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The rise and sudden demise of SABMiller

This article is part-2 of a two-part story we first published on Wednesday chronicling the events leading up to the takeover of SABMiller by AB InBev. The original story first appeared in the Financial Mail, a South African publication and authored by Ann Crotty. We give credits to the author and the team at Financial Mail.

How AB InBev ascended the world’s beer throne

This article was first published in the Financial Mail, a South African publication and authored by Ann Crotty. We have edited parts of the original story but give credits to the author and the folks at Financial Mail.

To get a better understanding of how Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) became the world’s largest beer company, it helps to look back to the 1970s – a period when marketing departments held sway in beer companies.