09.08.2009 10:43 am

Is the beer industry recession-proof?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the economy rearranging spending priorities, we periodically ask: Is the beer industry immune to the recession? We have certainly seen a lot of resilience in the industry over the past few months. As wags tell us, people drink when…

Beer, parties and the (economic) blues - how the downturn is affecting your drinking

By Jeremiah McWilliams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A fascinating new study from the Nielsen Co. dissects the ways in which Americans are changing their drinking habits in the face of a lackluster economy. A recent survey of 5,000 adult drinkers shows that folks are looking for bargains when they buy…

Global beer consumption falling, trade group reports

By Jeremiah McWilliams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Uh oh, this was NOT supposed to happen. Beer is allegedly recession-resistant, but economic turmoil is slowing beer drinking across the globe, Bloomberg News reports today. That can’t be good news for the four big brewers — including Anheuser-Busch InBev of Belgium…

Is the beer industry recession-proof?

Beer, parties and the (economic) blues - how the downturn is affecting your drinking

Global beer consumption falling, trade group reports

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