Beer Sees Slight Rebound

September 13, 2013Dear Client: Beer sales turned back into positive territory in the four weeks to August 31 in Nielsen scans (reported by UBS), up 1% with dollars up 3.3% (compared to up 2.6% for the 12 weeks). The data doesn't quite catch Labor Day, although it catches the lead in. Labor Day was Sept 2 this year and Sept 3 last year. Pricing and mix grew 2.3%, above the 12 and 52 week trends. A-B's volume declined 0.8% while