Interbrew is subsidiary of

Anheuser-Busch InBev Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, known as AB InBev, is an American-Belgian Multinational corporation, multinational Drink industry, drink and brewing company, brewing company based in Leuven, Belgium. It is the largest brewer in the world, and in 20 ...

SA/NV is based in

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, Netherlands. It has one subsidiary, Ambev S.A. of

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, Brazil.

Brands

Interbrew brands have historically included

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, Stella Artois, Boddingtons, Beck's, Staropramen, Bass and Leffe, although many have spun off to their own companies including Bass, which is now owned by Molson Coors.

History

Having its roots in

Leuven Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipalit ...

(

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

), Interbrew was formed in 1987 when ''Brouwerij Artois'', the Flemish brewers of Stella Artois (established before 1366) merged with Walloon-based brewer Piedboeuf. International expansion began when Interbrew acquired the notable Canadian brand Labatt. The transaction also included Labatt's assets, which included the

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baseball club, the

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football club, and The Sports Network (the latter being immediately resold to NetStar Communications due to Canadian media ownership regulations). In 2000, Interbrew acquired Bass and Whitbread in the UK. In December 2000, the company issued an IPO. In 2001, the company entered Germany with the acquisition of Diebels and also acquired Beck's & Co. that year. In 2004, Interbrew merged with Brazilian brewer AmBev to form InBev, becoming the largest brewer in the world by volume, with approximately 14% global market share. Before the merger with AmBev, Interbrew was the third largest in the world by volume, and AmBev was the fifth largest. In 2008, InBev further merged with American brewer Anheuser-Busch to form

(abbreviated AB InBev). Interbrew became a division of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV after the latter acquired SABMiller in October 2016.

References

External links

Main page of the companyInterbrew buys AmBev and becomes world number one
{{Anheuser-Busch InBev AB InBev Breweries of Flanders Companies based in Leuven Breweries of Belgium Defunct food and drink companies of Belgium Companies based in North Brabant Organisations based in Breda

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History

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