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A recently-published study suggests consumers may not be as drawn to Anheuser-Busch InBev's new 100% renewable electricity icon as the brewer might hope for. But, Ben Cooper writes, there are factors other than consumer sentiment driving the beverage sector's investment in renewable energy.

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If there is a single overriding lesson to be learned from just-drinks' analysis of Anheuser-Busch InBev's performance over the last five years, it is one more obvious than a pint of IPA at a Champagne tasting. Put bluntly, that lesson is: Global expansion + cost reduction = increased profitability.

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In early-March, Anheuser-Busch InBev released its full-year results for 2017. The group posted a 5.1% lift in sales from the year, thanks in part to a bumper final quarter. Here, just-drinks considers A-B InBev's performance over the last five years.

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In early-May, Anheuser-Busch InBev reported its results for the first quarter of 2018. Here, just-drinks takes a deeper look at the group's performance during the three months to the end of March.

In the final part of just-drinks' exclusive interview with Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito, we get a glimpse of the group's employee culture, we head over to China and we consider placing some bets.

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Earlier this month, just-drinks sat down for a rare chat with Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito. In this, the penultimate in our four-part exclusive interview, we look at why volume still has a big part to play in the global beer category, why choice in the beer aisle continues to challenge brewers and where the shampoo industry has lost a customer.

Grupo Damm has launched a new campaign for its Estrella Damm beer brand in the UK on-premise.

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Budweiser has pledged to give away free beer to everyone in England- provided that Gareth Southgate’s team win the FIFA World Cup trophy in Russia.

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The head of Anheuser-Busch InBev has said the group is happy to watch the development of the cannabis industry from the sidelines for the time being, despite a recent move into the category from one of its North American peers.

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The US arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev has launched a Father's Day activation for Michelob Ultra in the country.

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A senior executive at Anheuser-Busch InBev's US division has quit the company to become CEO of San Diego's Green Flash Brewing Co.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev's new global marketing campaign for Corona focusses on attempts to clean up plastic waste.

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The new owner of Accolade Wines has appointed a former senior executive with SABMiller as the chairman of its wine business.

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Jersey sponsorship has helped push sponsor revenues for the National Basketball Association in the US over the US$1bn mark, according to new figures, with several drinks companies contributing to the pot.

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The head of Anheuser-Busch InBev has hailed the export success of Corona, as the Mexican beer brand becomes the top-selling imported beer in China.

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Duvel Moortgat's New York brewery has released  a new saison beer in the US market.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev has posted better-than-expected sales for the first three months of 2017, a year in which the brewer will be targeting strong top-line growth.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev's new global Budweiser campaign for the upcoming World Cup in Russia includes millions of noise-activated, light-up drinking cups set to be handed out at host stadiums.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev has pledged to convert all of its US distribution vehicles to renewable energy after signing a deal for 800 hydrogen-electric semi-trucks.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev has added a new beer to its Budweiser Reserve collection.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev's Corona Mexican beer has overtaken Skol to retake its crown as Latin America's most valuable brand.

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Leading spirits producers appear to be abandoning Twitter as accounts for well-known brands including Pernod Ricard's Beefeater Gin and Diageo's Haig Club lie untouched for up to a year.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev's UK craft brewer Camden Town Brewery has lined up a marketing campaign in its home market that highlights the first sip of a beer after a long day.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev has utilised its ZX Ventures development division to acquire UK-based e-commerce drinks business Atom Group.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev is expanding its Goose Island brewpub concept to Europe for the first time with the planned opening of a venue in London.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev has launched its biggest marketing campaign for Stella Artois with a new TV spot that encourages consumers to put away their mobile phones.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev's US unit has added an orange flavour to its Bud Light citrus portfolio. Bud Light Orange joins a "refreshed" Bud Light Lime. Both products are brewed with real citrus peels, Anheuser Busch said.

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Distiller Beam Suntory and brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev are to unite their flagship brands in a new US marketing campaign that will include a collaborative beer launch.

Is this a case of if you can't beat them, buy them?

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