AB InBev is the world's largest brewer by volume, with brands including Budweiser and Stella Artois.
Anheuser-Busch InBev, commonly abbreviated AB InBev, was formed when Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev acquired Anheuser-Busch in 2008. The combination joined InBev's international operations with the American brewer best known for Budweiser.
The company owns or markets a broad portfolio that includes Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona, Beck's and Michelob Ultra. Its scale comes from a large global production and distribution network spanning numerous countries. The company is also publicly traded and has been one of the most valuable consumer-goods businesses in Europe.
The abbreviation can cause confusion: “AB” refers to Anheuser-Busch, while “InBev” came from the merger of Interbrew and AmBev. The brewer is not the same as Heineken, the Dutch company whose flagship beer shares its corporate name.