-Busch • InBev • Stella Artois

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