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It has been 12 years since Graham Mackay became boss of “plain old South African Breweries,” as writer Andrew Davidson puts it. A lot has changed. Mackay’s company, now dubbed SABMiller, is a “global beer giant” larger than…

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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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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.

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A major showdown is shaping up south of the border in Mexico. With the second-largest Mexican brewery considering selling out, SABMiller of London may take a swing at it. For SABMiller, not long removed from being…

Most top global brewers are selling less beer these days. But the big companies’ share prices have mostly gone up in recent months. What gives?

Trade publication Beer Marketer’s Insights has an interesting item on this odd dynamic. Global brewers’ revenues and…