Anheuser-Busch Inbev said Tuesday that revenue growth in most of its global regions was offset by a drop in North American sales, in a sign of continuing fallout from a promotion with a transgender influencer that cost it sales.

The world’s largest brewer and parent company of Bud Light said adjusted earnings for the latest quarter rose 4.1% to $5.4 billion on revenues that climbed 5% to $15.6 billion.

Revenue in the United States for the July-September period, however, tumbled 13.5%. AB InBev, based in Leuven, Belgium, noted that sales to retailers were down “primarily due to the volume decline of Bud Light.”

Bud Light sales plunged amid a conservative backlash after the brand sent a commemorative can to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in early April.

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    1 year ago

    I think it’s more related to the total lack of spine on their part, and their willingness to sell out one market in order to appease another.

    They could have had a market for life. Just ask Subaru.

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      Idk… It’s not a good product. I don’t think they were ever going to gain market share outside their “traditional” market.

      If they wanted to address that market, they should have created a new quality product and target that instead of messing with their established base.

      I’m not saying this because I agree with what has happened, but just speaking objectively given the fact that a lot of the macro beer mkt is a bunch of backwards ass morons.