date:Sep 10, 2012
Grey Eagle Distributors has agreed to buy fellow Anheuser-Busch InBevwholesaler Illinois Distribution Co.
The deal is subject to approval from A-B InBev, which is expected by the end of the year, Grey Eagle said yesterday (6 September). No financial details have been disclosed.
The takeover will increase St Louis-based Grey Eagle's beer sales from 7m cases to 9.6m a year, making it one of the the largest distributors in the Midwest and one of the larger A-B Inbev distributors in the country, i