Ambev

Ambev S/A

Company type	Sociedade Anônima
Traded as	B3: ABEV3 NYSE: ABEV
Industry	Beverage
Predecessor	Companhia Cervejaria Brahma Companhia Antarctica Paulista
Founded	1999
Headquarters	São Paulo, Brazil
Key people	Bernardo Paiva, (Chairman & CEO)
Products	Beers and Soft drinks
Revenue	US$ 14.0 billion (2016)
Net income	US$ 3.8 billion (2016)
Number of employees	46,500
Parent	Anheuser-Busch InBev
Subsidiaries	Cervecería Nacional Dominicana
Website	www.ambev.com.br

Main article: Anheuser-Busch InBev

Ambev, formally Companhia de Bebidas das Américas (official English translation: "Americas' Beverage Company", hence the name "Ambev", formerly styled as "AmBev") is a Brazilian brewing company. It is the biggest brewery in Latin America and the fifth in the world. It was created on July 1, 1999, with the merger of two breweries, Brahma and Antarctica. The merger was approved by the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) on March 30, 2000. The headquarters are in São Paulo, Brazil.

Ambev operates in 14 countries in the Americas and its product portfolio includes beers such as Antarctica, Bogotá Beer Company, Brahma, Bohemia, Skol, Stella Artois and soft drinks like Guaraná Antarctica, Soda Antarctica, Sukita and the innovations H2OH! and Guarah. The largest PepsiCo bottler outside United States, it sells and distributes PepsiCo products in Brazil and other Latin American countries, includes Pepsi, Lipton Ice Tea and Gatorade by franchise agreement. According to an analyst at Share Market Updates in October 2016, the company operates "through Latin America North, Latin America South, and Canada segments. It offers beers primarily under the Skol, Brahma, and Antarctica brands. The company also provides carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, isotonic beverages, energy drinks, and ready-to-drink teas under the Guaraná Antarctica, Guaraná Antarctica Black, Gatorade, H2OH!, Lipton Iced Tea, Fusion, Monster, Red Rock, Pepsi-Cola, and Seven Up brands."

Ambev S.A. is a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V., which is in turn a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.

Creation of AmBev

Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) was formed through successive mergers of three international brewing groups: Interbrew from Belgium, AmBev and Anheuser-Busch from the United States.

See also

• Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
• Interbrew
• Cerveza Quilmes — (Ambev has a 91.18% controlling interest)
• Cervecería Nacional Dominicana — 51% owner
• Brasil Kirin (competitor)
• Grupo Petrópolis (competitor)
• Heineken International (competitor)

External links

• Company website Template:Pt icon
• [2] - The Ambev stock chart
• [3]-Ambev suit