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ZX Ventures acquires UK spirits distributor

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Portfolio includes online whisky shop Master of Malt While acquisition of European beer assets may have slowed down, AB InBev's disruption division ZX Ventures is still making purchases. The latest is Atom Brands, a group of companies involved in spirits sales and distribution. In particular, Atom specialises in the "craft" end of the spirits market, and its labels include The Handmade Cocktail Company and That Boutique-y Gin Company. It also owns the online whisky shop Master of Malt which c...
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AB InBev sets sights on big data

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Brewer acquires beverage analytics startup. Israeli beer analytics company WeissBeerger has been acquired outright by AB InBev in a deal reportedly worth $80m. The Tel Aviv-based company was founded in 2011 and utilises Internet of Things (IoT) technology to collect and present real-time information to brewers and bar owners. As well as volume data collected from "smart taps", the WeissBeerger system can also monitor beer quality via temperature sensors, freshness monitoring and "sanitation r...
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New social responsibilities for AB InBev brands

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"Elevate" programme commits High End portfolio to consumer-friendly goals. World's largest brewer AB InBev announced today the creation of a new social development programme for The High End, its portfolio of 11 previously independent American beer and cider brands. This initiative, titled Elevate, has four principal goals: Inclusion of a date of minimum duration ("best before") on all beers Power all breweries 100% with renewable energy by 2020 while cutting water usage by 20% Com...
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Change at the top of AB InBev USA

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Head of North American division to be replaced as sales figures plummet. Brazilian Joao Castro Neves is to leave his position as the head of AB InBev North America. He will be replaced on 1st January 2018 by fellow Brazilian Michel Doukeris in a reminder that, for the brewer of all-American brands like Budweiser, the US is just another territory of a global operation whose power is wielded primarily from Brazil and Belgium. The move follows a rapid decline in the fortunes of the Budweiser ...
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