Moves are afoot to unite the world’s two biggest producers of beer. <br /><br /> Anheuser-Busch InBev – which makes Budweiser and Stella Artois – says it intends to make an offer for rival SABMiller – owners of Peroni – creating a company that would control about half the industry’s profit.<br /><br /> Shares in SABMiller soared on the news, up by over 20 percent – the biggest rise since the company first listed – boosting its value to $93 billion (82.5 billion euros).<br /><br /> Reports of interest from the maker of Budweiser and Stella Artois boosted SABMiller shares http://t.co/E6YCxDNFJy pic.twitter.com/AHZCrL0VMS— Bloomberg Business (@business) September 16, 2015<br /><br /> Last year SABMiller failed in a move to take over Heineken.<br /><br /> If it is now acquired by AB InBev it would be the biggest takeover in the brewing industry’s history.<br /><br /> No formal offer was immediately made. AB InBev said it wanted to work with its rival’s board towards a “recommended transaction”. <br /><br /> Such a move has been anticipated amid a slowdown
