EPS 238.7 U.S. cents vs 239 Thomson Reuters forecast. *Main growth in Latin America, Africa. BRUSSELS, May 23- SABMiller, the world's second-biggest brewer, forecast margin expansion in the year ahead after profit grew in line with expectations thanks to a surge in earnings in Latin America and Africa.
HELSINKI, May 7- The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Tuesday:. Danish brewer Carlsberg's first-quarter operating profits and revenue exceeded forecasts, as strong beer sales in Asia helped cushion a decline in mature European markets as well as in its former growth driver Russia.
*Volumes down 4.1 pct, in Brazil by 8.2 pct. *Now sees flat to weaker full-year Brazil volumes. BRUSSELS, April 30- Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, cut its sales forecast for Brazil, its second-biggest market, in part because rising food prices are reducing the amount of money that consumers there have to spend on beer.
WASHINGTON, Feb 20- The U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev, which have been embroiled in a court fight over whether AB InBev can expand its stake in Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo, asked a court on Wednesday for a short delay as the two sides hold settlement talks.
NEW YORK, Feb 8- Constellation Brands Inc asked to be joined as a defendant in the U.S. government's lawsuit to block Anheuser-Busch InBev's proposed takeover of Corona beer maker Grupo Modelo, seeking to protect its own interests in the mega merger.
Feb 8- Constellation Brands Inc and U.S. beer distributor Crown Imports filed a court motion asking to be joined as defendants in the U.S. government's complaint against Anheuser-Busch InBev's proposed takeover of Grupo Modelo. Mexico's Grupo Modelo joined in the filing.
*AB InBev says it will fight Justice Department. WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Jan 31- The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev SA from buying the half of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo that it does not already own, saying the $20.1 billion deal could mean higher U.S. beer prices.
BRUSSELS, Dec 20- Almost a thousand years since the Norman conquest made cider popular in Britain, brewers are launching cider invasions of their own, with the United States the main battlefield.