AB InBev ‘close to BeatBox buy’

Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev is reportedly close to buying US-based hard-punch maker BeatBox Beverages. The Leffe beer maker is in talks to snap up the RTD brand, people familiar with the matter told the The Wall Street Journal yesterday (18 November). The transaction would value BeatBox at roughly $700m and a deal could be on the horizon "soon", the people said, providing negotiations do not break down. Just Drinks has contacted AB InBev and BeatBox for comment. Set up in 2012, Texas-head ...