Inbev Brands

Beer prices to rise in 2017

13-Jan-2017 By Michelle Perrett

The first wave of brewers have unveiled their price increases for 2017, highlighting the ongoing pressures on the beer industry.

Stella Artois fans encouraged to drink responsibly in new campaign

08-Oct-2012 By Robyn Black

Brewer AB InBev is ploughing money into a responsible drinking campaign for its Stella Artois brand.

AB InBev launches new pear flavour for Stella Artois Cidre

14-May-2012 By Noli Dinkovski

AB InBev is capitalising on its successful foray into the cider market with the introduction of a Stella Artois Cidre Pear variant.

AB InBev UK: New 'Perfect Draft' system for on-trade operators with limited or no cellar space

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.

Tennents announces price rises

26-Jan-2012

Tennent Caledonian is set to increase the price of its lager by £9.98 per barrel, and £9.99 on Magners Golden Draught – equivalent to a 2.2% rise.

Pubs must learn from Starbucks to survive, says AB InBev chief

10-Feb-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire

Pubs need to up their game and behave more like Starbucks if they are to survive, according to the UK chief of the world's largest brewer. Stuart...

Stella Black launches in the on-trade

11-Nov-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire

AB InBev has launched 'premium plus' Stella Artois sister brand Stella Black exclusively into the on-trade, but has stated it intends to keep volumes...

AB InBev trialling dual font for Stella

22-Oct-2010 By Michelle Perrett

AB InBev is running a dual font trial for Stella Artois offering cold or extra cold variants with a possible roll-out.

AB InBev launches Stella Artois Black

29-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit

AB InBev UK is launching Stella Artois Black — a 4.9% ABV golden beer matured for longer than the original — in the on-trade. The "rounded,...

Cellar support jobs under threat at AB InBev UK

19-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ

AB InBev UK, the brewer which produces brands such as Beck's and Stella Artois, is understood to be close to outsourcing its brand dispense operation...

Tradeteam to distribute AB InBev beers

19-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Drinks logistics firm Tradeteam has signed a three-year deal with AB InBev UK. Tradeteam will deliever packaged kegs, bottles and cases of AB InBev...

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...

'Cost of alcohol will double to curb binge drinking'

14-Jan-2010

A radical government scheme could see the starting cost of drinks fixed at between 40p and 50p per alcoholic unit. The crackdown will mark the...

'CVC buys AB InBev arm in $3.03bn deal'

15-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

The biggest European private equity deal of the year was revealed today, as CVC Capital Partners announced that it will pay as much as $3.03 billion...

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...

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: volumes down, market share up in UK

11-May-2009 By Ewan Turney

AB Inbev's beer volumes dropped 6.8% in the UK for the first quarter of 2009 despite gaining market share. Stella Artois reversed a declining trend...

Enterprise Inns announces five-product price freeze

06-Feb-2009

Enterprise Inns is freezing the prices of five key beers until the summer.The move is intended to mitigate the impact on licensees as the company...

Enterprise price freeze to cost £700K a month

06-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team

Enterprise Inns is to freeze the price on five beer products for four months while increasing the price of the rest of its drinks portfolio by 6%....

Coors announces 5.1 per cent price hike

03-Feb-2009 By James Wilmore

Coors is raising its prices on all draught and packaged products by an average of 5.1 per cent from next month. The company, whose brands include...

Carlsberg announces beer price hike

02-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Carlsberg UK has announced it is to hike trade prices of its beers by an average of 2.8 per cent. The move will take effect from Monday, March 2....

InBev hikes beer prices by 7p a pint

12-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

InBev UK has slapped an average 7p increase on the wholesale price of a pint from 2 February. The Stella Artois brewer increased prices on two...

InBev to close Mortlake brewery

06-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

InBev UK is set to close its Stag brewery in Mortlake, London by 2010 — the site was acquired through its recent merger with Anhesuer-Busch.

InBev drops Peeterman and Eiken Artois

01-Dec-2008 By Ewan Turney

InBev has dropped Eiken Artois and Peeterman Artois from its portfolio — as it looks to concentrate on the rollout of its new Stella 4%.

Stella launches Get Home Safe campaign

21-Nov-2008 By Sonya Hook

Stella Artois is putting its name behind a Get Home Safe campaign to encourage responsible drinking throughout the Christmas period. The initiative,...

Opinion: Why the secrecy, drinks producers?

10-Nov-2008

Am I alone in wishing there wasn't such a need for secrecy among drinks producers? At a time when the pub trade is crying out for a spark of...

Miles the marketing maestro

23-Oct-2008

For a man in my position spending 45 minutes with Miles Templeman just isn't enough. After all, this is someone who was the figurehead behind the...

Will four per cent Stella Artois actually work?

04-Jul-2008

What's it all about, InBev? A question that was on many people's lips last week. After all, it's not often you take your flagship brand, one of the...

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...

Stella strength to drop to 4% abv

26-Jun-2008 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com

InBev is set to launch a 4% abv version of Stella Artois in the UK. The brewer has confirmed it has plans to market a range of 4% abv beers across...

Lower strength Stella Artois unveiled

26-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney

Inbev officially unveils its new lower strength version of Stella Artois

Stella Artois unveils Love Your Local campaign

24-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney

Stella Artois is launching a major new initiative - Love Your Local - to celebrate and rewards the unique community spirit of pubs in London

Opinion: Stella on the mend?

12-Jun-2008

Back in January I had a right royal pop at InBev and especially Stella Artois. The brand had just been delisted by Young's Pub Company and had...

Creating a halo effect

22-May-2008

New product development in lager is focusing more and more on creating range extensions, allowing fresh products to boost interest in the core brand....

InBev UK chief "staggered" by Stella Artois criticism

12-May-2008

The new boss of InBev UK has delivered an impassioned defence of its under-fire lager brand Stella Artois.Stuart MacFarlane, who was appointed to the...

Stella volumes up for InBev in UK

08-May-2008

InBev has reported a rise in voumes of Stella Artois in the UK, pointing to the success of its drive to restore the fortunes of the flagship...

InBev UK unveils new Stella Artois advertising

22-Apr-2008

InBev UK has unveiled a new month-long poster and digital advertising campaign for Stella Artois.The brewer was unwilling to unveil the exact amount...

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...

Stella ends Channel 4 sponsorship

21-Sep-2007 By Rosie Davenport

InBev UK is pulling the plug on Stella Artois' eight-year sponsorship of films on Channel 4. The association with the broadcaster will come to an end...

Project update 4: Quids in

31-May-2007

The prospect of being thousands of pounds better off each month is one to put a smile on the face of any licensee. This is the opportunity that...

InBev's £5m spend to push Brahma take-up

22-Sep-2005

InBev UK has launched the first UK advertising for its imported Brahma Brazilian lager, launched in the on-trade in May. A £5m support package...

Brew deal bid to grow Oranjeboom

13-Dec-1999

Interbrew is seeking partnerships with regional brewers to grow Dutch brand Oranjeboom as a major national lager.Oranjeboom Pilsner is already brewed...