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Dear Client: After a recent run-up in the off-premise, at-home price increases for beer cooled slightly in July — though they remained well ahead of other bev alc. Yep, the latest Consumer Price Index shows at-home beer pricing rose 2.8% in July, down a skosh from the 3.1% jump in June and 2.9% increase in May, which had been the two biggest increases for beer-at-home since September 2024. Still, beer’s 2.8% increase in July remained well above spirits at home
Diageo Looks to Rewrite the RTD Playbook
Dear Client: It wasn’t but a couple weeks ago that Anheuser-Busch InBev chief Michel Doukeris was asked about the prospect of increased competition in the U.S. spirits RTD space from spirit suppliers themselves [see BBD 07-31-2026]. And seemingly right on cue, the world’s largest spirits supplier has made clear it intends to charge into the space and try to wrestle some of that business back. Indeed, Diageo shared during its Capital Markets Day last week that it intends to play
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