US. Miller Genuine Draft goes for packaging makeover

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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. (more…)

New Belgian craft beer lands in UK market

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SABMiller subsidiary Miller Brands has signed a distribution deal with Van Steenberge Brewery and Sint Stefanus Monastery of Belgium, to launch a new craft beer, St Stefanus Belgian abbey beer, in the UK. (more…)

SABMiller and InBev: The dance of the elephants

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Rumours have been circulating for over a year now that Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI), the world’s largest brewer would like to acquire SABMiller, the second largest global brewer. If such a deal were ever to be consummated, it would create one of the world’s largest consumer companies, ranking in size with Procter & Gamble and Unilever. However, we believe that such a deal is far off in the distance, if at all, for a variety of reasons which will be explained in greater detail in this note. (more…)

SABMiller – Out to get ’em

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Hot on the heels of its successful bid for Australian brewer Fosters, SABMiller has clinched a deal with Turkey’s largest brewer, Anadolu Efes (Efes), earning it a standing ovation from analysts.
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MillerCoors Reports Challenging Third Quarter

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SABMiller plc (SAB.L) and Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX) reported that MillerCoors third quarter underlying net income, excluding special items, decreased 14.1 percent to $286.9 million versus the third quarter 2010, driven by a weak economy, low consumer spending and commodity inflation. (more…)

SABMiller launches first ever cassava lager in Mozambique

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SABMiller plc (SAB.L), one of the world’s largest brewers, today announces the launch of the first ever commercial-scale cassava-based beer. The beer, ‘Impala’, will be brewed in Mozambique by SABMiller’s local subsidiary, Cervejas de Mo?ambique (CDM). (more…)

Tanzania brewery deal has hangover

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East African Breweries Ltd said yesterday that the sale of its 20% stake in brewing giant SABMiller’s Tanzanian unit, expected to raise 121.5-billion shillings (R562-million), was delayed indefinitely. (more…)

Anadolu Efes and SABMiller Strategic Alliance

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SABMiller plc, Anadolu Group (Anadolu End?stri Holding A.?., Yaz?c?lar Holding A.?. and ?zilhan S?nai Yat?r?m A.?.), and Anadolu Efes Birac?l?k ve Malt Sanayii A.?. (“Anadolu Efes”) agree a strategic alliance for Turkey, Russia, the CIS, Central Asia and the Middle East (“the Territory”) (more…)

SABMiller plc Trading Update

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SABMiller plc today provides an update on trading during the six-months ended 30 September 2011. The calculation of the growth rates in this update excludes the effects of acquisitions and disposals on volumes and revenues, unless otherwise stated. (more…)