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Anheuser-Busch InBev dispute threat to Belgium's beers
Workers strike outside an AB InBev Brewery in Leuven, Belgium. Stocks of the firm's beers such as Stella Artois are reportedly running low in shops.
The blockade by trade unions of Anheuser-Busch InBev's largest Belgian breweries risks affecting supplies of beer, said the company, whose famous brands include Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck's beers.
Belgian workers have blocked the entrances to the company's large plants in Leuven and Jupille for a week and at Hoegaarden since Tuesday in protest at AB InBev's plan to cut 263 jobs out of its 2,700 Belgian workforce.
AB InBev, which is the world's largest brewer, said supplies of raw materials were running low. The dispute is reported to be affecting beer supplies in shops in Belgium.
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