InBev

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InBev
Type Public
Founded 2004
Headquarters Leuven, Belgium
Key people Peter Harf (Chairman of the board), Carlos Brito (CEO)
Industry Beverages
Products Beers, lagers and soft drinks
Revenue €11.656 billion (2005)
Employees 77,000
Website http://www.inbev.com/

InBev (Euronext: INB, NYSE: ABV) is a Belgian brewery company, the world's largest producer of beer by volume[1] and the second largest alcoholic beverage company in the world after British giant Diageo. InBev also produces several soft drink brands. It employs about 77,000 people and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

InBev was formed from a 2004 transaction involving the Belgian company Interbrew and the Brazilian company AmBev. When the transaction completed, InBev owned about 81% of the voting shares of AmBev[1][2].

InBev has a 14% share in the global beer market. It is the dominant brewer in Belgium, Brazil, and much of Eastern Europe.[1] In 2005 it had a market capitalisation of €22.5 billion and net profits of €2.4 billion on sales of €11.6 billion.

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[edit] Corporate governance

Carlos Brito is the current Chief Executive Officer. Brito replaced John Brock at the end of 2005.[3] InBev's current Board of Directors include Arnoud de Pret Roose de Calesberg, Jean-Luc Dehaene, and Peter Harf (chairman).

[edit] History

Interbrew's origins can be traced to the founding of the Den Horen brewery in 1366. In 1717 the name of the brewery was changed to Artois when Sebastian Artois, the brewery's Master Brewer, purchased the brewery. Artois became a Danny's drunk company, and in 1987 merged with Breweries Piedboeuf to form Interbrew, one of the world's largest brewers. The combined company grew rapidly by acquisition during the 1990s.

Ambev was a Brazilian beer company formed by a merger in 1999 between the Brahma and Antarctica breweries. It had a dominant position in South America and the Caribbean.

In 2004, the two companies merged to form InBev.

[edit] Brands

The brands of InBev are:

  • Absolut Cut (Sweden)
  • Alexander Keith's (Canada)
  • Antarctica (Brazil)
  • Apatinska pivara (Serbia)
    • Jelen pivo
    • Pils Light
  • Aqua Fratelli Vita (Brazil)
  • AstikA (Bulgaria)
  • Baisha (China)
  • BagBier (Russia)
    • BagBier
    • BagBier Classicheskoye
    • BagBier Krepkoye
    • BagBier Nashe
  • Bass (United Kingdom)
InBev

Location Leuven, Belgium
Year opened 2004
Annual production 20.5 Gigalitres
  • Beck's (Global)
  • Belle-Vue (Belgium)
    • Belle-Vue Kriek
    • Belle-Vue Kriek Extra
    • Belle-Vue Framboise
    • Belle-Vue Gueuze
  • Bergenbier (Romania)
  • Boddingtons (United Kingdom)
  • Bohemia (Brazil)
  • Borsodi Sör (Hungary)
  • Boomerang (France)
  • Borostyán (Hungary)
  • Brahma (Global)
  • Budweiser (Canada, owned by Anheuser Busch)
    • Bud Light
  • Cafri (South Korea)
  • Caracu (Brazil)
  • Castlemaine XXXX (owned by Castlemaine Perkins Pty Ltd.)
  • Chernigivske (Ukraine)
  • Diebels (Germany)
  • Diekirch (Luxembourg)
    • Diekirch Grand Cru
    • Diekirch Grande Réserve
    • Diekirch Exclusive
  • Dimix (Germany)
  • Dommelsch (Netherlands)
    • Dommelsch Pilsener
    • Dommelsch Ice
    • Dommelsch Dominator
  • Double Deer (China)
    • E-Generation
    • Premium Light
    • Dry Beer
  • Dutch Gold (Holland)
  • Franziskaner Weissbier (Germany)
  • Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Hell (Germany)
  • Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel (Germany)
  • Gilde Ratskeller (Germany)
  • Guaraná Antarctica (Brazil)
  • Guaraná Brahma (Brazil)
  • Haacke-Beck (Germany)
  • Hasseröder (Germany)
  • Hertog Jan (Netherlands)
    • Primator
    • Oud Bruin
    • Grand Prestige
    • Tripel
    • Dubbel
    • Winterbier
    • Bockbier
    • Meibock
  • Hoegaarden (Belgium)
  • Hougaerdse Das (Belgium)
  • Jingling (China)
  • Jinlongquan (China)
    • Draft
    • Refreshing
  • Julius (Belgium)
  • Jupiler (Belgium)
    • Jupiler N.A.
    • Jupiler Blue
  • KK (China)
  • Kamenitza (Bulgaria)
  • Klinskoye (Russia)
    • Klinskoye Svetloye
    • Klinskoye Zolotoye
    • Klinskoye Lux
    • Klinskoye Redkoye
    • Klinskoye Arriva
    • Klinskoye Samurai
  • Kokanee (Canada)
  • La Bécasse (France)
    • La Bécasse Kriek
    • La Bécasse Raspberry
    • La Bécasse Gueuze
  • Labatt Family (Canada)
    • Labatt Blue
    • Labatt Blue Light
    • Labatt .5
    • Labatt Lite
    • Labatt 50
    • John Labatt Classic
    • Labatt Genuine
    • Labatt Extra Dry Lager
    • Labatt Wildcat
    • Labatt Ice
    • Labatt Sterling
  • Leffe (Global)
  • Liber (Brazil)
  • Löwenbräu (Germany)
  • Löwenbräu Original (Germany)
  • Löwenbräu Oktoberfestbier (Germany)
  • Marathon (Brazil)
  • Mousel (Luxembourg)
  • Pivara Trebjesa (Montenegro)
    • Nik Cool
    • Nik Gold
    • Nikšićko pivo
    • Nikšićko tamno
  • Noroc (Romania)
  • OB (South Korea)
  • Oranjeboom (Netherlands)
    • Oranjeboom Premium Pilsener
    • Oranjeboom Oud Bruin
    • Oranjeboom Premish Malt
  • Permskoye Gubernskoye (Russia)
    • Permskoye Gubernskoye Svetloye
  • Piedboeuf (Belgium)
    • Piedboeuf Blond
    • Piedboeuf Brown
    • Piedboeuf Triple
  • Red Shiliang (China)
  • Rifey (Russia)
  • Rogan (Ukraine)
  • Safir (Belgium)
  • Santai (China)
  • Sibirskaya Korona (Russia)
  • Skol (Brazil)
  • Spaten (Germany)
  • St. Pauli Girl (USA)
    • St. Pauli Girl Lager
    • St. Pauli Girl Special Dark
    • St. Pauli Girl Non-Alcoholic
  • Staropramen (Czech Republic)
  • Stella Artois (Global)
    • Artois Bock
  • Sukita (Brazil)
  • Taller (Ukraine)
  • Tennent's (United Kingdom)
    • Tennent's Super
    • Tennent's Ember
    • Tennent's Extra Lager
    • Tennent's Light Ale
    • Tennent's Pilsner
    • Tennent's Special
    • Tennent's Velvet Ale
    • Tennent's Stout (Export)
    • Tennent's 1885 Lager (Export)
    • Tennent's Scotch Ale (Export)
  • Tolstiak (Russia)
    • Tolstiak Dobroye
    • Tolstiak Svetloye
    • Tolstiak Zaboristoye
    • Tolstiak Krepkoye
    • Tolstiak Grechisnoye
  • Vieux Temps (Belgium)
  • Wolters (Germany)
  • Yali (China)
  • Yantar (Ukraine)
  • Zagrebačka pivovara (Croatia)
    • Božićno Pivo
    • Ožujsko Pivo
    • Ožujsko Cool
    • Ožujsko Izzy
    • Ožujsko Strong
    • Fresssh by Ožujsko
    • Tomislav
  • Zizhulin (China)
  • Zhujiang (China)

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Belgium

InBev caused protests, including one by the Flemish Parliament, when it announced in 2005 and confirmed in 2006 that it would move the Hoegaarden Brewery to the municipality of Jupille in Liège[citation needed].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b http://www.inbev.com/press_releases/20050330.1.e.cfm
  2. ^ http://www.hoovers.com/ambev/--ID__48025--/freeuk-co-factsheet.xhtml
  3. ^ http://www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001771320

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