
Chang Beer Owner Thai Beverage Acquires Fraser & Neave
In what is being billed as the biggest deal in the beverage sector in Asia and the 2nd largest in…

Vancouver’s Russell Breweries Sign $1 Million (CDN) To Brew In China
More breweries moving to take advantage of an emerging beer market….China: This from Russell Breweries: VANCOUVER, Canada July 13, 2012…

Firestone Walker Sells Nectar Ales to Total Beverage Solution
An interesting tweet from David Walker……we’ve brought you a few Nectar Ales…coming courtesy of Firestone Walker…..and now it appears as…

Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden & Red Lobster) Buys Yard House 100+ Tap Restaurant Chain ($585 Million)
From Darden Restaurants group: ORLANDO, Fla., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today announced that it…

Shocker: Anheuser-Busch Buys Remaining Shares of Modelo for $20.1 Billion (UPDATES)
Based on THIS I’d say we pretty much broke the news days ago that Anheuser-Busch would buy the remaining shares…

Constellation Brands Buys Remainder of Crown Imports
Another billion dollar deal going on in the beer world today. This from Reuters: Constellation Brands Inc will…

Anheuser-Busch / InBev Close To Purchasing Grupo Modelo / Corona ($12 Billion)—-UPDATE from AB/InBev & Modelo
This form the WallStJournal: Anheuser-Busch InBev NV is close to taking control of Corona Extra beer maker Grupo Modelo SAB…

Virtue Cider Purchasing Land in Fennville, MI
We’ve been following along as former Goose Island brewmaster Greg Hall has worked to open Virtue Cider. Now comes word…

Molson Coors Acquires Europe's StarBev for $3.5 Billion
From Molson Coors: DENVER & MONTREAL (3 Apr 2012)–Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX) today announced that it has…

Anheuser-Busch InBev Purchasing MillerCoors?
According to Beer Business Daily (subscription only) rumors of a possible Anheuser-Busch purchase/”acquisition” of MillerCoors are becoming more active: Bernstein…