Schlafly to Buy (Anheuser-Busch) InBev
Well, it’s not the best news for American brew lovers. If you liked the idea that the United States still housed the headquarters of one of the largest brewing companies in the world, you may have wept a bit. If you work for Anheuser-Busch, especially in any role that doesn’t directly produce beer, you may be worrying about your job. If you are a marketing company –particularly DDB in Chicago- or a not-for-profit dependent on the goodwill of Anheuser-Busch, especially if you’re in Missouri or Illinois, you may be frantically making phone calls. If you love any or all of the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens parks, you may wonder what’s going to happen next. As of this evening, we’re looking at the last minutes of American ownership of a major brewer. InBev, the Belgian brewer that is the second largest worldwide, seems to have succeeded in its attempt to buy Anheuser-Busch. The board has, apparently, accepted InBev’s $70 per share offer.
Fear not, though. Schlafly, that spunky second-largest Saint Louis brewing company, laid down its plan, back in June, to buy InBev. As far as I know, they are still working hard, with only another $50 billion to go to buy the company. Of course, now it will take almost double that to buy the combined Anheuser-Busch Inbev.
I have $25.43, and I’m making the phone call, right now. Help bring Anheuser-Busch back to America!
