Asahi Breweries Europe Group: agreement to establish an EWC

On 06 June and following months of negotiations involving support from the European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food, Agriculture and Tourism (EFFAT), Asahi Breweries Europe Group (ABEG), which operates solely in central Europe together with the SNB of the Asahi Breweries Europe Group secured an agreement that establishes an EWC for the ABEG subsidiary.
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In February 2016, Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (“Asahi”) completed the acquisition of former SABMIller plc’s Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brands and associated businesses (the PGM Business). Then, in March 2017 Asahi acquired businesses from ABInbev in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland, Hungary and Romania and other related assets owned by SABMiller Limited (formerly, SABMiller plc) in Central and Eastern European countries. As a result of the acquisitions, ABEG was established as a sub

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