Category: In the News
New Look for Bud Light
New Bud Light packaging will debut in March, emphasize drinkability and include a Spanish translation. Read the full story in St. Louis Today.
A-B InBev to shutter Bud Productions
Company plans to close Bud Productions, its full-service television, radio and Internet broadcast unit, Jan. 1. Read the full story at New Mexico Business Weekly.
EU: Bud name not yours, A-B InBev
The EU has ruled that Czech brewery Budejovicky Budvar gets to use Bud name in EU, not A-B InBev. Read the full story here.
Dallas expands smoking ban to nearly all bars
Dallas’ newly expanded smoking ordinance, which city officials will begin enforcing April 10, will allow smoking in bars only if they generate at least 15 percent …
A-B receives low marks in new container recycling report
(December 17 — San Francisco, CA) – A new beverage container recycling report was released today by the corporate responsibility watchdog As You Sow, who evaluated …
Heineken Opens Luxury Airport Bar At Newark Airport
The company’s first branded luxury airport bar in the U.S. is opening at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey today. Read the full story at …
A-B InBev introduces new corporate identity
New logo emphasises strength, agility and focus. Read the full story at MarketingWeek.
Diageo tries draught cocktails in UK
The new spirit and mixer dispense system, being tested in some UK pubs, is fount-operated and allows bartenders to quickly serve drinks with consistent quality. Read the full …
A-B InBev to cut 2,065 jobs
About 75 percent of the job cuts will come from A-B’s St. Louis headquarters, and most will be engineers, IT and corporate positions. Read the full …
Sopporo releases world’s first space beer
Sapporo Breweries has released a beer that uses barley that was grown on the International Space Station (ISS). Read the full story at the Telegraph.