Beer

Heineken Sales Miss Estimates On Africa, Russia And Middle East

Heineken NV, the world’s third-largest brewer, reported sales growth that missed expectations as demand waned in key regions such as Africa, Russia a...

SABMiller Deal Pits Big Money Against Minority Investors: Gadfly

The attempted takeover of SABMiller is a defining moment in the treatment of minority shareholders. If Anheuser-Busch InBev succeeds with its $104 billion...

AB InBev-SABMiller Deal Advances With China, Investor Support

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s takeover of SABMiller Plc moved closer to completion as China’s Ministry of Commerce conditionally approved the 78.5-...

Megabrew’s Frothy Bonds Start To Fizzle With Deal In Disarray

Six months after bond investors fought to get a piece of the largest corporate-bond offering in history, there are simmering concerns that the yields they...

SABMiller Orders Halt to AB InBev Integration

SABMiller Plc has suspended work on integrating the brewer’s operations with that of suitor Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, potentially throwing the industr...

AB InBev Sweetens SABMiller Offer To Address Sterling’s Plunge

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV raised its cash bid for British brewer SABMiller Plc by 2.3 percent to account for the pound’s plunge, while maintaining a de...

Asahi Says First-Half Profit to Beat Own Forecast On Japan Boost

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., Japan’s biggest beer maker by market value, said net income for the six months ended June 30 probably beat its initial est...

China Beer Sales Seen Washing Away With Floods, Cooler Weather

The worst floods in China since 1998 and cooler-than-usual weather are eroding sales at the nation’s brewers, deepening a slump caused by the economi...