Anheuser-Busch Inc., part of the AB InBev NV international brewing giant, took a crucial step in its fight with state-owned Czech brewery Budejovicky Budvar over the Budweiser brand when it acquired its local Czech rival. Read the rest of this entry »

Diageo claims its new acquisition of Meta Abo Brewery in Ethiopia allows it to gain access to a fast-growing market. In beer to complement its existing spirits business. Read the rest of this entry »

China-based Tsingtao Brewery plans to open new breweries in neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. Read the rest of this entry »

Japanese brewers are looking past China’s $57 billion beer market to a country with less than one- tenth the population: Vietnam. Read the rest of this entry »

FIFA and Budweiser are lobbying hard for Brazil to loosen its beer regulations ahead of the 2014 Soccer World Cup. Under normal circumstances, the country’s soccer stadiums don’t sell beer. A bill pending approval by Congress could change that. Read the rest of this entry »

Dow Jones reported that Anheuser-Busch InBev plans a euro-denominated, benchmark ten-year bond. Read the rest of this entry »

Global brewer SABMiller Plc (SAB.L) said it would be interested in acquiring the African brewing operations of French group Castel if it were available, as the two announced on Monday that they were strengthening their links in Africa. Read the rest of this entry »

SABMiller Plc (SAB), the world’s second- biggest brewer by volume, issued $7 billion of debt in the largest U.S. bond sale since 2010 as it seeks to pay back debt tied to last year’s acquisition of Foster’s Group Ltd. Read the rest of this entry »

British drinks giant Diageo Plc is to expand its Guinness brewery in central Dublin in a 153 million-euro ($194 million) investment to focus all its Irish brewing on one site, while plans to build a new super brewery remain on ice. Read the rest of this entry »