Three-month sales inch up 1% to MXN8.96bn (US$526.6m)'US & Canada' region up 7.4% in Q1, hitting MXN5.19bnBrand Jose Cuervo slides 10.4% - in reported terms - with non-tequila spirits falling 11.1%Three months after posting a 6.2% top-line increase for full-year 2023, the company, which is also know as Cuervo and lists publicly under the name Becle, said this week that its Q1 2024 sales were up by only 1%. The increase in value terms was based on a volumes decline of 4.4%, underlining Proximo's "premiumisation strategy" narrative.
While all three of Proximo's largest divisions -
Growth slows but sales still rise for Proximo Spirits – results data
Jose Cuervo owner Proximo Spirits is approaching year-on-year sales parity based on the most recent quarter’s low single-digit increase.

- Three-month sales inch up 1% to MXN8.96bn (US$526.6m)
- ‘US & Canada’ region up 7.4% in Q1, hitting MXN5.19bn
- Brand Jose Cuervo slides 10.4% – in reported terms – with non-tequila spirits falling 11.1%
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.



