Editing Anheuser-Busch (section)

===Prohibition to last years of independence===
In 1957, Anheuser-Busch became the largest brewer in the United States.

In 1981, Anheuser-Busch International, Inc., was established as a subsidiary responsible for the company's international operations and equity investments. Prior to its 2008 acquisition, Anheuser-Busch operated 15 breweries internationally: 14 in China and one in the United Kingdom.

In 1997, Chinese production of Anheuser-Busch products began after the company's purchase of a local brewery; later, the company operated both Budweiser Wuhan International Brewing Company and [[Harbin Brewery]], which Anheuser-Busch fully acquired in 2004. In the United Kingdom, the Budweiser Stag Brewing Company produced and packaged Budweiser at the Stag Brewery in [[Mortlake]].

At one time, Anheuser-Busch International also held investments in [[Grupo Modelo]] in Mexico<ref name="abpr2006">[http://anheuser-buschcompanies.com/Press/ModeloChina_120406.html Grupo Modelo Appoints Anheuser-Busch as the Importer of its Brands in China] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430094911/http://anheuser-buschcompanies.com/Press/ModeloChina_120406.html |date=April 30, 2009}}, ''Anheuser-Busch Press Release'', 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2008.</ref> [[Tsingtao Brewery]] in China;<ref name="abpr2006"/> Anheuser-Busch also held investments in [[Redhook Ale Brewery]] of [[Seattle, Washington]]<ref name="wotp">[http://www.beernewsletter.com/blog/?p=205 "Anybody Watching Redhook's Stock..."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003182838/http://www.beernewsletter.com/blog/?p=205 |date=October 3, 2011}}, ''What's on tap? Newsletter''. Retrieved March 24, 2008.</ref> and [[Widmer Brothers Brewery]] of [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref name="wotp"/> After the 2008 acquisition, most international operations were transferred to AB InBev zones where the interests are located.