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11.23.2009 3:50 pm

Heineken has a new U.S. CEO, and new challenges

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The newest CEO of of Heineken’s U.S. business has seen some crazy stuff. He once ordered his brewery in the Congo barricaded as militants fought outside. Now, Dolf Van den Brink has to demonstrate cool under a…

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11.20.2009 2:48 pm

Budweiser’s global advertising director speaks

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We would like to thank St. Louis University for the delicious coffee and pastry we enjoyed this morning, as well as for the interesting discussion of Budweiser’s global prospects. That discussion touched off the Boeing Institute of…

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11.19.2009 5:05 pm

Anheuser-Busch pushes through recession, tries to boost Bud Light as wholesalers fret about future

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One year of Anheuser-Busch InBev is now in the bag. Wednesday marked the birthday of the world’s biggest brewer, when InBev of Belgium officially took control of St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, which it had been eyeing as a…

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11.17.2009 4:16 pm

On the 365th day of Anheuser-Busch InBev, we look back, and ahead

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We have heartily enjoyed helping to put together the Post-Dispatch’s four-day series on the first anniversary of Anheuser-Busch InBev. In case you’ve missed some of the work, here is a compilation, just in time for the…

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11.12.2009 8:40 pm

Lager Heads on Extra Edition

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We will be on KMOV’s “Extra Edition” on Saturday morning (channel 4, 10 a.m. central time) to discuss the one-year anniversary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, and what it means for St. Louis. Should be fun. Consider this…

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11.12.2009 8:40 pm

Eavesdropping on an interview with Molson Coors’ top lawyer

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Yeah, we know…this is a blog about beer, not about lawyers. But we couldn’t resist passing along this story about Molson Coors Brewing’s chief legal officer, Sam Walker. It caught our eye and is a fascinating look…

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11.04.2009 3:49 pm

Do brewery mergers call regulation, “three-tier” system into question?

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Lager Heads had the honor of moderating a fascinating - and heated - panel at a beer conference last month in Chicago. The topic: Globalization and its effect on the regulation of alcohol in the U.S.

We wanted…

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11.04.2009 1:13 pm

Russian bear takes a bite out of Carlsberg

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Danish brewer Carlsberg, the world’s fourth- largest beer maker, cut its full-year sales forecast, saying the Russian market will contract more than it expected this year.

That news comes courtesy of Bloomberg, which dives into the company’s…

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11.04.2009 1:12 pm

MillerCoors’ profits, revenue rise; Anheuser-Busch InBev not the only one cutting costs

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MillerCoors‘ third-quarter profit rose 37 percent as cost cuts and strengthened sales of the company’s cheaper beers helped buoy the brewer’s profits, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

It’s a fascinating look at how well Anheuser-Busch InBev’s toughest…

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10.23.2009 11:19 am

UK chief of Czech brewer Budvar calls Anheuser-Busch InBev “weaselly.” Oh no, he didn’t!

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The Publican, a trade publication for bars and pubs in the United Kingdom, picks up a juicy nugget in the multi-decade and multi-country trademark dispute between Anheuser-Busch and Czech brewer Budvar over the name “Budweiser.”

The story reports that…

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