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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ((:ˈɑnɦɔi̯zər ˈbuʃ ˈɪmbɛf), abbreviated as AB InBev) is a multinational beverage and brewing company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. It is the world's largest brewer and has a 25 percent global market share. AB InBev was formed through successive mergers of three international brewing groups: Interbrew from Belgium, AmBev from Brazil, and Anheuser-Busch from the United States. It has 16 brands that individually generate more than US$ 1 billion annually in revenue, out of a portfolio of more than 200 brands.〔 This portfolio includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois, international brands Beck's, Hoegaarden and Leffe and local brands such as Bud Light, Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Quilmes, Victoria, Modelo Especial, Michelob Ultra, Harbin, Sedrin, Klinskoye, Sibirskaya Korona, Chernigivske and Jupiler. Total revenue for all 200 AB InBev brands in 2014 was over 47 billion USD.〔 The company employs over 155,000 people in 25 countries. After the integration in 2008 of Anheuser-Busch, based in Saint Louis, Missouri, the company started reporting its financial results in US dollars. AB InBev has a primary listing on Euronext Brussels and is a constituent of the Euro Stoxx 50 index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Dividends per share increased steadily from 0.35 USD in 2008 to 3.00 USD for 2014. The payout ratio increased from 26.3% to 64.8% during the same period.〔(Key Figures 2014 )〕 AB InBev's market share, measured as volume of beverages sold, on a country-by-country basis, was published by the company for 2014, showing it has the highest market share and market share over 40% in seven of its 10 top markets—including Belgium, United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and South Korea.〔 AB InBev operates 140 plants in its 10 top markets. In October 2015, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced a successful all-cash bid to acquire multinational competitor SABMiller for £69 billion ($104 billion). The plan must yet pass regulatory and anti-trust scrutiny. == History == AB InBev was formed following the acquisition of American brewer Anheuser-Busch by Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev, which is a merger of AmBev and Interbrew. * Interbrew was formed in 1987 from a merger of the two largest breweries in Belgium: Artois and Piedboeuf. The Artois brewery, previously known as ''Den Hoorn'', was already established by 1366 AD. In 1995, Interbrew expanded by acquiring Labatt Brewing Company (founded 1847), the largest brewer in Canada, in 1995. In 2002 it acquired Beck's (founded 1873), the maker of the world's top selling German beer. * AmBev (short for ''Companhia de Bebidas das Américas'', or "Beverages Company of the Americas") was created in 1999 with the merger of the two biggest Brazilian brewers, Antarctica (founded in 1880) and Brahma (founded in 1886). * Anheuser-Busch was established in 1860 in St. Louis, Missouri as ''Anheuser & Co'' In 2004, Interbrew and AmBev merged, creating the world's largest brewer, InBev. The deal was valued at $11.5 billion and combined the 3rd largest (Interbrew) and 5th largest (Ambev) brewers into the world's No.1 beermaker. The deal consolidated the top brands from Belgium, Canada, Germany and Brazil.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carlos Brito: (Brew)master of the universe )〕 Anheuser bought Harbin Brewery, the maker of Harbin beer in 2004 and Fujian Sedrin Brewery, the maker of Sedrin beer, in 2006, making AB InBev now the No. 3 brewer in China (the world's largest beer market).〔(China Is Key To AB InBev's Asia Growth Prospects ),forbes, 16.1.2015〕 In 2007, subsidiary Labatt acquired Lakeport in Canada, and InBev increased its shareholding in QUINSA, strengthening the company’s foothold in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. In 2008, the merger of InBev and Anheuser-Busch was completed, creating Anheuser–Busch InBev, expanding on InBev's previous status as the world's largest brewer, now creating one of the top five consumer products companies in the world. Under the terms of the merger agreement, all shares of Anheuser-Busch were acquired for 70 USD per share in cash, for an aggregate of 52 billion USD.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Home )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anheuser-Busch InBev」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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