1. Department: Adult Beverage

Americans bought less beer after price hikes

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U.S. beer sales, which had been largely immune to rising prices, fell after brewers raised prices in October. Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands said, “The consumer is overly sensitive to pricing actions. We need to be careful in balancing our growth profile and our pricing profile.”

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