Farmers accuse AB InBev of reneging on grain price deal

Formal complaint lodged with South African Competition Commission Reuters has reported that Grain SA, the South African grain farmers' lobby group, has filed a complaint with the local competition regulator against AB InBev over the price paid for the 2018 grain harvest. AB InBev acquired South Africa's largest brewer SABMiller in 2016. The deal was approved by the South African authorities on the condition that existing agreements with suppliers would be honoured. Now AB InBev has advised fa...
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Heineken invests in third South African brewery

Jack Black's cites distribution as the main factor behind the agreement. Heineken has purchased a minority stake in Cape Town craft brewer Jack Black's marking the Dutch giant's third South African acquisition in twelve months. During 2017 it also purchased stakes in Soweto Brewing company and Stellenbrau. The partial-acquisition model followed in the Jack Black's deal is similar to one Heineken recently undertook with Brixton Brewery in London. Announcing the acquisition on the Jack Black...
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