Ambev (ABEV)

• Market cap: $49.8B
• 1 day: -2.14%
• 5 days: 2.24%
• 1 month: 6.31%
• 3 months: 2.24%
• 6 months: 26.98%
• Year to date: 29.55%
• 1 year: 27.49%
• 5 years: -3.9%
• 10 years: -37.25%
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages - Brewers

About: Ambev is the largest brewer in Latin America and the Caribbean and is Anheuser-Busch InBev's subsidiary in the region. It produces, distributes, and sells beer and PepsiCo products in Brazil and other Latin American countries and owns Argentina's largest brewer, Quinsa. Ambev was formed in 1999 through the merger of Brazil's two largest beverage companies, Brahma and Antarctica. In 2004, Ambev combined with Canadian brewer Labatt, giving AB InBev a controlling interest of 62%.

Employees: 39,606