Ab Inbev

Pub Bitch: Is blonde the new black?

01-Jul-2010

The new black Product innovation, as any fule kno, is an integral, nay essential part of today's brewing game. Take Stella Artois Black, AB InBev's...

Budweiser brewery closure postponed

22-Jun-2010 By John Harrington

Closure of the Budweiser brewery in Mortlake has been postponed until at least December 2011. It follows after a recent surge in sales of the beer,...

Budweiser's Mortlake brewery given temporary reprieve

22-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ

A surprise jump in sales of Budweiser has prompted AB InBev, the beer's producer, to postpone the closure of its Stag Brewery, in Mortlake, West...

'Breathtakingly cynical': Pete Brown on AB InBev and Bass

10-Jun-2010

So after years of neglect, AB InBev is rumoured to be putting Bass up for sale. But if the reports are to be believed that's only half the story....

AB InBev puts Bass up for sale

26-May-2010 By Ewan Turney

AB InBev is rumoured to have put famous British ale brands Bass, Boddingtons and Flowers up for sale. The Times reports that the Belgian-based...

New 4% abv beer for Budweiser

19-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis

Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has unveiled what it is calling its "most important business action in 2010"— a 4% abv Budweiser.

AB InBev — man of steel

15-Mar-2010 By Phil Mellows

AB InBev president Stuart MacFarlane tells Phil Mellows about his determination to build brands and focus on being a global brewer. In the week when...

AB InBev sees slowdown in UK off-trade

04-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ

Brewing behemoth AB InBev said today it had seen a decline in off-trade activity in the UK "after several years of expansion". Reporting its results...

No sentiment — or sediment for global brewers

26-Jan-2010 By Roger Protz

Global giants seem to be missing the point that consumers increasingly prefer tasty, malty brews to bland concoctions, says Roger Protz.

AB InBev UK staff set to lose their jobs

08-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ

AB InBev UK could see up to 140 staff made redundant following proposals to overhaul the business. A spokeswoman for the brewer, which produces...

AB InBev sells brewing interests for £1.4bn

15-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ

In its second major deal in as many weeks AB InBev has agreed to sell its Central European brewing businesses to private equity giant CVC Partners...

AB InBev sells Tennents brands to C&C Group for £180m

27-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ

Following months of speculation, drinks giant AB InBev has finally sold its Tennents lager brand to Magners cider maker C&C Group for £180m....

Is lager really losing its fizz?

31-Jul-2009 By Roger Protz

Drinkers are rejecting blandness in favour of flavour — and big brewers are suffering, says Roger Protz.

Comment: Poms wouldn't give two figs for Castlemaine anymore

11-Jun-2009

'Aussies wouldn't give a XXXX for anything else', but it seems from AB InBev's decision to pull the brand (see Related Stories) that Poms wouldn't...

AB InBev confirms UK management team

09-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney

AB InBev has confirmed its management team following its merger in November 2008. The new team for the UK and Ireland is: Andreas Hilger —...