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Anheuser-Busch Cos. is a St. Louis-based, publicly-traded corporation that primarily produces and distributes more than 100 brands of beer, most notably Budweiser.
In 2006 Anheuser-Busch sold 125 million barrels of beer, with gross sales of $18 billion and net income of $2 billion, making it the United States¿ largest brewer. Among the corporate divisions is Busch Entertainment Corp., which has 11 theme and water parks, including SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove and Aquatica in Orlando, Fla., and Busch Gardens and Adventure Island in Tampa, Fla. Other BEC parks are SeaWorld San Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA in Virginia and Sesame Place in P...
In 2006 Anheuser-Busch sold 125 million barrels of beer, with gross sales of $18 billion and net income of $2 billion, making it the United States¿ largest brewer. Among the corporate divisions is Busch Entertainment Corp., which has 11 theme and water parks, including SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove and Aquatica in Orlando, Fla., and Busch Gardens and Adventure Island in Tampa, Fla. Other BEC parks are SeaWorld San Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA in Virginia and Sesame Place in P...
Anheuser-Busch Cos. is a St. Louis-based, publicly-traded corporation that primarily produces and distributes more than 100 brands of beer, most notably Budweiser.
In 2006 Anheuser-Busch sold 125 million barrels of beer, with gross sales of $18 billion and net income of $2 billion, making it the United States¿ largest brewer. Among the corporate divisions is Busch Entertainment Corp., which has 11 theme and water parks, including SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove and Aquatica in Orlando, Fla., and Busch Gardens and Adventure Island in Tampa, Fla. Other BEC parks are SeaWorld San Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA in Virginia and Sesame Place in Pennsylvania. The parks of BEC, which is scheduled to relocate its headquarters to Orlando in July 2008, combined to draw more than 22 million visitors in 2006, with gross sales of more than $1.3 billion and pretax profit of $233 million.
Patrick T. Stokes is chairman of Anheuser-Busch Cos. August A. Busch III is chairman of Anheuser-Busch¿s executive committee. His son August A. Busch IV is president and chief executive officer. Keith M. Kasen is chairman of Busch Entertainment. Effective Dec. 1, 2007, Jim Atchison is president of Busch Entertainment.
In 2006 Anheuser-Busch sold 125 million barrels of beer, with gross sales of $18 billion and net income of $2 billion, making it the United States¿ largest brewer. Among the corporate divisions is Busch Entertainment Corp., which has 11 theme and water parks, including SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove and Aquatica in Orlando, Fla., and Busch Gardens and Adventure Island in Tampa, Fla. Other BEC parks are SeaWorld San Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA in Virginia and Sesame Place in Pennsylvania. The parks of BEC, which is scheduled to relocate its headquarters to Orlando in July 2008, combined to draw more than 22 million visitors in 2006, with gross sales of more than $1.3 billion and pretax profit of $233 million.
Patrick T. Stokes is chairman of Anheuser-Busch Cos. August A. Busch III is chairman of Anheuser-Busch¿s executive committee. His son August A. Busch IV is president and chief executive officer. Keith M. Kasen is chairman of Busch Entertainment. Effective Dec. 1, 2007, Jim Atchison is president of Busch Entertainment.
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