Breweries
Australia's Foster's to split wine, beer divisions
Feb 15, 2011 01:21 EST
Australian drinks giant Foster's Tuesday said it planned to split its wine and beer divisions in a long-awaited move that is likely to draw takeover offers as the bloated industry consolidates.
Foster's to cast off wine; beer profit disappoints
Feb 15, 2011 00:59 EST
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Foster's Group <FGL.AX>, Australia's largest brewer, pushed ahead on Tuesday with plans to split its beer and wine businesses, but it risked dampening bidder appetite for either unit by also reporting soft first-half profits.
Australia's Foster's to split wine, beer divisions
Feb 14, 2011 23:11 EST
Australian drinks giant Foster's Tuesday said it planned to split its wine and beer divisions in a long-awaited move that is likely to draw takeover offers as the bloated industry consolidates.
Alcohol kills more than AIDS, TB or violence: WHO
Feb 11, 2011 07:03 EST
GENEVA (Reuters) - Alcohol causes nearly 4 percent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organization warned on Friday.
No prosecution of Budweiser heir in girlfriend's death
Feb 10, 2011 18:59 EST
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Former beer executive August Busch IV will not be prosecuted in the death of a young woman found in his mansion last December with a mix of cocaine and painkiller in her system, officials said on Thursday.
Japan's Sapporo to take over soft drink maker
Feb 10, 2011 05:59 EST
Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings will turn soft drink maker Pokka into a subsidiary to boost its beverage business amid a shrinking domestic market, the two companies said Thursday.
Budweiser heir girlfriend died of painkiller overdose: coroner
Feb 09, 2011 17:35 EST
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A young woman whose body was found last December at the estate of the former Budweiser beer king died from an accidental overdose of a powerful painkiller, the St. Louis County Medical Examiner said on Wednesday.
Angry monks stop "insulting" beer ad
Feb 09, 2011 11:45 EST
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Monks and nuns in the largely Catholic Baltic state of Lithuania forced a brewery on Wednesday to withdraw an "insulting" poster campaign featuring a Franciscan brother holding up a brimming glass of beer.
Angry Lithuanian monks stop "insulting" beer ad
Feb 09, 2011 09:47 EST
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Monks and nuns in the largely Catholic Baltic state of Lithuania forced a brewery on Wednesday to withdraw an "insulting" poster campaign featuring a Franciscan brother holding up a brimming glass of beer.
Microsoft sells $2.25 billion of debt at low rates
Feb 03, 2011 17:11 EST
NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> on Thursday sold $2.25 billion of bonds at close to record low borrowing levels as it looks for cheap ways of raising cash to fund its share buybacks and dividend payouts.
Super Bowl decision -- what to drink during game
Feb 01, 2011 12:40 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - With about 100 million Americans expected to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday a big decision for many fans will be what type of beer to drink during the four-hour television broadcast.
Japan's Kirin, China Resources to tie up: report
Jan 23, 2011 19:45 EST
Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings will form an alliance with leading Chinese brewer China Resources (Holdings) to expand in the growing Chinese market, a report said Monday.
Brewer SABMiller says lager volumes lifted by Africa, Asia
Jan 18, 2011 13:11 EST
Britain-based brewing giant SABMiller said Tuesday that lager volumes grew in the third quarter of its financial year on the back of a strong showing in emerging markets in Africa and Asia.
Asahi leads as Japan beer shipments fall to record low
Jan 17, 2011 01:46 EST
Japan's beverage industry saw beer shipments fall to a record low last year amid sliding demand in the greying nation, data showed on Monday, with Asahi Breweries recapturing top spot.
Busch says he's devastated by girlfriend's death
Jan 04, 2011 17:39 EST
Former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV said the death of his girlfriend has been devastating and pushed him to the brink of falling into an even deeper depression than the one that has plagued him since his family's company was sold to Belgian brewer InBev more than two years ago.
Busch says he's devastated by girlfriend's death
Jan 04, 2011 17:33 EST
Ex-Anheuser-Busch CEO says death of girlfriend has left him on verge of serious depression. Former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV said the death of his girlfriend has been devastating and pushed him to the brink of falling into an even deeper depression than the one that has plagued him since his family's company was sold to Belgian brewer InBev more than two years ago.
Anheuser-Busch, MLB end dispute, renew sponsorship
Dec 30, 2010 15:48 EST
Anheuser-Busch, Major League Baseball renew sponsorship deal, ending legal dispute. Anheuser-Busch and Major League Baseball have renewed their sponsorship deal, ending a dispute that took the longtime partners to court.
Anheuser, baseball renew Budweiser sponsorship
Dec 30, 2010 15:03 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch Inc, the maker of Budweiser beer, and Major League Baseball announced a multi-year renewal of their sponsorship agreement, averting a possible end to a more than 30-year relationship.
Mead, drink of vikings, comes out of the Dark Ages
Dec 29, 2010 12:12 EST
Mead: Honey wine of vikings and Hobbits, not just for the renaissance fair anymore. Mead, that drink of viking saga and medieval verse, is making a comeback. But this ain't your ancestors' honey wine.
Police in Mo. release 911 call from Busch home
Dec 26, 2010 20:28 EST
Police in Missouri release 911 call from Busch home reporting unresponsive woman. Police in a St. Louis suburb have released the emergency call placed from the home of former Anheuser-Busch chief executive August Busch IV to report a woman who was "just not waking up" and who was later found dead at the home.
