A dispute in Tanzania’s brewing industry flared up again as Serengeti Breweries said SABMiller had offered to buy it in a move which would have damaged competition.

SABMiller and rival international brewer Diageo are attempting to increase their presence in the region and the latter’s Kenya-based East Africa Breweries (EABL) had agreed to buy a stake in Serengeti, while ending a manufacturing and distribution contract with SABMiller’s Tanzania Breweries (TBL).

The London High Court granted SABMiller an injunction against that move, last month.

The Standard

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