Comments on: Should We Fear Foreign Buyouts?

By: Huzzah

Huzzah — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:35:25 +0000

No, let AB get bought out and die. They make the crappiest beer and are the most CORRUPT company in the USA. I worked for them briefly and believe me, they need to go away forever. I am all for their death as a company. You would not believe how many wasted useless jobs they had. basically for every 10 people there was an IT person. I do not feel bad for them. This is a wakeup call if ever I saw one.

By: Huzzah

Huzzah — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:34:52 +0000

By: hayesy

hayesy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:04:31 +0000

Perhaps it is because Anheuser-Busch produces iconic American brands

I’ve never understood this logic. As though a foreign company is going to takeover a profitable company with proven product lines and turn it into a screen door manufacturer or something.

By: Ireland

Ireland — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:48:52 +0000

A company from EU fighting unions? Sorry, that sounds unlikely. But if we could get some Martians instead …

By: Forgotten Man

Forgotten Man — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:48:49 +0000

Much of the hoopla in St. Louis is about the employees. The blue collar ones are all members of the Teamsters Union. I don’t know much about the situation, but given my knowledge of unions, they are probably upset that they are about to lose their cushy benefits for providing virtually unskilled services that the majority of the population could perform for less.

I’m from St. Louis and this hurts, but unions have done FAR worse to this once great city than a Belgian brewer ever could. I hope Brito cracks some skulls and gets some motivated workers in there so I can drink cheaper beer!

The labor contract between the Teamsters and A-B expires Feb. 28.

By: Nat

Nat — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:32:42 +0000

Quite right. This is not the same situation as the Dubai “Ports Deal” nor CNOOC buying Unical, since those were government agencies trying to buy those companies.