By Martinne Geller NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc BUD, which has agreed to be acquired by Belgian rival InBev NV INTB, reported higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by price increases and the launch of Bud Light Lime. The maker...
Convenience stores have always been one of the best launching pads for new products, especially beverages. In fact, beverages are some of the biggest sellers in c-stores. At $15 billion, non-alcoholic packaged beverages represented the third-largest category in convenience stores last year, growing 13 percent vs. 2002. Beer is the...
A study published by Nielsen's Consumer Insight finds that "millennials" – i.e. people in their 20s – generally prefer beer over other alcoholic beverages. Of course, studies conducted in just about any other decade would have found the same thing. (One possible exception: the unfortunate wine-cooler era of the mid-1980s.)...
Molson Coors is donating ethanol made from "beer waste" to the Democratic National Convention in Denver. This is amusing for a couple of reasons. First of all, "beer waste?" This is a new one on me, but apparently, since 1996 Coors has been making E85 ethanol out...
Yesterday's announcement that Burlington, Vermont's Magic Hat Brewing Company plans to acquire Seattle's Pyramid Breweries, Inc. may help the West Coast brewer turn a profit for the first time since 2002. Saddled by almost $1 million in annual costs associated with being public, Pyramid reported a $1.8 million loss in...
Can "lite" and "craft" really co-exist in the same beer? Miller Brewing obviously thinks so, having declared in press releases that its forthcoming Miller Lite Brewers Collection will combine "the best of both worlds." The new beers will be rolled out in September. Miller is reacting to...
If you did a little happy dance when you learned that beer can actually be good for you, you may want to sit down before reading the rest of this post. Foreign Policy's Passport blog reports that beer "defies the laws of supply and demand." The post discusses how the...
Maybe you'll spend this weekend raking up the leaves in your front lawn. Maybe you'll hit the gym, chase around your toddler, or play a game of pick-up basketball with your friends. Whatever physical activity you do to work up a sweat, you may also feel the desire for...
In the 1970s, use of mobile radio frequencies was expanding dramatically and existing antennas were becoming heavily overloaded. The engineering solution was to introduce multiple transmitter combiners onto a single antenna using band-pass filters. The use of a beer barrel in this context shows how existing structures can be adapted...
In order to understand the brewing process in ancient Egypt, a new folkloristic approach was extensively investigated using the current traditional, home-produced alcoholic foods and beverages found in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Studies revealed that the beer bread of ancient Egypt was a good starter that 'protected' beer from...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Research and Markets Adds Report: Increased Beer, Cider and FAB MarketC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Beer, Cider and FABs in Canada to 2011" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Hook & Ladder Brewing Touts GrowthC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Hook & Ladder Brewing Company, a Washington, D.C.-area venture started by a volunteer firefighter and his business-minded brother, is bucking negative economic trends and experiencing tremendous growth this year, despite the fact that...
It's the ultimate eco-house. And 20 years after it first took shape, its time has come. By Rob Sharp They are eco-friendly, bizarre-looking bolt holes, and have earned the name "earth ships" for the simple reason that they appear to have landed from the future. But these...
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- Anheuser-Busch Companies Incorporated (NYSE:BUD)(St. Louis, Missouri), a leading American brewer and maker of Budweiserbeer, is being swallowed up by InBev (EBR:INB) (Leuven, Belgium), theworld's largest brewer. Based on market capitalization, InBev will be theworld's third-largest maker of consumer products after Procter &...
Nothing might seem more natural, under the cloudless skies of Rome, than to stretch out in view of some crumbling monument and crack open a can of beer. But, this summer, extra caution is in order after Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno, declared war on such activities. In...
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We've been drinking beer for centuries. But only now are scientists learning the secrets of the perfect pint. Sanjida O'Connell learns the recipe for success from the master brewers It's a drink that is almost as old as civilisation: beer was originally made from emmer, an early...
The announcement that Anheuser-Busch and InBev agreed to a friendly merger has dimmed the prospects for lawyers who filed shareholder lawsuits against the St. Louis-based beer maker. Anheuser-Busch and Belgium-based InBev said Sunday that the companies agreed to InBev's purchase of A-B at a price of...
Anheuser accepts $52bn InBev offer *The Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch accepted a sweetened $52bn (26bn) takeover bid from the Belgium-based InBev yesterday. The move will create the world's largest beer maker and end a month-long stand-off. InBev, which makes Stella Artois and Beck's, agreed to pay $70 per...
SAMMAMISH, WA, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tradeshow Marketing Company, Ltd. , a specialty product development and direct to consumer commerce company with operations in North America, today announced the appointment of Hashem Sharifi as Advisor to the Board of Directors on Business Development. Mr. Sharifi, President of...
