Anheuser-Busch began as a small brewery located in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1860, Eberhard Anheuser, a prosperous German-born soap manufacturer, became owner of the struggling brewery. Adolphus Busch, Anheuser’s son-in-law, became partner in 1869, and became president when Anheuser died in 1880. In 1876, Busch introduced America’s first national beer brand Budweiser. Anheuser-Busch became the largest brewer in the United States in 1957. Anheuser-Busch International, Inc. was established in 1981, and is responsible for the company's foreign beer operations and equity investments. However, after the InBev takeover, A-BII essentially has been shut down and those respective operations were transferred to the other InBev zones where the interests are located. The company's headquarters is currently located in Leuven, Belgium. Carlos Brito is the company's current CEO and Peter Harf is currently the Chairman.
Anheuser-Busch/InBev is the largest brewer of beer in the world. Anheuser-Busch controls about 25% of global volume. Its brands include Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois, and Beck's. Anheuser-Busch was created by the 2008 merger of Belgium-based InBev and U.S.-based Anheuser-Busch. InBev was formed in 2004 when Interbrew bought a majority stake in Brazil-based AmBev. The firm's major markets include Canada, Brazil, the U.S., and Western Europe.Dave Peacock is the current CEO and Luiz Fernando Edmond is the current President of the North American section.
Anheuser-Busch competes with other brewers in the world such as Miller, Coors Samuel Adams, Beck's, Tsingtao, Amstel, Heineken, and many others.
We bought 25 shares of BUD on 1/25/2010 at $48.29 and sold it on 2/11/2010 at $49.24. We bought this stock because the super bowl was coming up and we knew that people were going to be buying a lot of beer.
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