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AB InBev complains to EU over branded-goods rules, retailer alliances

By Anna Ferrari ( October 27, 2025, 17:22 GMT | Insight) -- AB InBev has told the EU watchdog that ongoing regulatory talks on Territorial Supply Constraints — TSCs — overlook key aspects of normal business operations, and that retailer buying alliances pose challenges to its activities. According to documents published on the European Commission’s transparency register, the world’s largest brewing company has held meetings with senior commission officials over the past two months.AB InBev, the world's largest brewing company, has told the European Commission that “the current regulatory discussion about Territorial Supply Constraints omits some aspects of normal business development,” and that retailer buying alliances pose challenges to its business activities....

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