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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.

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Dutch brewer Heineken has apparently discovered a neat trick: In the face of falling beer sales, raise prices and cut costs. Voila! Bigger profits. We’ve seen it before from other big brewers in St. Louis, London…

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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…

London-based SABMiller is preparing to reposition its Grolsch beer globally as a “maverick” brand, Marketing Week is reporting. SABMiller acquired the Grolsch brand in February 2008 from rival Anheuser-Busch. Now, it appears the brand is being pushed towards a more ambitious track.…

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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…

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SABMiller’s lager volumes will remain flat in the current year, the chief executive of the London-based brewing giant said Friday. SABMiller is the world’s second-biggest brewer by volume after Anheuser-Busch InBev, and competes with Belgium-based ABI all…

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Anheuser-Busch InBev managed to squeeze more profits from smaller beer sales in its second quarter.

The company’s beer sales - measured by liquid sold - fell…

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SABMiller chief executive Graham Mackay said he’s prepared to make acquisitions and forecast the beer industry will recover from the global recession at a sluggish pace.

SABMiller, the biggest competitor…