Interbrew

Interbrew was a Belgian brewing company. It owned many internationally known beers, as well as some smaller local beers.

Interbrew
Wholly owned subsidiary of AB InBev
IndustryBeverage
PredecessorsBrouwerij Artois
Piedboeuf
Founded1988 (1988)
Headquarters
Breda
,
the Netherlands
SubsidiariesAmBev

The Interbrew International B.V. subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is based in Breda, Netherlands.[1] It has one subsidiary, Ambev S.A. of São Paulo, Brazil.[2]

Brands

Some Interbrew brands include Budweiser, Stella Artois,[3][4] Boddingtons, Beck's,[3] Staropramen, Bass,[4] Leffe,[4] Labatt and Hoegaarden.

History

Having its roots in Leuven, Interbrew was formed in 1987 when Brouwerij Artois, the Flemish brewers of Stella Artois (established before 1366) merged with Walloon-based brewer Piedboeuf.[5] International expansion began when Interbrew acquired the notable Canadian brand Labatt.[6] The transaction also included Labatt's assets, which included the Toronto Blue Jays baseball club, the Toronto Argonauts football club, and The Sports Network (the latter being immediately resold to NetStar Communications due to Canadian media ownership regulations).[6][7]

In 2004, Interbrew merged with Brazilian brewer AmBev to form InBev, which at the time became the largest brewer in the world by volume, with approximately 14% global market share.[4] Before the merger with AmBev, Interbrew was the third largest brewing company in the world by volume and AmBev was the world's fifth largest brewer.[3] In 2008, InBev further merged with American brewer Anheuser-Busch to form Anheuser-Busch InBev (abbreviated AB InBev). Interbrew is now a division of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV since the latter acquired SABMiller in October 2016.[8] In October 2016, Anheuser-Busch InBev acquired SABMiller and remains the largest brewer in the world.

See also

References
  1. "Company Overview of Interbrew International B.V." Bloomberg Research. Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. Johnson, Steve (26 October 2016). "Johnson". Share Market Updates. Share Market Updates. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. Rossingh, Danielle (2004-03-04). "Interbrew and AmBev merge to create biggest brewer". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. Tran, Mark (2004-03-03). "Interbrew moves to merge with AmBev". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  5. Farrell, Sean (2015-10-09). "The Megabrew takeover – a tale of beers, billions and blue bloods". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  6. Farnsworth, Clyde H. (1995-06-07). "INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Labatt Accepts $2.9 Billion Bid From Large Brewer in Belgium". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. Enchin, Harvey (1995-07-24). "Labatt pours off broadcast business". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. Brown, Lisa (October 11, 2016). "A-B InBev finalizes $100B billion acquisition of SABMiller, creating world's largest beer company". Chicago Tribune. Chicago. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
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