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Ball’s North American Can Supply Largely Spoken for Through 2030

Ball’s North American Can Supply Largely Spoken for Through 2030

Ball Corporation’s North American and European aluminum can supply will be hard to come by for the foreseeable future – into the end of the decade, CEO Ron Lewis shared during the manufacturer’s Q1 earnings call earlier this week.

A-B Q1 2026: Depletions +0.3%, Shipments -3.2%; Cutwater’s Rise Continues

A-B Q1 2026: Depletions +0.3%, Shipments -3.2%; Cutwater’s Rise Continues

Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) outperformed the U.S. beer industry in the first quarter of 2026, the company reported Tuesday. In the U.S., A-B’s Q1 depletions (sales to retailers) increased 0.3% year-over-year (YoY), which the company credited to “beer and beyond beer share gains and an improved industry.” Shipments (sales to wholesalers) declined 3.2%.

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Human Rights Campaign Suspends A-B’s Perfect Corporate Equality Score; Republican Senators Dig Into Dylan Mulvaney Partnership

Human Rights Campaign Suspends A-B’s Perfect Corporate Equality Score; Republican Senators Dig Into Dylan Mulvaney Partnership

After its request for a conversation with Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) leadership last month went unanswered, the Human Right Campaign (HRC) has suspended the perfect 100 score it gave A-B on its 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), which will prohibit the company from using the organization’s designation as one of the “Best Places to Work.”

Monster: Q1 Net Sales +11.9% As ‘Beast’ Boosts Booze Division

Monster: Q1 Net Sales +11.9% As ‘Beast’ Boosts Booze Division

Boosted by triple-digit growth from its nascent alcohol division, Monster Energy beat analysts’ predictions in reporting an 11.9% year-over-year rise in net sales in its Q1 2023 earnings report on Thursday afternoon.

Ball: Global Beverage Can Shipments -6.7% in Q1; ‘Low-Single Digit’ Volume Growth Projected in 2023; Beer Industry Promotions Needed

Ball: Global Beverage Can Shipments -6.7% in Q1; ‘Low-Single Digit’ Volume Growth Projected in 2023; Beer Industry Promotions Needed

Ball Corporation reported that global beverage can shipments declined -6.7% in the first quarter of 2023. For the full year, the can manufacturer is estimating that its global volume growth will be in the “low-single digits,” with volume in North America “slightly down.” Leaders discuss need for beer companies to launch promotions.