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Scheid Vineyards Loss Widens as Bulk Wine Sales Slump

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Scheid Vineyards Inc., Salinas, Calif., said its loss for the first half grew to $3.2 million from a $1.2 million net loss a year earlier.  Sales fells to $16.2 million from $19.7 million.

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The Challenge Facing A-B’s New Boss

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

  To understand the challenge facing Michael Doukeris, who was named Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Zone President North America/President and CEO of Anheuser-Busch take a look at the above picture from an 1860’s edition of Gulliver’s Travels.   Doukeris succeeds Joao Castro Neves, … Continue reading →

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A-B’s U.S. Sales Fall Twice as Fast as Industry’s

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Anheuser-Busch InBev said its sales to retailers fell 3.4% in the third quarter.  That’s twice the decline of the beer industry as a

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Boston Beer Shipments Fell 4%, Sales Fell 3% in 3Q

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Boston Beer Co. reports third quarter 2017 net revenue of $247 million, a decrease of $6.4 million or 3% from the third quarter of 2016, mainly due to a 4% decline in shipments, most of which the

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