The newly combined business of MillerCoors announced last week that it intends to makes its headquarters in Chicago, although it will maintain substantial operations in Golden, Colo., and Milwaukee...
Ending weeks of intense speculation over the future of Anheuser-Busch, the St. Louis-based brewer agreed on Sunday to be acquired by Leuven, Belgium-based InBev...
InBev announced its intention yesterday to file a preliminary consent solicitation statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission seeking to remove the board of directors of Anheuser-Busch Cos...
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Plano, Texas, announced it will build a $120-million production and distribution center in Victorville, Calif. The plant is expected to employ 200 people and will become the company's West Coast hub, serving California and parts of the desert Southwest.
InBev made its bid for Anheuser-Busch last week, proposing a merger that would form "the world's leading global brewer and one of the world’s top five consumer products companies," according to InBev Chief Executive Officer Carlos Brito...
SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Co. got the nod from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and are free to proceed with the merger of their U.S. and Puerto Rico operations....
Coca-Cola Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Neville Isdell announced the company plans to purchase and deploy 100,000 climate friendly CO2 coolers by the end of 2010, and issued a “call to action” for other beverage companies to invest in the technology...
The beer rumor mill is buzzing with speculation about a reported bid for Anheuser-Busch by Belgium’s InBev for $46 billion, as well as a subsequent report of talks between InBev and SABMiller...
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., Plano, Texas, officially separated from Cadbury Schweppes and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the DPS ticker...
Pepsi-Cola, Purchase, N.Y., is getting set to roll out what it says is its lightest 500-ml. non-carbonated beverage bottle. The company reduced the amount of plastic in the bottle by 20 percent, and expects to have the new packages on store shelves this month...
The annual Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego celebrated the success of craft beers as well as the 2008 World Beer Cup winners last week, even as industry experts indicated 2008 will prove a tougher year than last year...
Starbucks Coffee Co. announced a series of initiatives at its annual meeting last week designed to help the company compete with new competitors, including the acquisition of The Coffee Equipment Co. and its Clover brewing system, which the company says “delivers the best cup of brewed coffee available anywhere”...
The Coca-Cola Co. announced President and Chief Operating Officer Muhtar Kent will succeed Neville Isdell as chief executive officer as of July 1, 2008...
The outlook for beer might be on its way up, said Anheuser-Busch as it updated analysts on its earnings last week, pointing to trends both internally and externally...
