BREAKINGVIEWS-The race is on to be the SABMiller of food

(The author is a

Reuters Breakingviews

columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.) By

Lauren Silva Laughlin

DALLAS, Feb 22 (Reuters Breakingviews) - AB

InBev

bought the UK beer giant in 2016, but only after

SABMiller

tried to copy its rival's M&A machine. Last week's aborted $143 bln bid for

Unilever

by

Kraft Heinz

– like AB InBev, part of 3G Capital's stable – may nudge General Mills, Mondelez et al into similar pursuits. Full view will be published shortly. On Twitter https://twitter.com/TheRealLSL CONTEXT NEWS - Unilever said on Feb. 17 it had rejected a $143 billion takeover bid from U.S. rival Kraft Heinz because the proposal lacked "merit, either financial or strategic." Kraft Heinz said on Feb. 19 it had agreed to withdraw its offer. - SIGN UP FOR BREAKINGVIEWS EMAIL ALERTS http://bit.ly/BVsubscribe (Editing by

Richard Beales

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Martin Langfield

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