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Anheuser-Busch, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, is the largest brewing company in the United States, with a market share of 45 percent in 2016. [ 1 ] The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and nearly 20 in other countries, which increased after Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV acquired SABMiller in 2016. [ 2 ]
Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC [5] (/ ˈ æ n h aɪ z ər ˈ b ʊ ʃ / AN-hy-zər BUUSH) is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. [6] Since 2008, it has been wholly owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (), now the world's largest brewing company, [7] [6] [8] [9] which owns multiple global brands, notably Budweiser, Michelob, Stella Artois, and Beck's.
Hensley & Co. was the first Anheuser-Busch distributor to invest in refrigerated warehouses, which subsequently became standard in the industry. [11] By 1970, Hensley & Co. had a 20 percent market share; [10] by 1980, that had grown to 50 percent, [10] the business had become quite successful, and Jim Hensley was a multi-millionaire. [12]
On October 10, 2016, an over $100 billion merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller closed. Labatt is now part of the new company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, which is trading as BUD on the New York Stock Exchange (ABI:BB in Brussels). [2] In the United States, Labatt brand beers are sold under license by Labatt USA.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (abbreviated as AB InBev) is the largest beer company in the world. [ citation needed ] It had 200 brands prior to the merger with SABMiller on October 10, 2016. [ 1 ] The combined ABInBev/SAB Miller entity has approximately 400 beer brands as of January 2017.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, all shares of Anheuser-Busch were acquired for US$70 per share in cash, for an aggregate of US$52 billion. [22] Anheuser-Busch was established in 1852 in St. Louis, Missouri, US as Anheuser & Co. It is the largest brewing company in the United States and employs over 30,000 people.
InBev (/ ˈ ɪ n b ɛ v /) was a brewing company that resulted from the merger between Belgium-based company Interbrew and Brazilian brewer AmBev which took place in 2004. It existed independently until the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch in 2008, which formed Anheuser-Busch InBev (abbreviated AB InBev).
The company was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev in October 2016 and sold off its interest in MillerCoors to Molson Coors as required by regulators in the U.S. [4] [5] The new company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, is trading on the Brussels Stock Exchange as ABI.BR and as BUD on the New York stock exchange. [6] [7] [8]