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All is fair in love and war. Company auctions are usually hush-hush affairs. But not for ThaiBev. It let it be known on 25 January 2015 that it has used its Singapore listed unit Fraser and Neave (F&N) to “bid without condition” for SABMiller’s Peroni and Grolsch beer brands. One day later F&N confirmed on its website that it has expressed an interest.
Europe/Russia
Given that in Italy, a country of about 60 million drama queens, bad news tend to be greeted by loud screams of “the end is near”, the quasi silence which followed the announcement that the beer brand Peroni was to be sold, still appears remarkable.
Europe/Russia
The investment vehicle of the Swiss Jacobs family is rumoured to be interested in buying the beer brands Grolsch and Peroni from AB-Inbev, Belgian media reported on 22 January 2015.
Europe/Russia
Brewers and the weather: an old story. Apparently, the weather cannot suit everyone. While warmer temperatures usually serve beer consumption (and brewers’ sales), it is a nuisance for Belgium’s Lambic brewers, who fear for their production volumes.
Europe/Russia
Tut, tut. Was Jasper Cuppaidge, founder of Camden Town craft brewery, so hard up that he had to take a loan from his company before its sale to AB-InBev, UK media huffed and puffed in early January 2016.
Europe/Russia
Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp has signed a four-year contract to become an ambassador for the German beer brand Warsteiner.
Europe/Russia
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company (UCBC) is excited to announce plans to open “The U.R.B.” (short for The Urban Research Brewery), which will be a consumer research & pilot brewery in The Grove.
Europe/Russia
Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland – Europe’s list of tax havens is long. And it’s getting longer. On 11 January 2015 the European Commission ruled that about 35 multinational companies, including brewer AB-InBev, have received tax sweeteners from Belgium so generous as to amount to illegal state aid.
Europe/Russia
There is so much money sloshing around the globe trying to find a new home, that AB-InBev had no trouble selling USD 46 billion in bonds. Actually, AB-InBev’s bond offer was heavily oversubscribed: it could have sold more than USD 110 billion on 13 January 2016, reports the Financial Times. Still, it was the second largest corporate bond offer on record.
Europe/Russia
In early January 2015, AB-InBev confirmed its plans to provide consumers with full ingredient and nutritional information for its beers, probably in a bid to stem the obesity crisis. Well, they did not say as much.
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