Sale of the three brands appears designed to stave off any competition worries attached to the SABMiller and AB InBev dealJapanese brewer Asahi is to pay US drinks giant AB InBev £2bn for the Peroni,Grolsch and Meantime brands in a deal designed to soothe competition concerns around the “Megabrew takeover of SABMiller.
Budweiser and Stella Artois-owner AB InBev said the deal, which mainly concerns businesses in the UK, and Italy and the Netherlands,was conditional on its £71bn takeover of SABMiller going ahead.
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Source: theguardian.com