How ZX Ventures is Building the “Perfect” Global Craft Portfolio

Dear Client:In 2015, Pedro Earp, Chief Disruptive Growth Officer for ABI's global innovation incubator, ZX Ventures, approached 15-year ABI vet Jerome Pellaud. Pedro wanted him to start something like A-B's High End -- but global.Now Jerome is VP of ZX Ventures Global Specialties division, which the company says manages A-B InBev's global craft lineup. He's presided over their acquisition of London's Camden Town, Italy's Birra del Borgo, Belgium's Brouwerij Bosteels, and more.Last week there was news of another acquisition: Shanghai's