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A-B / Modelo Deal May Be Shelved

It now looks as though the purported joint-venture between Modelo, Barton, and Anheuser-Busch may not include Anheuser-Busch at this point, according to sources. The chatter on Wall Street is that in order to prevent antitrust problems, among other problems, the plan that A-B will be part of the new Modelo USA importing company is shelved at this point. That certainly doesn't mean that A-B won't be part of the deal in the future, but initially it looks as though Modelo

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