article thumbnail

The Beliefs that Built a Global Brewer

Harvard Business Review

In 2004, the European beer company Interbrew, itself a product of several mergers, acquired a majority stake in AmBev, creating InBev. By 2010, the EBITDA of the combined company AB InBev had risen to 38%. Telles and his team built the brand, took over the number one slot, and in 1999 combined with their chief competitor to form AmBev.

EBITDA 10
article thumbnail

The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

McKinsey reports that the value at stake from sustainability concerns can be as a high as 70% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. For example, Bunge, an agribusiness firm, reported a $56 million quarterly loss in its sugar and bioenergy segments due to drought in 2010. Fostering innovation.