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 »

Coors Light has ousted Budweiser (NYSE:BUD) from its place as the No. 2 beer in America. According to trade publication Beer Marketer’s Insights, this is the first time in nealry two decades that the nation’s top two beer brands have not been under the control of Anheuser-Busch. Read the rest of this entry »

MillerCoors still enjoys a spot of prominence in the U.S. beer market, but despite controlling nearly 80 percent of the domestic beer market with Anheuser-Busch InBev, the company is trying to find a way to right its struggling Miller Lite brand. Read the rest of this entry »

The popularity of dark Czech beer abroad is on the rise. During the last 12 months, the brewery in Velké Popovice saw rise in sales of Dark Kozel, especially in the countries of the former Soviet Union. It is the most popular in Russia. The ever more popular dark variety is consumed here in about 10 times bigger quantity than in Czech Republic. Read the rest of this entry »

The Kremlin plans to sell alcoholic and soft drinks under its own brand to increase revenue, RBC Daily reported, citing Victor Khrekov, an official in President Dmitry Medvedev’s administration. Read the rest of this entry »

SUN InBev brewing company presents its innovation – Bagbier Bock dark beer. It is the second dark brand in the company portfolio in Russia. Read the rest of this entry »

MillerCoors, a joint venture of SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company, will unveil a new primary and secondary packaging for Miller Genuine Draft, which will appear at retail in the weeks to come. Read the rest of this entry »

Anheuser-Busch InBev believes that its trademark victory against Budejovický Budvar in Austria sets a precedent for rulings in other countries. Read the rest of this entry »

Heineken has appointed My Agency to handle the ad account for its premium Czech beer brand, Krušovoice. Read the rest of this entry »

Diageo, the world’s leading premium spirits, beer and wine company announced today that production of Red Stripe currently brewed in Jamaica for the US market will be relocated to the United States beginning in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »