In China, the Company has a 97% equity interest in the Budweiser Wuhan International Brewing Company Limited (BWIB), a joint venture that owns and operates a brewery in Wuhan. Anheuser-Busch also owns 100% of Harbin Brewery Group Limited. Harbin Brewery Group has 13 breweries in northeast China. Harbin Brewery Group owns 100% of the entities operating 10 of the breweries and a majority interest in the remaining three breweries. The Company also operates two sales companies in China, Budweiser (China) Sales Company, Ltd., and the Harbin Beer Sales Company, Ltd. (collectively, The China Sales Companies), both indirect wholly owned subsidiaries. BWIB, Harbin Brewing Group and the China Sales Companies are responsible for the production, marketing and distribution of the Company’s products in China. These companies sell Budweiser, Bud Ice, Bud Ultra, Bud Genuine Draft, Harbin Ice, Harbin 1900 and various other Harbin brands. During 2007, the Budweiser (China) Sales Company, Ltd. began importing Grupo Modelo’s Corona brand.
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Anheuser-Busch Companies, St. Louis, MO.
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