COMPANY

Founded 1852 by George Schneider as The Bavarian Brewery. Near bankruptcy three years later, it was refinanced with a loan from soapmaker Eberhard Anheuser, who became owner when the business defaulted in 1857. Renaming it E. Anheuser & Company, he hired his son-in-law Adolphus Busch as general manager in 1862. During prohibition the company retooled and sold ginger ale, root beer, chocolate and grape sodas, baker's yeast, and a "de-alcholized beverage" called Bevo.

Now markets beer under the brands Budweiser, Bud Light, Busch, and Michelob. Also owns Manufacturers Railway Company, and Precision Printing & Packaging. Long-time owner of numerous theme parks including Busch Gardens and the SeaWorld chain, both of which were sold to Blackstone Group in 2009.

Acquired by Inbev in 2008, forming Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Official Website:
http://www.anheuser-busch.com/

Industry:
Beverages

Ticker:
NYSE:BUD

Corporate headquarters:
St. Louis, MO

Sales:
$15.0B (2005)

Employees:
30,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barry H. Beracha	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Earthgrains Company, 1993-2001
August Busch IV	Business	c. 1965		CEO of Anheuser-Busch
Adolphus Busch	Business	10-Jul-1839	10-Oct-1913	Made Anheuser's brewery profitable
August Busch III	Business	6-Jun-1937		Anheuser-Busch CEO, 1975-2002
Thomas Eagleton	Politician	4-Sep-1929	4-Mar-2007	US Senator from Missouri, 1969-87
John E. Jacob	Business	16-Dec-1934		President of Urban League, 1982-94
Richard E. Rivera	Business	c. 1946		President of Darden Restaurants, 2001-04
Patrick T. Stokes	Business	1942		Chairman of Anheuser-Busch

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
August Busch IV	Business	c. 1965		CEO of Anheuser-Busch
August Busch III	Business	6-Jun-1937		Anheuser-Busch CEO, 1975-2002
James J. Forese	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Ikon, 1998-2002
Carlos Fernandez Gonzales	Business	c. 1967		CEO of Grupo Modelo
James R. Jones	Diplomat	5-May-1939		US Ambassador to Mexico, 1993-97
Charles F. Knight	Business	1936		CEO of Emerson Electric, 1973-2000
Vernon R. Loucks, Jr.	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Baxter International, 1980-99
William Porter Payne	Business	13-Oct-1947		Gleacher Partners LLC
Joyce M. Roché	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Girls Incorporated
Hugh Shelton	Military	2-Jan-1942		Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1997-2001
Patrick T. Stokes	Business	1942		Chairman of Anheuser-Busch
Andrew C. Taylor	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Douglas A. Warner III	Business	9-Jun-1946		CEO of JP Morgan, 1995-2000

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Roderick M. Hills	Politician	9-Mar-1931		SEC Chairman, 1975-77
John E. Jacob	Business	16-Dec-1934		President of Urban League, 1982-94
Vilma S. Martinez	Attorney	17-Oct-1943		US Ambassador to Argentina
Ed Whitacre, Jr.	Business	4-Nov-1941		Chairman and CEO of General Motors, 2009-10

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Prescott S. Bush, Jr.	Relative	10-Aug-1922	23-Jun-2010	Brother of George H.W. Bush
William E. Timmons, Sr.	Government	27-Dec-1930		Washington lobbyist

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lance Bass	Singer	4-May-1979		*NSYNC, the Quiet One
H. Jon Benjamin	Actor	23-May-1966		Coach McGuirk, Sterling Archer, Bob Belcher
Phil Collins	Singer/Songwriter	30-Jan-1951		Lead singer of Genesis
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Auto Racing	10-Oct-1974		NASCAR racer, son of Earnhardt Sr.
Cedric the Entertainer	Comic	24-Apr-1964		The Steve Harvey Show
Phil Esposito	Hockey	20-Feb-1942		Bruins legend, Hall of Famer
Joey Fatone	Singer	28-Jan-1977		Baritone of *NSYNC
Steve Garvey	Baseball	22-Dec-1948		Former LA Dodger
John Goodman	Actor	20-Jun-1952		King Ralph
Wayne Gretzky	Hockey	26-Jan-1961		The Great One
Ed Helms	Comic	24-Jan-1974		The Daily Show
Kathy Ireland	Model	20-Mar-1963		1989 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Ted Lange	Actor	5-Jan-1947		Isaac the bartender on Love Boat
Tim McGraw	Country Musician	1-May-1967		Not a Moment Too Soon
Ed McMahon	Talk Show Host	6-Mar-1923	23-Jun-2009	The Tonight Show
Carlos Mencia	Comic	22-Oct-1967		Mind of Mencia
Wayne Newton	Singer	3-Apr-1942		Top Las Vegas act
LaWanda Page	Actor	19-Oct-1920	14-Sep-2002	Aunt Esther on Sanford and Son
Lou Rawls	Singer	1-Dec-1935	6-Jan-2006	Silky-voiced jazz/soul singer
Leon Redbone	Musician	26-Aug-1949		Vaudevillian with mysterious background
Jon Seda	Actor	14-Oct-1970		Det. Paul Falsone on Homicide
Frank Sinatra	Singer	12-Dec-1915	14-May-1998	It's Frank's world, we just live in it
Amber Smith	Model	2-Mar-1972		Supermodel, Michelob shill
Rollen Stewart	Oddity	1945		The Rainbow Man
Justin Timberlake	Singer	31-Jan-1981		*NSYNC
John Wayne	Actor	26-May-1907	11-Jun-1979	The Duke

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