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11.23.2008 12:01 am

A-B InBev has a recipe for success

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Budweiser is an American icon. Now that it’s owned by InBev, will that change?

A-B InBev has three “global” brands: Beck’s, Stella Artois and Budweiser. Budweiser is the most popular, and A-B InBev considers Bud Light, which is very popular in…

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11.19.2008 12:01 am

Saying ’see you lager’ to Anheuser-Busch

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s a done deal: Anheuser-Busch is no more, but the name will stick around. The new company will be called Anheuser-Busch InBev, and will be the world’s largest brewer. The new owners said no layoffs are planned, and nothing will…

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11.18.2008 5:08 pm

Vote now: A-B/InBev deal is official

A-B and InBev are one. Anheuser-Busch stock is off the market, and shareholders are counting their money. The newly minted beer behemoth even has a new logo… What do you think? Eagle? Or seagull?

Maybe the Weatherbird can close the book…

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11.12.2008 8:20 pm

Bud out

Shareholders approved InBev’s buyout of Anheuser-Busch with 96 percent of shares voting yes at Wednesday’s shareholders meeting.  The vote took about 25 minutes.

Today’s Birdline: Bud out

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11.12.2008 5:06 pm

Vote now: A-B shareholders did

Anheuser-Busch shareholders voted today to accept Belgian brewer InBev’s $52 billion buyout of the St. Louis-based company. Anheuser-Busch officials announced the results of the voting at 11:25 a.m. CST during its shareholdering meeting at a hotel in Secaucus, N.J., a few miles from…

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11.12.2008 12:01 am

Last call for A-B as it was

Anheuser-Busch shareholders are voting today on the $70-per-share offer from InBev. Stay tuned to STLtoday.com and our blog Lager Heads all day to keep up with the story.

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11.11.2008 4:55 pm

Vote now: Decision day for A-B shareholders

On Wednesday, far away from Pestalozzi Street (in fact, in Secaucus, N.J.), Anheuser-Busch shareholders are expected to vote overwhelmingly in favor of InBev’s buyout offer.

READ excerpts of our chat with Jeremiah McWilliams and David Nicklaus.

SEE results of our poll on…

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10.29.2008 1:52 am

Halloween is about boos and brews

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Let’s raise a glass to fall! And pumpkins! And all of the great things you can make with pumpkins:

Hip Hops columnist Adam Jadhav calls pumpkin beer Halloween in a bottle. He’s our resident beer expert; he…

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07.29.2008 12:01 am

Deer me!

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

072908Grant’s Farm will cut back its hours earlier than usual this year. Starting Aug. 10, the estate will only be open on Saturdays and Sundays.

Bird line suggestions:

  • Farm report
  • Crowd control
  • Barnstormers
  • Shutting the barn door
  • Weekend at Auggie’s: Selected as the Bird line, until an…
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07.20.2008 12:00 am

New barrels to tap

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

072008Jeremiah McWilliams, beer industry expert, explains why InBev needed to buy Anheuseser-Busch. In a nutshell: The company’s own vulnerabilities, success with cost-cutting measures and diversity. (Jeremiah is not to be confused with Adam Jadhav, our beer critic.)

Bird line suggestions:

  • 99 bottle…
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