Friday 27 July 2012

Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev considers distributor consolidation - Denver Business Journal:

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The company, the world’s largest brewer, has 10 distributorz in Colorado, according to its website. It operates a brewery in Fort A-B InBev is weighing whether to sell as much as half ofits U.S. beer volume directly to retailers through its own distributors in an attemp to save money and boost according to a report Wednesday from UBS analystMelissaq Earlam. That’s up from 7 percenty today. “ABI had thoughgt that 20 percent direct distribution was possible inthe U.S. Earlam wrote. “ABI now believes in theory 50 percen t of volumes could ultimately be sold throughdirect distribution.
” Even if A-B InBevc doesn’t go through with the consolidation, the very idea couled prompt distributors to merge, she said. Belgium-based A-B InBef is selling off assets and lookingh to trim costs to reduce the debt it took on when itboughrt St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch last

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