AB InBev UK has changed its name to Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I as management felt Budweiser is the group’s most famous global brand. It also supplies Stella Artois, Corona, Beck’s, Bass, Camden Town, Michelob Ultra, Boddingtons and more, but it decided that Budweiser is the king of its beers. Paula Lindenberg, who took over as president in January following a stint at the group’s Ambev…

AB Inbev is relaunching Bass pale ale in a bid to “reignite the premium ale category”. The brewer said 35.5cl bottles of the 5.1% abv ale will be available through selected retailers and pubs from December. Bass is described as “the world’s first pale ale”, and it was first brewed in 177 by William Bass in Burton on Trent. AB Inbev is now looking to…

Shares in AB Inbev dropped by 11% after it announced it will cut its dividend in half in a bid to bring down its debt. It represented the biggest decline since 2008 for the Budweiser and Stella Artois producer, wiping €16 billion off its market capitalisation. “We can’t remember a more disappointing set of figures from AB Inbev,” said RBC market analyst James Edwardes Jones.

Curious Brewery has appointed an ex AB-Inbev beer expert as its new Head of Brewing & Production. Matthew Anderson joins the brewing arm of English winemaker Chapel Down. He joins from AB-Inbev where he accrued more than a decade of beer industry experience, across a number of the brewing giants key global beer brands. Anderson takes on the role of Head of Brewing & Production…

AB Inbev is opening a new automated warehouse with space to store 23 million pints of beer at its largest UK brewery. The global brewer is planning a global roll-out of its new warehouse technology and its brewery in Magor, South Wales has been chosen as the starting point. The technology will enable AB Inbev to meet growing demand for beer brands such as Stella…

Drinks giants AB Inbev and Diageo have reported strong UK sales as the warm weather and sporting action sparked rising demand for beer and spirits. Stella Artois and Budweiser supplier AB Inbev reported 0.9% volume growth in the UK in Q2, as Stella retained is status Britain’s biggest off-trade alcohol brand. Jason Warner, president of North Europe for AB Inbev, said: “Our UK business momentum continued,…

Budweiser and Stella Artois brewer AB Inbev has purchased online spirits retailer Master of Malt as it continues to consolidate its position in the market. It already owns Beer Hawk, the UK’s largest online beer retailer, and it is now moving into spirits after snapping up Master of Malt’s parent company, Atom Group. The deal includes producer Atom Brands and distributor Maverick Drinks, so AB…