MillerCoors’ Aluminum Pint Shortages Continue

August 3, 2012Dear Client:It's not just A-B that is experiencing product shortages on certain popular packages. MillerCoors undershot the high demand for their Coors Light and Miller Lite aluminum pints. Out of stocks abound, and otherwise inventory days have become chronically low, putting distributors in a "hand-to-mouth situation," as a memo from the brewery to distributors said. "Based on your forecasts, we expect higher sales to retail (STR) trends. In fact, forecasts for August indicate that STRs will exceed those