News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
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Who tops the chart as the world’s most valuable alcohol brand: and what are the challengers to watch out for?
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AB InBev has sold spirits company Atom Group back to founder and chief executive Justin Petszaft, six years after acquiring the business.
The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) has teamed up with Google, Meta, Pinterest, Snap, TikTok and X to strengthen standards for advertising alcohol responsibly online.
With heavyweights such as Budweiser, Corona and Michelob Ultra jostling for the top spot, who is crowned as the world’s most valuable beer brand?
In a case that has revolved around the definition of ‘beer’, a US appeals court has ruled that Constellation Brands may continue selling Corona and Modelo branded hard seltzers.
Labatt Breweries of Canada – a subsidiary of AB InBev - has announced investments in Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Labatt Breweries of Canada (AB InBev) becomes the distributor across Quebec of Duvernois Creative Spirits’ non-alcoholic portfolio, which features the Romeo's Gin non-alcoholic and Bockale brands.
Anheuser-Busch has announced a $22.5m investment in its Houston brewery.
A TV advert for Camden Town Brewery has been deemed ‘irresponsible’ by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA): which believes the animated advert from AB InBev UK could appeal to people under 18 years old.
Global beer giant AB InBev is investing €31m ($34m) in upgrading its Belgian breweries in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Hoegaarden and Leuven: which will help expand its non-alcoholic beer portfolio.
All of AB InBev’s beer products now include alcohol guidance labels: including markets where there is no legal mandate to do so. That makes it the largest voluntary guidance initiative every undertaken by a beer, wine or spirits company, says the beer...
Global beer giant AB InBev reports increased revenue and revenue per hl growth in Q1, 2023.
In 2022, US craft brewers collectively produced 24.3 million barrels of beer, on par with 2021’s numbers, and craft’s overall beer market share by volume grew to 13.2%, up from 13.1% the previous year, according to the latest figures released by the...
EverGrain, Anheuser Busch InBev’s sustainable ingredient business, and The Ultimate Fighter champion James Wilks have partnered to launch FȲTA, a line of high-performance sports nutrition powders made from upcycled barley protein.
Constellation Brands has not violated a US distribution agreement with AB InBev in using the Corona brand name with its Corona hard seltzer, a Manhattan federal jury has decided.
AB InBev says the Chinese market will be a priority in 2023 and beyond: with premiumization a key part of its strategy.
Craft brewer BrewDog has created a joint venture partnership with Budweiser China: saying this will fast track its ambitions in China.
profile series: Innovators in low/no alcohol
Marie Fukuura, Future Growth Director, Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, tells us why the AB InBev company is increasing its efforts in low and no alcohol.
Bavaria, AB InBev’s brewer in Colombia, will construct a new brewery in the northern region municipality of Palmar de Varela.
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The 100+ Accelerator wants to help sustainably-focused start-ups make a real difference in the supply chain. Representatives from AB InBev and Coca-Cola explain how in this Rabobank Liquid Assets Podcast.
EverGrain, a sustainable ingredient company backed by AB InBev, has officially opened a full-scale plant protein production facility in the US.
Anheuser-Busch is adding a new dedicated seltzer building to its St. Louis brewery, making it the first addition to the campus in more than 15 years.
The Brewers Association – the trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers – has released its 2021 list of the US’ top brewers and craft brewers.
AB InBev, along with partners The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company and Unilever, is launching the fourth cohort of its sustainable innovation incubator.
AB InBev voices its confidence in ‘transforming our company from being the category leader to leading category growth’ as it reports its FY 2021 results.
The US impact driven ingredient company has received the Upcycled Food Association’s (UFA) certification for its entire portfolio of upcycled barley ingredients.
Beer giant AB InBev has set its sights on conquering the energy drink market in India with its world-first Budweiser Beats product, setting an ambitious target of capturing 10% of total market share within two years despite it being a completely new sector.
Brewers’ spent grain may offer a novel source of prebiotics, according to a new study from Anheuser-Busch InBev that found arabinoxylan from the waste may boost bifidobacterial levels in the human gut.
AmBev’s first large brewery and first malting facility have become carbon neutral: with four more breweries set to follow by the end of the year.
As beer sales slip and demand for functional drinks rise, distributors like AB-ONE are expanding into other categories like better-for-you hydration.
A UK pilot is producing five million ‘ultra-low carbon’ Budweiser 440ml cans: representing AB InBev’s lowest carbon footprint can produced in Europe.
Anheuser-Busch is investing $64m in its Los Angeles brewery: giving it the largest solar installation of any brewery in the US.
Having launched during the pandemic with a strong focus on the off-trade, one of the opportunities for Bud Light Hard Seltzer moving forward will be the on-trade. New product innovations are also set to follow.
AB InBev’s Beyond Beer business – which includes brands such as Mike’s Hard, Flying Fish and Bud Light Seltzer - generated more than $1bn in 2020 and grew by more than 40% in Q1, 2021.
Carlos Brito will step down from his role as CEO of AB InBev, with Michel Doukeris becoming the CEO of the world’s largest brewer as of July 1, 2021.
The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company and Unilever have joined AB InBev’s 100+ Accelerator to fund and pilot sustainable innovation in supply chains.
EverGrain, a barley ingredients company backed by brewing giant Anheuser-Busch that makes proteins and fibers from AB InBev’s spent grains; and Bright Future Foods, a subsidiary of Post Holdings utilizing oats grown on zero CO2 emission farms; are...
Corona is launching sustainable, renewable packaging made from surplus barley straw in South America this month, an innovation that it hopes to roll out globally in the future.
Budweiser Brewing Group is investing £115m ($159m) in two UK breweries to meet growing demand for off-trade beer sales.
AB InBev’s Brazilian beer business delivered strong performance in 2020, despite the challenges of the year. A combination of speedy innovation, premium brand strength and digital developments have been the key to success in the country, says the company.
AB InBev’s Mexican division, Grupo Modelo, has filed a lawsuit against Constellation Brands, accusing it of breaching a deal by using the Corona brand name with a non-beer product – namely its Corona Hard Seltzer.
Anheuser-Busch will invest more than $1bn in its US facilities across the next two years: targeted at expanding its operations, supporting job creation and retention, and investing in sustainable innovations.
A new partnership between alcohol brands, online retailers and delivery platforms pledges to create robust global standards for responsible online sales and deliveries of alcohol: with AB InBev, Molson Coors, Asahi, Drizly and Uber Eats all part of the...