Grolsch Brewery

British brewer SABMiller, fresh from agreeing to a vast $121-billion takeover from global leader Anheuser-Busch InBev, posted sliding first-half net profits on Nov. 12 on the back of the strong dollar.

British brewer SABMiller announced on Oct. 13 that it had agreed a takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest beer producer, in a deal worth about $109 billion (71 billion, 96 billion euros).

Belgian-Brazilian group AB InBev, the maker of Budweiser and Stella Artois lagers, struck a deal with the maker of Foster's and Grolsch at the fifth time of asking.