22-Apr-2013 By Jessica Mason
Inge Plochaet, president of AB InBev UK & Ireland, tells Jessica Harvey about dealing with big brands, ongoing marketing plans and why she is a perfectionist when it comes to glassware.
Ooberstock secures £600,000 in second round of funding
16-Jan-2013 By John Harrington
Ooberstock, the drinks distributor, has secured £600,000 in a second round of fundraising to take the business “to the next level of growth”.
17-Apr-2012 By Matthew Moggridge
A self-contained beer dispense system that needs no installation and is claimed to deliver great quality draught beer in a convenient format, has been introduced to the on-trade by Ab InBev UK.
16-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
AB InBev UK is recalling a number of 300ml bottles of Budweiser after some were found to contain glass fragments. The global brewer is recalling...
Budweiser boosts AB InBev UK
05-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Sales of Budweiser have helped boost AB InBev UK's fortunes in the past three months, according to the global brewing giant. Speaking as the group...
07-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Stella Artois and Budweiser brewer InBev UK has announced an average 4p a pint rise in the wholesale price of beer. InBev said the price rise would...
06-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
The advertising watchdog has cleared a Budweiser ad of being 'iiresponsible" under the terms of its code of practice.
11-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
InBev has signed a three-year deal with logistics firm Tradeteam to distribute its brands in Northern Ireland. The deal will create 70 jobs and...
InBev announces 7p per pint price rise
12-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore
InBev UK is raising prices on its draught products by an average of seven pence per pint from next month. The brewer, whose brands include Stella...
More than 170 InBev sales staff face axe
09-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore
More than 170 InBev UK on-trade sales staff face being made redundant as part of a review of the business, The Publican understands. According to a...
Anheuser-Busch InBev may sell some brands
26-Nov-2008
InBev has remained tight-lipped about the future of its brands in the UK despite the chief of new company Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABInBev) talking up...
19-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
InBev has completed its $52bn acquisition of Anheuser-Busch to create one of the world's top five consumer product companies.
InBev shareholders approve Anheuser-Busch takeover plan
29-Sep-2008 By Hamish Champ
InBev shareholders have approved "overwhelmingly" the brewer's takeover of US brewing giant Anheuser-Busch (A-B).InBev's chief executive Carlos Brito...
New distribution deal for InBev in East Anglia
26-Sep-2008
Regional drinks distributor JV Trading has signed a deal to manage the supply of InBev UK's products to the freetrade in East Anglia.Freetraders...
InBev is feeling the pressure
20-Aug-2008
THE WORLD'S biggest brewer, InBev, reported revenue growth of 4.5 per cent to €3.71bn during the second quarter of 2008, but admitted that it was...
14-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney
InBev has reported beer volumes in the UK were down 4.1% on last year in its half year results. The Stella Artois brewer, who recently announced a...
InBev reports second quarter revenue growth
14-Aug-2008
The world's biggest brewer, InBev, reported revenue growth of 4.5 per cent to €3.71 billion during the second quarter of 2008, but admitted that it...
25-Jul-2008 By Roger Protz
Flavour and character, not brand or bigness, are key qualities for western beer drinkers says beer expert Roger Protz.
A-B InBev: world's biggest
17-Jul-2008
Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch has finally agreed to a $52bn (£26bn) takeover by InBev. The board of the St Louis-based brewer relented after an...
InBev buys Anheuser-Busch for US$52bn
14-Jul-2008 By Hamish Champ
InBev, the Belgium-headquartered brewer, has acquired Anheuser-Busch (A-B) for US$52bn (£26bn).The deal was sealed after both companies' boards of...
14-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
InBev is to acquire Budweiser brewer for $52bn in a deal which will create one of the five largest consumer products companies in the world.
08-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
Anheuser-Busch (A-B) has hit back at attempts by InBev to remove its board of directors to allow shareholders to consider its unsolicited $46bn bid.
Autumn arrival for 4% Stella
03-Jul-2008 By Jessica Harvey jessica.harvey@william-reed.co.uk
InBev has confirmed full plans for the launch of Stella Artois 4% abv, a triple-filtered premium Belgian lager, which has been designed specifically...
InBev fires warning shot in battle for Anheuser-Busch
01-Jul-2008 By Hamish Champ
InBev has fired the latest salvo in the takeover battle for US brewing behemoth Anheuser-Busch (A-B).Following A-B's rejection of InBev's proposed...
01-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
InBev has reiterated it is committed to its bid to buy US brewer Anheuser-Busch (A-B).
27-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Bud brewer says offer undervalues the company and not in its best interests
19-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
The Board of Anheuser-Busch (A-B) will meet tomorrow to discuss the $46bn bid from Inbev
InBev in merger approach to Budweiser owner
12-Jun-2008
InBev has formally proposed a merger with Anheuser-Busch (A-B), making an approach to the board of the US brewer with a cash deal valuing the...
06-Jun-2008 By Roger Protz
MA beer writer considers implications of a possible Inbev bid for Anheauser Busch
Giant brewers close in for kill
05-Jun-2008
Global brewing has become a Jurassic Park of competition and monopolisation Like lumbering dinosaurs circling for the kill, the global giants of...
Pride in Stella Artois
10-May-2008
Spend an hour in the company of Stuart MacFarlane and you might, like me, start to believe that if you sliced his arm open with a knife he would...
08-May-2008 By Ewan Turney
Inbev has reported a 4.1% increase in beer volumes in the UK for the first quarter of 2008 compared to last year despite an overall "difficult" start...
25-Apr-2008
InBev UK has launched a new website wimed at helping licensees maximise their speciality beer sales
Digest
03-Apr-2008
Jobs axed at two InBev sites InBev is to cut up to 250 jobs at its breweries in Lancashire and Wales. The firm said operations would continue at the...
InBev ups wholesale prices
20-Mar-2008
Stella Artois brewer InBev is raising its wholesale prices by about 5p per pint from 28 April. InBev is also following other major brewers by adding...
Inbev reveals price rises
18-Mar-2008 By John Harrington
Stella Artois brewer InBev is raising its wholesale prices by about 5p per pint from 28 April. InBev is also following other major brewers by adding...
28-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Stella Artois brewer Inbev saw UK beer volumes tumble by 10.3% last year. Volumes in the fourth quarter were down 10.8% in the UK market as the smoke...
Richard Evans to leave InBev UK & Ireland
18-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ
Richard Evans, president of InBev's UK and Ireland operation, is to leave the company after barely two years in the job.In an announcement today...
Comment: Time for InBev to grow up
29-Jan-2008
It was just a normal Monday morning. Scottish & Newcastle had just opened its books to the Carlsberg consortium. And yet my thoughts were...
Beer & food focus: European matches
16-Jan-2008
A pint of warm bitter and a soggy ploughman's is the traditional British way with beer and food, and so we tend to forget that our Continental...
Fighting for a slice of the pie
07-Dec-2007 By Hamish Champ
You'd have to have been living on the moon for the past couple of years not to appreciate that these are challenging times for brewers, be they...
MARKETING MUSCLE
22-Nov-2007
A round-up of the latest campaigns Back to black The biggest-ever ad push for the black stuff is now running across TV and cinema screens as Diageo...
Stella sales down in UK as supermarket price cuts bite
30-Aug-2007
InBev, the world's largest brewer, has reported a fall in UK sales of its flagship premium lager Stella Artois.In a fiercely competitive UK beer...
Leffe launches summer beer masterclass initiative
14-Jun-2007
Leffe is hoping to build on its association with food as one of the main sponsors of a series of summer Taste Festivals. Leffe is hosting speciality...
12-Jun-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Forum for Private Business slams InBev for changing payment terms for suppliers
InBev slammed over new payment terms
07-Jun-2007 By Hamish Champ
A private business pressure group has lambasted brewing giant InBev for doubling the time it takes to pay suppliers.The Forum for Private Business...
Mystery of disappearing Hoegaarden
30-May-2007
Mystery sourrounds the growing shortage of Belgian wheat beer Hoegaarden in the UK.Disgruntled licensees have told The Publican that deliveries of...
Brahma plans cultural spree
17-May-2007
InBev is ramping up support for Brazilian lager Brahma through a series of events inspired by its South American roots. TrocaBrahma will be a...
InBev set for 4.4% rise in beer price
26-Apr-2007
Stella Artois brewer InBev is to increase the cost of beer by an average of just over 4.4% from 30 April (duty exclusive). This follows an annual...
InBev at the Hack & Spade
28-Mar-2007
InBev at the Hack & Spade• We are keeping in close contact with Anne & Alastair via their Account Manager as they are already an existing...
