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InBev ( / ˈ ɪ n b ɛ v / ) was a brewing company that resulted from the merger between Belgium-based company Interbrew and Brazilian brewer AmBev which took place in 2004. It existed independently until the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch in 2008, which formed Anheuser-Busch InBev (abbreviated AB InBev). InBev had operations in over 30 countries and sales in over 130 countries. In 2006, it had a market capitalization of €30.6 billion and net profit of €3.2 billion on sales of €13.3 billion.

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62-537: On 13 July 2008 InBev agreed to buy Anheuser-Busch , forming a new company to be named Anheuser-Busch InBev. It was reported that Anheuser would get two seats on the combined board. To obtain antitrust approval in the United States, InBev agreed to divest itself of the company that imported Labatt 's beer, another InBev brand, into the United States; this transaction was completed on 13 March 2009. The all-cash agreement, for $ 70 per share, or almost $ 52 billion, created

124-739: A cartel in Belgium while four Luxembourg companies were fined €448,000 the same month. AmBev is a Brazilian beer company formed by a merger in 1999 between the Brahma and Antarctica breweries. It has a dominant position in South America. InBev announced in 2005 and confirmed in 2006 that it would move the brewing of Hoegaarden , whose brewery it determined was obsolete, to the Piedboeuf brewery in Jupille . This resulted in huge protests and great disappointment in

186-479: A new ballpark in 2006. Anheuser-Busch signed an agreement to retain the "Busch Stadium" name on the new building through 2025. Up until 2009, Anheuser-Busch was also one of the largest theme park owners/operators in the United States, with ten parks throughout the country through its entertainment division, Busch Entertainment Corporation, including its three SeaWorld locations. The company is now known as SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment . Anheuser-Busch Companies

248-574: A deal which included the Wellpark brewery. AB Inbev operates seven breweries in Canada as well as 12 in the United States. Production was 131.1 million hectolitres in 2007. InBev has approx 400 beer brands produced and sold throughout the world. The flagship brands are Stella Artois , Brahma , Beck's , Corona , and Leffe . Anheuser-Busch Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC ( / ˈ æ n h aɪ z ər ˈ b ʊ ʃ / AN -hy-zər BUUSH )

310-1074: A local brewery; later, the company operated both Budweiser Wuhan International Brewing Company and Harbin Brewery , which Anheuser-Busch fully acquired in 2004. In the United Kingdom, the Budweiser Stag Brewing Company produced and packaged Budweiser at the Stag Brewery in Mortlake . At one time, Anheuser-Busch International also held investments in Grupo Modelo in Mexico Tsingtao Brewery in China; Anheuser-Busch also held investments in Redhook Ale Brewery of Seattle, Washington and Widmer Brothers Brewery of Portland, Oregon . After

372-440: A new brewhouse near Eighth and Crittenden streets; however, the following year, financial problems forced the sale of the brewery to various owners during the late 1850s. In 1860, the brewery was purchased on the brink of bankruptcy by William D'Oench, a local pharmacist, and Eberhard Anheuser , a prosperous German-born soap manufacturer. D'Oench was the silent partner in the business until 1869 when he sold his half-interest in

434-400: A number far greater than what was used in its own packaging. Similarly, Anheuser-Busch has set short-term goals to reduce energy consumption 5% and increasing use of renewable fuel from 8 to 15% by 2010. Along with these goals, Anheuser-Busch has succeeded in cutting down its water use by 3% since 2002. Its parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev has recently announced a commitment to secure 100% of

496-415: A year and a half after the deal was completed, attempting to block the deal. On October 7, 2009, parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev announced plans to sell the theme parks division to The Blackstone Group for up to US$ 2.7 billion . In July 2010, a panel decided that the takeover did not violate Anheuser-Busch's agreement with Modelo. On November 18, 2008, the hostile takeover was completed, and

558-408: Is a National Historic Landmark District , and includes three buildings listed as National Historic Landmarks . Public tours of the brewery are offered. The tour takes visitors through the complex where they can see beer being made and packaged in a working part of the brewery. The company keeps a rotation of its famous Budweiser Clydesdales at its headquarters, and visitors to the brewery can observe

620-606: Is a global company which divides operations into five zones – North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Central & Eastern Europe, and Asia Pacific. In addition there is a Global Exports/Licenses section which comes under the responsibility of the central international department. The Western Europe zone has 16 brewing plants producing 36.1 million hectolitres . The trading companies are InBev Belgium, InBev France, Brasserie de Luxembourg Mousel-Diekirch SA, InBev Nederland, InBev UK, InBev Germany and InBev Italia. InBev's operations in

682-482: Is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri . Since 2008, it has been wholly owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ( AB InBev ), now the world's largest brewing company, which owns multiple global brands, notably Budweiser , Michelob , Stella Artois , and Beck's . The company employs over 19,000 people, operates 12 breweries and 9 aluminum can plants in the United States, and until December 2009,

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744-599: Is responsible for the production, importation and distribution of several AB InBev products, including three company-designated global brands, Budweiser, Stella Artois, and Beck's. Other multi-country brands distributed or produced by Anheuser-Busch Companies include Leffe and Hoegaarden, while local brands produced by the company include Bass Pale Ale , Bud Light, Busch Beer , Landshark Lager , Michelob, Michelob Ultra, Natural Light , and Shock Top . The company also produces nonalcoholic beverages, malt liquors (such as King Cobra and Hurricane), and flavored malt beverages (e.g.

806-573: Is the current CEO of AB InBev, the parent company of the U.S. operation, and Brendan Whitworth is the current CEO of the Anheuser-Busch subsidiary. Previous corporate leaders of Anheuser-Busch include: In 2008 Anheuser-Busch was acquired by InBev, and the combined company was renamed Anheuser-Busch InBev. Anheuser-Busch Companies has operated 13 breweries, all located in the United States: The St. Louis brewery , which opened in 1852,

868-958: The clydesdales in their exercise field and see their places in the carriage house. The brewery was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The landmarked area includes 189 structures spread over 142 acres (57 ha), including many red brick Romanesque ones "with square crenelated towers and elaborate details." The Brew House, built in 1891–1892, is particularly notable for its "multi-storied hop chandeliers, intricate iron-work, and utilization of natural light". Aside from supply operations like brewing and packaging, Anheuser-Busch Companies includes Anheuser-Busch Wholesale Operations Divisions (WOD), Anheuser-Busch Agricultural Operations, Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corporation, Eagle Packaging, and Busch Properties , which manages subsidiary-owned property. Anheuser Busch owns and operates aluminum can plants (Metal Container Corporation). MCC supplies Anheuser Busch breweries and Pepsi Beverages Group fillers across

930-480: The parent corporation was renamed Anheuser-Busch InBev; Anheuser-Busch became a wholly owned subsidiary of the new corporation, controlled within the North America zone unit of AB InBev. By early 2009, AB InBev "turned a family-led company that spared little expense into one that is focused intently on cost-cutting and profit margins , while rethinking the way it sells beer." AB InBev focused on reducing costs in

992-424: The " Miss Budweiser " racing hydroplane , and the "Budweiser King" championship top fuel dragster of Kenny Bernstein . Since the acquisition by AB InBev, the company has significantly cut back its advertising, predicated on the belief that "changing demographics and media habits no longer require spending as much on mainstream sports events". In 2007, the company introduced a flavored 12% abv malt liquor under

1054-505: The "Toxic 100", a list of U.S. corporations most responsible for air pollution . The study found that Anheuser–Busch released 1,002,786 kg (2,213,657 lbs) of toxic pollutants annually into the air. This is mainly because large amounts of CO 2 are released during the process of fermentation . Anheuser-Busch has received numerous awards for its efforts to reduce its impact on the environment. In 1995 Anheuser-Busch's Baldwinsville brewery won an award for pollution prevention from

1116-546: The 10 theme parks in Anheuser's Busch Entertainment Unit, which included its three SeaWorld locations, up for sale. Under InBev, Anheuser-Busch also lengthened accounts payable terms, and introduced zero-based budgeting . These changes caused concern from its suppliers when Anheuser-Busch announced it would take 120 days to pay its bills rather than 30 days, taking time to use that money for other purposes. The new payment policy often results in longer periods than 120 days, since

1178-623: The 120 days starts from the end of the month in which the invoice is 'approved' internally, which can be many days/months after an invoice is submitted. InBev signed a 10-year lease on 31,500 square feet of office space on Park Avenue in New York , which led to speculation that they would move Anheuser-Busch InBev North American headquarters from St Louis . In February 2013, a widely publicized lawsuit accused AB InBev of "watering down" products including Budweiser and Michelob. Such beers are intentionally brewed over-strength and then "watered down" to

1240-421: The 2008 acquisition, most international operations were transferred to AB InBev zones where the interests are located. On June 12, 2008, Belgian-Brazilian brewing company InBev announced that it had made a US$ 46 billion offer for the company, which if it was accepted would join two of the world's four largest brewing companies (based on revenue) and create a company brewing three of the highest-grossing beers in

1302-548: The Anheuser-Busch Companies subsidiary and implemented performance-related pay, along with several other changes. They immediately laid off 1,400 employees and 415 contractors, sold Busch Entertainment Corporation, and sold company-owned aircraft . For employees, AB InBev ended perquisites such as executive assistants for senior management, company contributions to the salaried employee pension plan, and company-provided life insurance to retirees; it also reduced

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1364-591: The Bacardi Silver family and Tequiza ). On December 22, 2015, it was announced that Anheuser-Busch would purchase Breckenridge Brewery for an undisclosed sum. Prior to its acquisition by InBev, the company was known in the United States for its advertising presence, including a sports marketing division which created advertising material for the Super Bowl and many other sporting events. Budweiser has sponsored horse racing events and motorsports including NASCAR ,

1426-817: The Canadian beer brand Labatt . The transaction also included Labatt's sports -related assets, namely the Toronto Blue Jays baseball club, the Toronto Argonauts football club, and The Sports Network . At the time, Labatt was not much smaller than Interbrew, and since then the company has been considered a multinational with both Canadian and Belgian roots. Some important Interbrew brands are Stella Artois , Boddingtons , Beck's , Staropramen , Jupiler , Leffe , Labatt , Hoegaarden and Bass . In December 2001 Interbrew, Danone (former owner of Kronenbourg , and two other smaller brewers) were fined €91m for operating

1488-771: The European brands to Asahi Breweries . InBev was created in 2004 from the merger of the Belgian company Interbrew and the Brazilian company AmBev. Before the merger with Ambev, Interbrew was the third largest brewing company in the world by volume; Anheuser-Busch was the largest, followed by SABMiller in second place. Heineken International was in fourth place and AmBev was the world's fifth largest brewer. Interbrew 's roots can be traced back to 1366 in Den Horen in Leuven when Brouwerij Artois

1550-679: The Gretchen Inn (now known as the Feasting Fox), and the Bevo Mill . As with all breweries in the country, the Temperance movement and eventual Prohibition in the United States dealt a major blow to the company in the 1910s through the 1930s. Some of the products sold by Anheuser-Busch to survive during Prohibition included brewer's yeast, malt extract, ice cream, and Bevo, a nonalcoholic malt beverage, or "near beer". In 1957, Anheuser-Busch became

1612-578: The New York Governor for its use of a "comprehensive, energy-producing pollution-prevention system – bioenergy recovery – to treat wastewater from the brewing process." The brewery also reduced solid waste by nearly 70 percent from 1990 to 1994. In addition, the Baldwinsville brewery found markets for previous "waste" materials used in the fermentation of Anheuser-Busch beers. The Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corp. recycled more than 27 billion cans in 2006,

1674-528: The Prince-Bishopric of Liège was abolished. The industry had withered to nothing by 1955, but Pierre Celis later re-launched the town's now iconic white beer which has since gone on to become a global brand. In December 2005, it was decided to close the Hoegaarden Brewery and move the production of the beers to the Jupille brewery in southern Belgium. However, the beer could not be brewed there with

1736-452: The St. Louis Cardinals major league baseball club and owned them until March 21, 1996, when the club was sold to a group of private investors. In 1966, Busch Memorial Stadium was paid for and built by the brewery and opened for business; Anheuser-Busch later purchased the stadium in 1981 for $ 53 million and removed the "Memorial" in its name. The stadium was demolished in late 2005 and replaced by

1798-681: The UK began in 2000 when Interbrew acquired Tennent Caledonian Breweries and Whitbread PLC. The Western Europe Zone President is Alain Beyens. InBev UK holds the number-three market position in the UK with a 16.9% market share. In 2014, it produced 8.6 million hectolitres of beer at three breweries – Magor in Wales, Samlesbury in England, and Stag in Mortlake , London. In August 2009, AB Inbev announced that Irish drinks company C&C had agreed to purchase Tennents for £180m,

1860-570: The US. Suppliers to Anheuser-Busch Companies include Owens-Illinois , which provides glass bottles to several Anheuser-Busch breweries. Anheuser-Busch also owns glass production facilities, such as the former Longhorn Glass, which provides glass for the Houston brewery. Anheuser-Busch Companies delivers its products to retailers through a network of more than 500 independent wholesalers and 13 wholly owned distributors. On February 20, 1953, Anheuser-Busch purchased

1922-423: The United States, and it was marketed as a "premium" beer. The company was renamed Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association in 1879; in 1880, Adolphus Busch became company president upon Anheuser's death. The Busch family fully controlled the company through the generations until Anheuser-Busch's sale to InBev in 2008. During the 1880s and 1890s, Busch introduced a series of advertisements and marketing giveaways for

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1984-524: The board of directors. On 10 October 2016 an over $ 100 billion merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) and SABMiller closed. The new company is trading as NewbelcoSABMiller. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is trading on the Brussels Stock Exchange as ABI.BR and as BUD on the New York stock exchange. Brazilian Carlos Brito is the current chief executive officer . Brito replaced John Brock at

2046-414: The brew before the lagering process has ended. This only applies to the beers the company brews itself. Anheuser-Busch became a pioneer for electricity-powered heavy trucks. It ordered hundreds of trucks from Nikola Motor , an Arizona company specialized in the development of hydrogen-fueled engines. Hoegaarden Hoegaarden ( Dutch: [ˈɦuɣaːrdə(n)] ) is a municipality in

2108-520: The brewing process or as part of the packaging in any of their range, with the exception of three Michelob products and two Bud Light products, which contain honey and shellfish respectively, and are marketed as such. All other Anheuser-Busch beers are brewed using water, yeast, barley malt, hops, and additional cereal grains. Anheuser-Busch eliminates the need for isinglass finings by settling and removing particles before fermentation. The beechwood aging process also helps to attract and remove yeast from

2170-480: The buyout as InBev felt the offer of $ 65 per share should be considered a reasonable offer in view of the falling stock market. The company had previously filed suit in Delaware , after the rejection of their offer, to ensure that the stockholders could oust Anheuser-Busch's 13 board members. On July 7, 2008, Anheuser-Busch filed a lawsuit against InBev to stop them from soliciting the support of shareholders, stating that

2232-479: The changes in brewing methods which were taking place at the time, particularly the success of pilsner beer, which included a popular Budweiser beer brewed in Budweis . In 1876, Busch took the already well-known name Budweiser and used it for his new beer, even though his product had no connections to the city of Budweis. His company's ability to transport bottled beer made US Budweiser the first national beer brand in

2294-466: The combined board of directors. The all-cash agreement, almost $ 52 billion in total equity, created the world's largest brewer, uniting the maker of Budweiser and Michelob with the producer of Beck's , Stella Artois , Hoegaarden , Leffe , Bass , Labatt and Brahma . The two companies had combined yearly sales of more than $ 36.4 billion, surpassing the current No. 1 brewer, London-based SABMiller . Grupo Modelo took InBev to arbitration for more than

2356-529: The company announced that brewing would continue at the Hoegaarden Brewery in Hoegaarden . On 12 June 2008 InBev announced that it made a US$ 46 billion offer for the brewing firm Anheuser-Busch. This merger joined two of the world's four largest brewing companies (based on revenue) and created a company that brews three of the top beers in the world – Bud Light, Budweiser and Skol . InBev also stated that

2418-460: The company in 1869, and he assumed the role of company secretary from that time until the death of his father-in-law. Adolphus Busch was the first American brewer to use pasteurization to keep beer fresh; the first to use mechanical refrigeration and refrigerated railroad cars , which he introduced in 1876; and the first to bottle beer extensively. By 1877, the company owned a fleet of 40 refrigerated railroad cars to transport beer. Expanding

2480-430: The company's distribution range led to increased demand for Anheuser products, and the company substantially expanded its facilities in St. Louis during the 1870s. The expansions led production to increase from 31,500 barrels in 1875 to more than 200,000 in 1881. To streamline the company's refrigerator car operations and achieve vertical integration, Busch established the St. Louis Refrigerator Car Company in 1878, which

2542-582: The company's offer is an illegal scheme. InBev was also accused of concealing that they do business in Cuba , which might have created additional obstacles to their efforts to operate in the United States. On July 13, 2008, Anheuser-Busch and InBev said they had agreed to a deal, pending shareholder and regulatory approval, for InBev to purchase the American icon at $ 70 per share, creating a new company to be named Anheuser-Busch InBev. Anheuser-Busch would get two seats on

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2604-557: The company's purchased electricity from renewable sources by 2025. The brewery also operates an environmental outreach program to encourage recycling, energy conservation, and habitat preservation, as well as to prevent littering and water pollution. For past 18 years Anheuser-Busch employees have participated in "Green Week", which focuses on environmental conservation education for employees and their families. Anheuser-Busch states they do not use animal-derived products, artificial ingredients, additives or preservatives at any stage of

2666-463: The company, including bottle openers, calendars, corkscrews , pocketknives, postcards, and prints. Among the most well-known of these giveaways was Custer's Last Fight , a lithograph print of a painting by St. Louis artist Cassilly Adams. As a marketing tactic, Busch distributed thousands of copies of the print to bars in 1896, the same year Anheuser-Busch introduced its new "super-premium" brand, Michelob . Eventually, more than one million copies of

2728-561: The company. From 1860 to 1875, the brewery was known as E. Anheuser & Co., and from 1875 to 1879 as the E. Anheuser Company's Brewing Association. Adolphus Busch , a wholesaler who had immigrated to St. Louis from Germany in 1857, married Eberhard Anheuser's daughter, Lilly, in 1861. Following his service in the American Civil War , Busch began working as a salesman for the Anheuser Brewery. Busch purchased D'Oench's share of

2790-426: The end of 2005. InBev's current Board of Directors include María Asunción Aramburuzabala , Martin J Barrington, Alex Behring , Michèle Burns, Paul Cornet de Ways Ruart, Stéfan Descheemaeker, Grégoire de Spoelberch , William F. Gifford, Olivier Goudet, Jorge Paulo Lemann , Elio Leoni Sceti , Alejandro Santo Domingo , Carlos Alberto da Veiga Sicupira, Marcel Herrmann Telles (Chairman), Alexandre Vandamme . InBev

2852-471: The end of 2012. When the restructuring was complete, only three senior-level Anheuser-Busch managers remained. InBev auctioned off several large assets in an effort to pay off debt to the banks that financed the merger. It sold Anheuser's 27% stake in China's Tsingtao , sold a few beverage can and lid-making plants to Ball Corporation, and sold its own Korean beer business for $ 1.8 billion to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis and Roberts & Co. It put

2914-402: The intended level, creating a product of equal or greater quality. The lawsuit was dismissed. Of Anheuser's top executives, only three remained in their jobs following the acquisition: Dave Peacock as president of the merged company's US division; Gary Rutledge as general counsel for the company's North American business; and Bob Golden, Anheuser's former acquisitions head, as global head of

2976-421: The largest brewer in the United States. In 1981, Anheuser-Busch International, Inc., was established as a subsidiary responsible for the company's international operations and equity investments. Prior to its 2008 acquisition, Anheuser-Busch operated 15 breweries internationally: 14 in China and one in the United Kingdom. In 1997, Chinese production of Anheuser-Busch products began after the company's purchase of

3038-577: The last ruler of the county of Brunengeruz . Countess Alpaïdis (Alpeide) later gave her county and castle (today the site of St-Gorgoniuskerk) to the Prince-Bishop of Liège. As an enclave of the Liège prince bishopric the village had tax advantages over the villages in the surrounding Duchy of Brabant, leading to the growth of the brewing industry. This tax advantage was lost after the French Revolution once

3100-495: The merged company's mergers and acquisitions effort. Anheuser-Busch Companies operates as one of several subsidiaries in the North America zone unit of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev) and it produces and distributes hundreds of products from the AB InBev portfolio. On October 10, 2016, a $ 100 billion merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller closed. The new company is trading as NewbelcoSABMiller. Michel Doukeris

3162-401: The merger would not result in any U.S. brewery closures and it would also attempt to keep management and board members from both companies. On Sunday 13 July 2008 Anheuser-Busch announced that it had agreed to an acquisition by InBev valued at about US$ 52 billion in cash, or $ 70 per share. As a condition, InBev will be renamed Anheuser-Busch InBev and Anheuser-Busch would retain two seats on

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3224-454: The most successful of these was Bevo , a malt beverage introduced in 1908. After the death of Adolphus Busch in 1913, control of the company passed to his son, August Anheuser Busch Sr. , who continued to combat the rise of prohibitionists. As part of an effort to improve the respectability of drinking, August Busch built three upscale restaurants in St. Louis during the 1910s: the Stork Inn,

3286-587: The name Spykes . It was sold in colorful, 2- ounce bottles. Available flavors included mango , lime , melon and chocolate . It was withdrawn in the same year after criticism from alcohol industry watchdog groups that it was being marketed to underage customers, and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau found that the labeling of Spykes was illegal. In 2002, the Political Economy Research Institute ranked Anheuser–Busch 40th among

3348-520: The number of company-provided cell phones, taking back 1200 Blackberries; and ended tuition reimbursement, and severance packages . Perks like free tickets to St. Louis Cardinals baseball games and for Busch Gardens were taken away from employees. Anheuser-Busch stopped providing free beer to its employees and visitors to its theme parks. These internal changes accompanied changes in its advertising . These cost-cutting measures rapidly reduced AB InBev's debt from $ 56.6 billion in 2008 to $ 30.1 billion at

3410-513: The print were produced, and it became "one of the most popular pieces of artwork in American history." At the turn of the 20th century, Anheuser-Busch continued to expand its production facilities to keep up with demand. In 1905, the company built a new stockhouse in St. Louis, and by 1907 it produced nearly 1.6 million barrels of beer. As demands for the prohibition of alcohol in the United States grew, Anheuser-Busch began producing non-alcoholic and low-alcoholic beverages (known as near beer );

3472-462: The province of Flemish Brabant , in Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium . The municipality comprises the villages of Hoegaarden proper, Meldert and Outgaarden . On January 1, 2006, Hoegaarden had a total population of 6,225. The total area is 33.93 square kilometres (13.10 square miles) which gives a population density of 183 inhabitants per km . The current village was founded in 981 by

3534-438: The town of Hoegaarden . The beer, though, is made with a very special yeast that is difficult to cultivate and keep alive. The Jupille -based brewery proved incapable of attaining desired levels of quality and InBev's sole alternative was to bring production back to the original Hoegaarden -brewery, causing great sarcasm in the media that, by that time, had become openly hostile towards the beer-giant. In September 2007 however,

3596-558: The world's largest brewer, uniting the maker of Budweiser and Michelob with the producer of Stella Artois , Bass and Brahma . The two companies would have yearly sales of more than $ 36.4 billion, surpassing the previous largest brewer, London-based SABMiller . On 10 October 2016 Anheuser-Busch InBev acquired SABMiller for £69 billion (US$ 107 billion). SABMiller then ceased trading on global stock markets. The new company, now Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, subsequently sold SAB's MillerCoors beer company to Molson Coors and sold many of

3658-505: The world, namely Bud Light , Budweiser, and Skol . InBev also stated that the merger would not result in any U.S. brewery closures and they would attempt to retain management and board members from both companies. On June 25, 2008, Anheuser-Busch officially announced that they would reject InBev's offer and provide a restructuring of the company to maintain shareholders and United States World Headquarters in St. Louis. On July 1, 2008, InBev urged Anheuser-Busch shareholders to vote in favor of

3720-493: Was charged with building, selling, and leasing refrigerator cars; by 1883, the company owned 200 cars, and by 1888 it owned 850. To serve these cars and switch them in and out of their St. Louis brewery, Anheuser-Busch founded the Manufacturers Railway Company in 1887. The shortline operated until 2011, when Anheuser-Busch sought to shut down operations. During the 1870s, Adolphus Busch toured Europe and studied

3782-580: Was founded. Starting as early as the 1960s, the Artois brewery acquired several local breweries and hence consolidated its position in Belgium, until they expanded internationally by acquiring two Dutch breweries, Dommelsch in 1968 and Hengelo Bier in 1974. Finally in 1987, Artois and the Walloon -based brewer Piedboeuf, came together to form Interbrew. The move onto the global scene only happened when Interbrew acquired

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3844-645: Was one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, with ten theme parks through the company's family entertainment division Busch Entertainment Corporation . 38°35′57″N 90°12′52″W  /  38.59917°N 90.21444°W  / 38.59917; -90.21444 In 1852, German American brewer and saloon operator George Schneider opened the Bavarian Brewery on Carondelet Avenue (later known as South Broadway) between Dorcas and Lynch streets in South St. Louis. Schneider's Brewery expanded in 1856 to

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