Beer giants go on spending spree
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Two of the world's largest brewers have gone on fresh spending sprees. Inbev, the world's largest beer-maker has bought Germany's Spaten Brewery; while rival, and global number three, Heineken has purchased ...
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Hundreds of new alcoholic beverages are popping up to slake a growing thirst to sip more attractive and expensive liquor.
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SHANGHAI  - SABMiller PLC, the world's second biggest brewer, and its joint venture partner China Resources Enterprise Ltd. are planning to build a brewery at a cost of &#36;82.3 million US that will tap the affluent market in southern China.
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HONG KONG : Brewing giant SABMiller has said that China Resources Breweries Ltd., a joint venture in which it has a 49-percent stake, has bought the Chinese brewing interests of Australian brewer Lion Nathan for 154 million dollars.
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The nationâs largest brewer posted a 11 percent rise in profit as it sold more beer at higher prices.
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British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc is aiming to boost its revenue stream with help from a 420-pound athlete who trains by drinking eight bottles of beer a day.
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PITTSBURGH -- A Pennsylvania brewery is betting beer drinkers are willing to pay an extra dollar to keep their drinks cold nearly an hour longer.
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BRUSSELS/SAO PAULO  - Shareholders gave their  blessing on Friday for Belgium's Interbrew to buy Brazil's  AmBev in a deal valued at about 8 billion euros ($9.7 billion)  that will create the world's largest brewer.
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Japanese breweries are increasingly relying on alternative drinks rather than highly-taxed beer to build profits.
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Anheuser-Busch and Legend Group have both signed on as sponsors of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Itâs the first time Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser, has sponsored a Summer Olympics outside
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JD Wetherspoon says Polish lagers are delivering the fastest sales growth experienced by bottled beers in its UK pubs.
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Business & money: Brewer Scottish & Newcastle has agreed to be taken over by Carlsberg and Heineken in a Â£7.8bn deal
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. will be the exclusive alcohol sponsor for the Super Bowl through 2012, and the world&#039;s largest brewer is adding other sports to its long list of sponsorships.
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Dutch brewer Heineken warns that beer prices will rise to offset higher costs as it reports a fall in profits.
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Brewing giant SABMiller has plenty of firepower for potential acquisitions, with the ability to raise up to $2.5 billion in debt even before tapping its record level shares, the firm said on Thursday.
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InBev, the world's largest brewer by volume, said Thursday that strong growth in its premium Beck's and Stella Artois brands helped boost first-half profits at its Interbrew business but said the second half would be challenging. It disclosed plans to close a plant in Great Britain and another in Canada to improve efficiency.
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Forget 'born-on dates.' Vintage suds are becoming a popular pour at fine dining joints. But is any bottle of beer really worth $23? We swallowed hard and took the plunge.