Heineken Fires Back at AB InBev in Battle Over Beer Keg Rights
- Company issues counter complaint for dispensing line rights
- The move escalates battle over systems that mimic draft beer
Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
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Heineken NV has struck back against Anheuser-Busch InBev as the brewing giants’ battle over recyclable beer dispensers escalates.
Heineken, the world’s second largest beer brewer after AB InBev, retaliated against its competitor and filed a complaint Thursday with the International Trade Commission that seeks to block imports of products that use their patented dispensing line.