It was a huge ripple in the internet pond last week: AB InBev, the world's largest brewer who controls more than 30% of global beer production and sales, has acquired a minority stake in Ratebeer already in 2016, as reported by Good Beer Hunting. The deal was deliberately kept secret from the (larger) public. The ...
Goose Island beats Hoegaarden, may lose being American
It probably only was a matter of time before AB InBev would unveil their plan for the world and how to control it, and the veil has dropped. Anheuser-Busch InBev will roll out bars across the globe where craft beer by Goose Island will be the leading brand. It beats the likes of Hoegaarden for ...
Beer is priceless
With 2016 coming to an end, most Dutch lager breweries announced an increase in their beer prices - for the hospitality industry. None of the brewers seem to have adjusted their prices for the supermarkets. Although there is NO existence of a cartel, it remains remarkable how all these individual companies make their price calculations: ...
OHIM – OPEN LETTER TO MR. ANTOINE BOSTEELS, BREWERY BOSTEELS
Dear Mr. Bosteels – congratulations with you recently selling your family brewery to AB InBev. I have to admit I don’t get it – I mean, why you did it. I wrote a similar Open Letter to Mr. Carlos Britto a fortnight ago, since I couldn’t understand his motivation either. I am hoping you can ...
OHIM – OPEN LETTER TO MR. CARLOS BRITO, MEGABREW
Dear Mr. Brito – congratulations with your most recent purchase, adding Brewery Bosteels to your already huge portfolio of brands. I have to admit I don’t get it – I mean, why you did it. And albeit I realize you’re infinitely smarter than I am, you see and know things I don’t and most likely ...
OHIM – it’s stirring in Bierland
It’s stirring in Bierland! Beer is en vogue, breweries pop up like mushrooms in a wet autumn, many restaurants now boast a beer menu – and yet it’s stirring in Bierland! America now has over 4,000 breweries, The Netherlands has more than Belgium – and yet it’s stirring in Bierland! AB-Inbev makes a bid for ...