Dutch
brewing giant Heineken has rejected a takeover offer from London brewer
SABMiller saying the proposal is "non-actionable".
Heineken
said it had "consulted with its majority shareholder" before
rejecting the approach.
It
said the Heineken family, the founding family which still owns half of the
firm, wanted to preserve the firm as "an independent company".
Heineken
said it was confident it would continue to grow.
"The
Heineken family and Heineken N.V.'s management are confident that
