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http://hamptonroads.com/2015/10/makers-b...s-takeover

The world's top two beer makers agreed Tuesday to join forces to create a company that would control nearly a third of the global market and bring together top U.S. brands Budweiser and Miller Genuine Draft.

...Anheuser Busch InBev, which along with Budweiser makes Corona, Stella Artois and Beck's.

Because they are both dying breeds. This is the beginning of the end of their empire.

(10-13-2015 08:38 AM)demiveeman Wrote:  Because they are both dying breeds. This is the beginning of the end of their empire.

Miller may be but Bud is:

No! What a development in the beer world. Seems unnatural somehow. Now they'll be able to make the beer even worse, if that's possible.

No more Bud vs Miller. It's the end of a very long beer war if this happens.

Miller is in a joint venture with Coors in the US, something will have to give. This would give SABInBevMillerCoors like 70% of the beer market in the US. They'll have to sell some stuff, at least in North America.

Bud Weis Mill-er

Drink Craft.

(10-13-2015 10:04 AM)Dracorex Wrote:  Drink Craft.

+1

(10-13-2015 09:48 AM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  Miller is in a joint venture with Coors in the US, something will have to give. This would give SABInBevMillerCoors like 70% of the beer market in the US. They'll have to sell some stuff, at least in North America.

Quote:That is why a deal would most likely face significant regulatory scrutiny and require some asset sales, possibly in the United States and China.

Analysts say it is likely that the United States Justice Department will seek the breakup of MillerCoors, the joint venture that SABMiller formed with Molson Coors in 2008 to combine their United States operations. That partnership owns several major brands in the United States, including Miller Lite, Coors Lite and Blue Moon.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/busine....html?_r=0

How many major market beer brands are still American owned?

Two HORRIBLE beer brands, joining forces. Lol

This merger is to capitalize on developing global markets...they are already started to lose the fight in the U.S. Bud and Bud Light have been dropping and dropping and so has the company's shares...at the same time, craft beer market share is growing exponentially every year. Every year they spend more money on advertising but end up losing more market share.

They can buy all the micro-brands they they want, but both companies are in trouble and this merger is only a sign of things to come. They are joining so that they can reach non-US beer drinkers more easily.

I'll enjoy sone bud light this evening.

(10-13-2015 11:00 AM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  How many major market beer brands are still American owned?

It depends on how you define major. Probably how you consider major, only Coors is still an American company and even then they sell their beer through a joint venture with SABMiller, and Miller controls the partnership.

Hope this doesn't make them jack up the prices.

(10-13-2015 11:00 AM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  How many major market beer brands are still American owned?

Yeungling & Sam Adams. Though I believe Sam will eventually sell out.

(10-13-2015 11:37 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  I'll enjoy sone bud light this evening.

Not Landshark?!??!?

(10-13-2015 11:26 AM)demiveeman Wrote:  This merger is to capitalize on developing global markets...they are already started to lose the fight in the U.S. Bud and Bud Light have been dropping and dropping and so has the company's shares...at the same time, craft beer market share is growing exponentially every year. Every year they spend more money on advertising but end up losing more market share.

They can buy all the micro-brands they they want, but both companies are in trouble and this merger is only a sign of things to come. They are joining so that they can reach non-US beer drinkers more easily.

They're also buying distributors, and then using them to shut craft beers out of the market:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/1...3R20151012

Big Enos & little Enos wanted Coors beer years ago in Atlanta.

Coors was not sold east of the Mississippi years ago.

(10-13-2015 06:41 PM)58-56 Wrote:  

(10-13-2015 11:26 AM)demiveeman Wrote:  This merger is to capitalize on developing global markets...they are already started to lose the fight in the U.S. Bud and Bud Light have been dropping and dropping and so has the company's shares...at the same time, craft beer market share is growing exponentially every year. Every year they spend more money on advertising but end up losing more market share.

They can buy all the micro-brands they they want, but both companies are in trouble and this merger is only a sign of things to come. They are joining so that they can reach non-US beer drinkers more easily.

They're also buying distributors, and then using them to shut craft beers out of the market:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/1...3R20151012

In a three tier state where a brewer has to use a distributor, I don't understand how AB buying a distributor isn't automatically a conflict?