03.31.2008 4:44 pm
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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03.26.2008 6:20 pm
Okay, much to my chagrin, I’ll admit it. It’s getting a little hard to keep track of all the Michelob beers.
The family of brews from St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. already includes Porter, Marzen, Pale Ale, Wheat, Honey Lager and Amber Bock…

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03.19.2008 5:36 pm
Anheuser-Busch Cos., the St. Louis brewer that built its fortune on lager beer, appears to be interested in trying its hand at a new ale.
Ales are traditionally the domain of small craft brewers, which have experienced strong growth recently. …

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03.10.2008 10:13 am
St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. doubled its chief executive’s compensation last year, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
August A. Busch IV made $1.23 million in salary and a bonus of $2.5 million, as well as about $1 million from…

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03.07.2008 3:30 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Associated Press is reporting that state Rep. Curt Dougherty, D-Independence, wants to give the “King of Beers” its own kingdom by making Budweiser the official beer of Missouri.Dougherty says Budweiser is a state icon known around the world. He says…

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03.06.2008 12:35 pm
The Bud Light/USA Rock Paper Scissors League Championship (yes, there is such a thing) is entering its third year and going global in 2008.
In a press release obviously written with tongue firmly in cheek, Bud Light maker Anheuser-Busch Cos. said a new league…

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02.29.2008 12:23 pm
St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. on Friday morning released an annual report disclosing financial details. A couple of items caught our eye.
The country’s biggest brewer said its advertising costs totaled about $783 million in 2007, up from $771 million in 2006…

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02.28.2008 10:05 am
Busch Entertainment Corp., the family entertainment division of Anheuser-Busch Cos., has inked a deal with a Dubai company to create the Worlds of Discovery - SeaWorld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove - on The Palm Jebel Ali man-made island in Dubai.…

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02.21.2008 1:55 pm
St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos., the country’s biggest brewer, will boost its total media spending by 10 percent this year, the company said in a press release Thursday.
The company plans to raise its spending on digital media even more rapidly, by 55 percent this…

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02.20.2008 3:58 pm
Several state attorneys general are demanding documents from St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. and Milwaukee’s Miller Brewing Co. for an investigation into sales and marketing of caffeinated alcohol drinks.
The top law enforcement officials in New York, Maine, Maryland, Arizona and Iowa have subpoenaed Anheuser-Busch, the country’s…

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