UK: AB InBev to close Stag brewery in London

Anheuser-Busch InBev plans to close the historic Stag brewery beside the Thames River in London by the end of the year, St. Louis Business Journal reported on August 17.

One of the oldest brewing sites in the United Kingdom, the Stag brewery produced Budweiser for the U.K. market. It had been slated to be closed in 2009 after InBev's $52 billion takeover in November 2008 of St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, but was given a reprieve due to strong demand for the brand in the U.K.

Now the brewery will be sold for redevelopment, AB InBev confirmed.

AB InBev officials said the company's Magor and Samlesbury breweries are able to handle the additional volume from Stag's closure.

19 August, 2015