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History
- 1720 Samuel Whitbread born
- 1742 Whitbread starts brewing at the Goat Brewhouse, Whitecross, Street, London
- 1750 Moves Brewery to nearby Chiswell Street
- 1796 First Brewer to exceed annual production of 200,000 barrels
- 1889 Becomes a Limited Company
- 1948 Becomes a Public Company under Colonel Bill Whitbread
- 1976 Brewing stops at Chiswell Street.
- 1989 Boddingtons Brewery acquired
- 2000 Sale of Whitbread Beer Company The Beer company and its three remaining brewers were sold to Belgium headquartered Interbrew for £450 million. The Beer Company was promptly renamed Interbrew UK
- 2002 Two Bass breweries and a portfolio of brands headed by Tennents Lager & Bass Ale formally become part of Interbrew UK
- 2004 InBev is formed, Interbrew and Companhia de Bebidas das Américas (AmBev) combined to create what is now the world's premier brewer
- 2005 Interbrew UK becomes InBev UK Limited
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 Fast facts...
- World's leading brewer
- No. 1 or No. 2 position in over 20 key markets - more than any other brewer
- 202m hectoliter per year, close to 14% of the world beer market
- In 2006, InBev realized 13.3 billion euro revenue
- Four global brands: Stella Artois®, BRAHMA®, Beck's® and Leffe®
- More than 86,000 employees worldwide
- Operations in over 30 countries
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