Sales in three months to end of March increase by 5.8% to US$15.27bnVolumes in first quarter inch up 0.8%
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AB InBev has booked the strongest lift in quarterly sales since the end of 2023, boding well for the current calendar year.The near-6% top-line rise from the three months to the end of March pushed the Budweiser and Corona brands owner ahead of brewing rival Heineken, which was also up in Q1 but by 2.8% on the corresponding period last year. Credit was given to Corona as well as to Stella Artois and Michelob
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‘We are well positioned to activate the category in some of the biggest moments of celebration of the year, including the FIFA World Cup.’

Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



