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2008-07-14 Home Front Economy

Anheuser-Busch being sold to InBev for $52B

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Posted by tu3031 2008-07-14 10:38|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 People here in St Louis are freaking out over this. I think it is good for the company though. I worked for AB and saw ridiculous practices, money blown away and a top heavy management nightmare. The unions are wringing their hands since their free ride may be tightened up and people will actually have to do some work. AB has been hemorrhaging cash for years. Just because your last name is Busch does not mean you are a good business man. The company is old, tired, and overweight. I look forward to InBev shaping it up.

Posted by Yousemite Sam 2008-07-14 13:15|| 2008-07-14 13:15|| Front Page Top

#2 A-B was the pride of St. Louis, and it patronized a LOT of local charities and public activities. Their factory tours are (were?) amazing. It saddens me deeply to think it's being sold to a bunch of greedy Belgians. This move will NOT help the people of St. Louis.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2008-07-14 15:10|| 2008-07-14 15:10|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a hot news topic here, too, since there's so much AB-owned stuff in nearby Williamsburg.

From Channel 12:

"InBev said it will keep all 12 of Anheuser-Busch's North American breweries open, including the Williamsburg facility that employs about 870 workers. It has not said how it will handle the other properties."

Other properties in W'burg: Busch Gardens, Water Country USA, Kingsmill Resort (& golf course).

Not as much impact as in St. Louis, but still the cause of many sphincter muscles tightening....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-07-14 16:22|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-07-14 16:22|| Front Page Top

#4 I just did a brewery tour in Fort Collins.
Kinda sad that an American icon will be no longer American, but I never did like Bud either. Although, their new micro brew "Beach Bum" is delicious.
It was funny that I kept point out the different brew cycles to my wife before the tour guide said anything from the smell only. I guess I am a full fledged master home brewer now.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-07-14 17:03|| 2008-07-14 17:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Will we get Brahma chopp here in the US? I remember it going down easy like Sunday morning on a hot SP afternoon. And they were pretty much all hot.

Posted by Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2008-07-14 18:44|| 2008-07-14 18:44|| Front Page Top

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