Anheuser-Busch (A-B).Anheuser-Busch (A-B A-B Air-Britain (UK-based aviation historical society) A-B Research Centre Applied Biocatalysis (Graz, Austria) ) has signed a U.S. import deal with Czech arch-rival Budejovicky Budvar in a deal that has stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. many in the beer industry. The two brewers, which for decades have been locked in a dispute over the rights to the Budweiser name in markets around the world, have put their differences aside in an attempt to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. booming sales of imported beer in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . A-B will import and sell the Czechvar brand in the U.S., where Budejovicky Budvar is unable to sell its flagship beer using the Budweiser trademark. The two brewers are at pains to point out that the deal in the U.S. will have no impact on their legal battles around the globe. |
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