It’s official, Belgium-based InBev, owners of Stella Artois and Beck’s beers, will indeed consummate the buyout of Anheiser-Busch. Sounds like it wasn’t such a friendly takeover either, according to these articles from Bloomberg and Yahoo! News.
The vegan connection? Admittedly tenuous, but it is on the list. 
There is, however, another acquisition that strikes closer to the hearts of our Merry Band of Vegans—that of Larabar by General Mills. In this case, the founder seems very pleased. And who can blame her? The story of how she took her dream of a healthy raw food snack bar from its inauspicious start to a multi-million dollar company is inspiring.
By the sounds of the article, I don’t think we’ve much to worry about with this one. General Mills already owns Cascadian Farms and Muir Glen, and they’ve not botched the job too much, right? Seriously though, has anyone noticed a degradation in their quality since Small Planet was purchased eight years ago?
That’s not rhetorical; I really don’t know. The only thing I have noticed is their frozen berries now come in smaller sizes (by weight) and the prices have gone up! It’s interesting too, the local health food store has decided to drop them. Something about not getting assurances regarding ingredients from China. (!?)
I love LARABAR’s big time!
I hope the quality, and integrity, of the product remains the same.
Mike J
Hi, Mike! Got a favorite flavor?