AB InBev rebrands in UK and Ireland

"Budweiser Brewing Group UK & I" is the new name for AB InBev in the UK and Ireland. This subsidiary of the world's largest brewing company, headquartered in Leuven, owns two large industrial breweries in Great Britain where it brews Budweiser, Stella Artois, Boddington's and other subsidiary brands. It also owns the Camden Town Brewery in north London, and a Goose Island brewpub in the east of the capital. The company does not have a direct footprint in Ireland but instead uses loca...
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Pernod Ricard enters craft beer market with Irish purchase

Move follows success of beer-aged whiskey project French multinational Pernod Ricard has announced its acquisition of Irish brewery Eight Degrees. This is the company's first foray into the beer market anywhere in the world. Pernod Ricard has long been a major operative in the drinks industry in Ireland, owning leading whiskey brands including Jameson, Midleton and Redbreast through the Irish Distillers conglomerate which it purchased in 1988. In recent years it has released Jameson whiske...
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Spanish Brewer Invests in Ireland

Hijos de Rivera acquires 32% of Carlow Brewing. Last week Spanish brewery Hijos de Rivera, best known for Estrella Galicia lager, acquired 32% of Ireland's largest microbrewery Carlow Brewing Company. Since 1996 Carlow has been making a name for itself with the O'Hara's range of beers, sold in Ireland and abroad. It has grown rapidly in recent years from its humble beginnings in Carlow railway station and now produces over 20,000 hL of beer per year. In 2016 it acquired Irish craft cider-...
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