Merging alcohol giants threaten global health
Collin, Jeffrey and Hill, Sarah E. and Smith, Katherine E (2015) Merging alcohol giants threaten global health. BMJ, 351. h6087. ISSN 1756-1833 (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6087)
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Abstract
The world’s two largest beer manufacturers, Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) and SABMiller, have agreed in principle to merge. AB InBev, the Belgium based producer of global brands such as Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois will acquire London based SABMiller, brewer of Peroni, Miller, and Grolsch. At £70bn (€100bn; $106bn) this would be the third largest deal in corporate history, establishing a dominant position in the global beer market. Its completion depends on navigating the regulatory demands of competition policy in multiple jurisdictions. Yet the real importance of the deal is what it symbolises for the future of the global alcohol industry. Here we focus on its implications for the growing epidemic of alcohol related harm across low and middle income countries.
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Collin, Jeffrey, Hill, Sarah E. and Smith, Katherine E ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1060-4102;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 68530 Dates: DateEvent17 November 2015PublishedSubjects: Social Sciences Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 19 Jun 2019 14:29 Last modified: 11 Nov 2024 12:19 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/68530