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Interbrew was a large Belgium-based brewing company which owns many internationally known beers, as well as some smaller local beers. In 2004 Interbrew merged with Brazilian brewer Ambev to form Inbev, which is the now largest brewer in the world by volume, with a 13% global market share ( as of 2004).
Some important brands are Stella Artois, Beck's, Staropramen, Bass, Leffe and Hoegaarden. Before the merger with Ambev, it was the largest brewing company in the world, by volume, followed by Anheuser-Busch and Heineken.
Having its roots in Leuven, Belgium, Interbrew was formed when the FlemishFlemish (in Dutch, Vlaams can either refer to Anything belonging to Flanders (the Flemish nation) or to its inhabitants, the Flemings . The current region Flanders in Belgium. The current cultural community, the Flemish Community. The historical county Fl brewers of Stella Artois merged with WalloonThe term Walloon may refer to either the Walloon language, or to the ethnic people of the same name. Walloon people — inhabitants of Wallonia who speak Belgian French or Walloon. Walloon language — a romance language spoken in Wallonia.-based brewer Piedboeuf . The move onto the international scene only happened when Interbrew acquired Canadian LabattLabatt Brewing Company Ltd. was a Canadian beer company, founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London, Ontario with the purchase of London's Simcoe Street brewery in partnership with Samuel Eccles. By 1853 Labatt had become the brewery's sole proprieto. Labatt at that point in time was not much smaller than Interbrew, and since then the company has been considered a multinational company with both Canadian and Belgian roots.