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Now this is fascinating. Did you know that, if you are a Heineken drinker, you are more…

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Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo posted a 32.5 percent rise in third-quarter net profit, Reuters is reporting.

The maker of Corona also said there was no change in its arbitration process against partner Anheuser-Busch. Modelo gave no new information…

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The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating story on why brewer Femsa, one of Mexico’s most storied companies, is contemplating getting out of the beer business.

Femsa, brewer of Dos Equis and source of the “World’s Most Interesting Man”…

The rumors are flying: SABMiller of London, the world’s second-largest brewer, is reportedly in talks to buy the beer business of Mexican brewer FEMSA (parent company of Tecate and Dos Equis) for perhaps a cool $9 billion.

That would set up…

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We are starting to learn more about how the recession is changing drinking habits. The Fourth of July, a.k.a. the biggest beer-selling holiday of the year, provided ample evidence that things have turned topsy turvy.

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Just how bad is the environment for imported beer these days? Bad. Yes, consumers still think the beers are high-quality. But they seem dern expensive in this limp economy. That’s the problem.

The numbers, please, my dear…

Mexico’s biggest brewer has been a little quiet recently, or at least it seems that way as Anheuser-Busch InBev makes news from St. Louis to Brussels. But down across our southern border, the action at Grupo Modelo, brewer of Corona, are starting to…

With all the talk about economic woe and want over the past few months, it was a little hard to predict whether beer sales would hold up. We know, we know: People drink when they’re happy, and they drink when…