A-B on Pricing, Innovations

October 31, 2013Dear Client: Yesterday we gave you A-B's topline Q3 numbers (revenue up 3%, selling-day adjusted U.S. STRs down 2.7%, with volumes and accelerated share losses partially impacted by the timing of their price increase). Callers wanted to know about those delayed U.S. price increases, and the state of their on-premise and Bud Light business in the U.S. ON DELAYED U.S. PRICE INCREASES. Pressed on U.S. pricing delays in some regions, chief Carlos Brito told a caller that they