SABMiller picks up China breweries
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BREWING giant SABMiller, which was pipped at the post by arch-rival Anheuser Busch in the race for China&#39;s Harbin Brewery earlier this year, has bought the business of Australia&#39;s Lion Nathan in the country.
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BRUSSELS/SAO PAULO  - Shareholders gave their  blessing on Friday for Belgium's Interbrew INTB.BR to buy  Brazil's AmBev AMBV4.SA in a $9.7 billion deal that  will create the world's largest brewer.
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The nationâs largest brewer said an increase in international sales helped push its profit up 11 percent in the third quarter.
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InBev, the world&#39;s largest brewer by volume, said Thursday it had acquired total control of the Chinese beer business of Malaysia Lion Group.
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Going against the grain in courting the young cocktail crowd, beer maker Anheuser-Busch Cos. is launching a new ''brew" to go head-to-head with classic mixed drinks -- traditional suds spiked with caffeine, fruit flavoring, herbal guarana, and ginseng.
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By Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 18--With so many big companies looking to China to grow their businesses, it's natural that small firms would want a piece of the pie.   David Hemmings has made it his job to at least supply them with the ingredients.
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SABMILLER, the worldâs second-largest brewer, and its Chinese partner will pay some Â£86 million in cash and acquired debt for three Chinese breweries.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. , the largest U.S. brewer, said on Thursday it formed an equally owned joint venture with India's Crown Beers to brew, market and sell Budweiser and other beer brands in India, where incomes and the market for alcoholic drinks are growing.
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Brewing giant SABMiller Plc said on  Wednesday it would welcome merger talks with Canada's Molson  Inc. if the Canadian brewer's own $8 billion merger with U.S.  beermaker Adolph Coors Co. were to fail.
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ST. LOUIS -- In an effort to revive flattening sales and attract new drinkers, Anheuser-Busch is unveiling a new concoction -- a fruity-smelling beer, spiked with caffeine, guarana and ginseng.
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Global consolidation is creating challengers to Anheuser-Busch's global dominance.
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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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Pioneering alcohol producers in southwestern France hope their particular kind of tipple -- organic cognac -- will soon flow on the European market.
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Brewing giant SABMiller PLC reported strong third-quarter sales volumes Tuesday amid difficult trading conditions in some markets.
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Anheuser-Busch teams up with Vietnam's largest brewer, laying the groundwork for future growth in the region.
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SABMiller, the world&#39;s third largest brewer, has reported a surge in profits helped by US and South African demand. Pre-tax earnings in the six months to 18 November jumped 80% to $1.2bn from $665ma year earlier.
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Britain-based brewer SABMiller reported strong third quarter sales and toasted a rise in market share for its US brand Miller despite tough trading conditions.