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“We ’ ve invested in machinery and created jobs for local people ”
— Jose Luis Taylor Sustainability & Agro Development Director , AB InBev
as the company ’ s CEO Carlos Brito demonstrated during a recent talk . Guzman himself discussed the corollary concern of decarbonisation at a Bloomberg event last year .
A sustainable approach can also offer opportunities for value creation . “ We have a significant amount of byproducts left over after finishing the beer-making process , in the form of vegetable protein content ,” says Guzman . “ There is a trend in the market where consumers are looking for this vegetable protein to change their diet , and we are looking at a number of disruptive projects to create the right products to match this consumer demand . For instance , last year we launched a smoothie made out of spent grains . It ’ s been in a pilot in the US and it ’ s being positively received . We are also making snack bars from the grains – we have a significant amount of protein value there .”
ABI ’ s sustainability work serves to complement its focus on making the best beer . “ The quality of the beer is determined , not only by the expertise
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