UPDATE: Starbucks (SBUX) Said to Ink New Tea Distribution Deal with Beer Giant AB InBev (BUD)
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AB InBev (NYSE: BUD) and Starbucks Coffee (Nasdaq: SBUX) said to partner on tea distribution in U.S., according to the WSJ.
UPDATE - According to the report, AB InBev's distribution network will deliver Starbucks' ready-to-drink tea to convenience stores and supermarkets across the U.S.
This is the second major distribution agreement AB InBev has inked with a non-alcoholoic beverage company over the last 10 years or so, with the last one being with Monster Energy.
Starbucks bought Teavana in 2012 to $620 million and has been in the tea segment since 1999 with its acquisition of Tazo.
Shares of Starbucks are down 0.4 percent.
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