BY HIROKO TABUCHI AND BETTINA WASSENER
New York Times

TOKYO — Suntory, the Japanese beverage company, said Monday that it was considering merging with its larger rival, Kirin, in a deal that would create one of the world’s leading food and beverage…

Late-night TV star Conan O’Brien will appear in a Super Bowl commercial for Anheuser-Busch, Biz Buzz has learned. Details are few at this point.  The commercial featuring O’Brien — the host of NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien – was shot…

Proxy Governance Inc., a proxy advisory service, is supporting the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch Cos. by InBev NV of Belgium.

Under the terms of the agreement, Anheuser-Busch shareholders will receive $70 in cash per share when the deal closes. The $52 billion buyout is expected to happen later this…

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 Dillmann  to…

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 bottle…

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.

That’s…

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 —…

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. 

Now, the…

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…

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 champion…