Are you or anyone you know......?

Question

disappointed that Anheuser-Busch, which has impacted many American lives, is now owned by foreigners? Your thoughts? I'm very interested to see what happens with our Florida theme parks, and various sponsorships. Cheers! Jen

Answer 1

Disappointed? No, not really. A rather large number of "American" products, both alcoholic and otherwise are owned by international companies. For InBev it gets them access to a profitable brand and a distribution network for their products. It also reduces the overhead for both companies and gives Bud greater access to Euro markets.

It's a bit sad that AB chose profits over location, but it will still produce in the US and I would wager that the ownership issue is ignored or forgotten by Bud drinkers in short order. I doubt their patriotic purchasing decisions will outweigh their selection in beer.

Answer 2

Molson's Canadian is now owned by an American firm - Now when we go out and order a "Canadian" we are really not getting one.

Answer 3

Good-mayber a foreigner will teach you how to make decent beer at last!

It's just a company like any other and the people on the board are not interested in being an American institution if it involves a drop in salary. Look at the British car industry-we still make the best cars in the world, but none of them are owned by British companies. It is hardly the end of an era-just a different boss. Nothing will change if it is making money.

As for your theme parks, most roller coasters were designed in England/Europe along with the architechs. Space rockets that made NASA a tourist attraction? English invention, but your lot get the glory. WWW? English invention-some people think it was microsofts idea! In the grand scheme of things, I don't care who owns the beer company, as long as they keep making them so I can share a beer on a sunny day in Florida with the one I love.

Answer 4

I think it sucks...

Answer 5

Yes, but we can't do much about it legitimately.  Politicians have inspired the gross inflation of our currency for longer than I have lived (and I'm not young).  Foreigners hold a lot of our money and we are obligated to give them what they want in exchange.

That money is just an IOU for tangible goods ever since Franklin Roosevelt stole our gold and Linden Johnson stole our silver backing that money.  If it was still backed by such valuables all we would be obligated to give them would be the gold or silver.

Of course even then, they could just offer those metals to Anheuser-Busch stockholders for their company.

Answer 6

In the InBev buyout they said that they wanted to make Anheuser-Busch into the world market. They now own about 25% of the beer market. They are tring to keep up with SAB Miller who is a global power, SAB owns Coke gloably and can put Miller and Coors in to forgien countries where Bud wasn't. Now InBev is also going to attempt to bring down the price of their more expensive beers such as hogegarden. I run a liquor department and I charge $9.28 per six pack.

Am I dissapointed no it is the way of the world, if you were offered $52 billion for your mom's reciept for spegatti you would sell too.

Answer 7

I enjoy drinking my InBev Light!!!

Answer 8

Frankly, no.  I think Bud and Stella Artois are both a poor imitation of beer.  There are better brews out there.  Why worry about it?