InBev Buyout Sours Mood in St. Louis

BusinessInBev Buyout Sours Mood in St. LouisInBev Buyout Sours Mood in St. LouisThe Associated PressWith the maker of the King of Beers agreeing to go to work for the Belgian brewer InBev, the mood on the streets of St. Louis was anything but happy. (July 14)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] With the maker of the King of Beers agreeing to go to work for the Belgian brewer InBev, the mood on the streets of St. Louis was anything but happy. [Notes:MOS MOS MOS]"I THINK ITS A HORRIBLE MOVE ON ANHEISER-BUSCH'S PART." "IT DISGUSTS ME""ITS A HAPPY DAY IN BELGIUM., ITS A SAD DAY FOR ST. LOUIS. Anheuser-Busch said it had agreed to a sweetened $52 billion takeover bid from InBev, creating the world's largest brewer. For InBev, the deal gives an aggressive company the iconic Budweiser brand to sell into emerging markets.But for St. Louisans, the Belgian brewer's buyout left a bitter taste in their mouths. [Notes:SOT: Kyle Bone] I THINK IT'S A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS THAT OUR DOLLAR'S FALLEN SO MUCH THAT FOREIGN COMPANIES CAN COME IN AND PICK OFF STANDARD AMERICAN COMPANIES LEFT AND RIGHT AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. InBev said it plans to use St. Louis as its North American headquarters, and will keep open all 12 of Anheuser-Busch's North American breweries. Still, the locals are worried about the effect on the local economy.SOTSOTBut when to comes to drinking beer, the mood is that the Anhesier-Busch brand will stand on its own, despite the new owner.SOT ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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[XxXxAUGUSTUSxXxX]

Fuck inbev!

[arequipa1]

understandable why the people of st. louis are less than overjoyed about this move.

[mathiaske3]

@AllAboutBrazil fuck off IT WAS IT IS AND IT STAYS BELGIAN we just pown the brazilians

[Bigstarrocker9]

AB sold out!

[ViciousDipper]

As much as i hate the cheap rice flavor budweiser...its sad that Bud is technically no more "All American"...one thing better can happen is that people wake up and try better micro brews and stop drinking what the tv tells them do and be grown ups and drink what they like.

[Andycards]

AB-IBEV wil be a gobal beer company present and Future. this was a great idea.

[Andycards]

AB-IBEV wil be a gobal beer company present and Future.

[kingredrider1]

i rather not ... its PISS

[phantomlord54]

According to that April WSJ article, InBev's cost-cutting initiatives are rather breathtaking

[whiterabit998]

who cares i still see bud in every freakin gas station and grocery store.. still tastes the same.. now belgium can enjoy bud light!

[miketlow]

Also from what I read they said they will keep all breweries open as long as they do not have to pay any "new" taxes,but taxes will always go up from time to time so I guess we can expect some to close in the future..