date:Feb 04, 2013
g imported beer in the United States. Anheuser-Busch (whose Bud Light is the bestselling U.S. beer overall) tried to counter Corona's popularity by introducing Bud Light Lime. Then it took the more direct route, seeking to take over Mexico-based Modelo and its brands.
The essence of the government's argument is that the deal would harm consumers by removing a competitor that had been undercutting the other major brands' prices. As the Justice Department put it, ABIs acquisition of total ownersh