• January 15, 2009

Anheuser-Busch InBev plans to open a functional management office in New York to better support the needs of the combined global organization.

This office would operate under the direction of the global headquarters in the Netherlands.

"The creation of Anheuser-Busch InBev will generate significant growth opportunities from leveraging the company's combined brand portfolio, including its global flagship brands Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck's, its leading global distribution network and by applying best practices across the new organization," says the company. "In addition, over 40% of the newly combined company's earnings are now generated in the United States, which has become the company's largest market."--Nina Lentini