- Yesterday's MegaBrew deal between AB Inbev and SABMiller is leaving mid-size competitors without a clear way forward.
- Companies such as Heineken (OTCQX:HEINY), Molson Coors (NYSE:TAP) and Carlsberg (OTCPK:CABGY) now find themselves squeezed between a behemoth that will produce almost a third of the world's beer and a growing army of craft brewers.
- Some experts say they should respond by pursuing takeovers of their own, while others argue that would do little good because the underlying problem is that consumers are increasingly drinking craft beers, not mass market brands.