US: A-B takes control of Kirin stable
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 25 August 2006
Anheuser-Busch has moved to take full control of the Kirin portfolio in the US. The Japanese brewer said today (25 August) that A-B has assumed the marketing rights to its brands in the US. A-B has brewed and distributed Kirin Ichiban and Kirin Light since 1996.
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Anheuser-Busch has moved to take full control of the Kirin portfolio in the US. The Japanese brewer said today (25 August) that A-B has assumed the marketing rights to its brands in the US. A-B has brewed and distributed Kirin Ichiban and Kirin Light since 1996.
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