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06.18.2008 10:17 pm

Report: A-B board to meet this week; brewer declines comment

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Anheuser-Busch Cos. has declined to comment today on a news report that the brewer’s board of directors will meet this week to dicuss the InBev takeover proposal.

British financial newspaper Financial Times reported that the board will discuss InBev’s $65 a share bid for all outstanding…

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06.06.2008 10:00 am

Update: Plaintiff suing Anheuser-Busch wants his name dropped from case; lawsuit to go on, possibly with other plaintiffs, says attorney

Yesterday, we reported that a local shareholder was suing Anheuser-Busch Cos. and its board of directors, arguing board members breached their duties to shareholders by failing to properly consider “indications of interest” from suitors such as InBev of Belgium.

Uh, hold…

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06.05.2008 11:58 am

Report: Anheuser-Busch, InBev hold talks

Belgian newspaper  De Standaard reported today that InBev, the Belgian brewer of Stella Artois and Beck’s, is in contact with Anheuser-Busch Cos. about a possible offer for the St. Louis-based company, according to a Bloomberg News.

Bloomberg said the newspaper did not cite a source…

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05.15.2008 11:59 am

Anheuser-Busch donates to China earthquake relief

Anheuser-Busch Cos. is donating $500,000 to the Chinese Red Cross to aid relief efforts for victims of Monday’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the Sichuan province in Central China, killing thousands.

St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch also will provide about $1.1 million worth…

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04.23.2008 5:58 pm

Feds stomp on brewer’s Weed

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anheuser-Busch Cos. has been running Bud Light ads that use that use “Dude” as a catch phrase, but federal regulators now have a California brewer saying “Dude.”

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has told Vaune…

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04.18.2008 8:04 pm

Trees, water conservation and beer: A-B highlights green efforts

From the brewer whose commercials advise drinkers that Bud Light enables them to fly, communicate with chipmunks and breathe fire comes a more down-to-earth message. 

Starting the week of April 21, St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. will debut a new television campaign highlighting the company’s environmental…

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04.09.2008 12:50 pm

On Ice: Bud Light sponsors new, digital hockey show

Bud Light, the country’s bestselling beer from St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos., is a primary sponsor of the NHL Network Online, a new broadband media service from the National Hockey League.The network is available for free to fans at NHL.com, and…

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04.07.2008 5:21 pm

Party time at Anheuser-Busch

On a platform set up outside the Anheuser-Busch packaging plant, one of A-B’s top marketing executives faced a crowd of thousands of employees. He held high a bottle of Budweiser.

“This is a sound that’s near and dear to our hearts,” said Dave Peacock, lifting the…

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03.31.2008 5:26 pm

Anheuser-Busch to build new China brewery

Anheuser-Busch Cos. will build a new brewery outside downtown Tangshan in northeast China to replace a smaller downtown brewery, the St. Louis-based brewer announced.

The move supports the local government’s efforts to relocate industrial facilities outside the city and redevelop Tangshan’s downtown into…

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03.31.2008 4:44 pm

Research firm: Imports, craft beers swing heavy in top-brands ranking

The 30 fastest growing beer brands in the U.S. last year included notables such as Bud Light, Miller Lite and Coors Light, but the coveted No. 1 brand is a super premium beer, Blue Moon Belgian White Ale, from Molson Coors Brewing.…

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