Anheuser-Busch InBev is poised to launch Bud Light Seltzer as part of a new product blitz, according to reports from two beer trade publications. Citing sources from the brewer’s distributor meeting this week, Beer Business Daily reported that the brewer was developing a seltzer line extension for its biggest brand as well as Bud Light Lemonade and Bud Light Crisp, which it described as a slightly lower-calorie version of Bud Light designed to take on Miller Lite. Also coming are a nitrogenized beer called Bud Nitro and seltzer line extension for Stella Artois, according to Beer Business Daily. The brewer already markets two seltzers, Bon & Viv and the recently released Natty Light Seltzer, but it remains far behind the two leaders in the sizzling hot alcoholic seltzer segment, White Claw, which is from Mark Anthony Brands; and Truly, by Sam Adams-maker Boston Beer Co. Anheuser-Busch InBev only has about 7 percent share of the hard seltzer market year-to-date, according to Beer Marketer’s Insights, which also reported on the Bud Light Seltzer news, saying that the brewer showed its distributors a picture of a black cherry-flavored Bud Light Seltzer. A spokesman for the brewer told Ad Age that “we have the industry's leading portfolio because we are never satisfied. We regularly share conceptual ideas with our wholesaler partners as we develop new ways to meet consumer needs. Details on new product launches will be shared in due course.” The brewer’s Bud Light... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-13 13:12:06 UTC ]
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Sales of children's books rocketed 30% week-on-week as the spring half-term break resulted in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French authors have been signing a petition contesting a law for scanning and selling orphan and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the past few years everything about the book business has changed, and with it the role of the rep, or district manager, as many are now known. In part that’s a reflection of how ordering has changed, especially with the increasing adoption of Edelweiss, the interactive publishers’ catalogue... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The leading French cultural products chain Fnac has reported a dismal performance in 2011, even... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales fell 0.8% in 2011, the slowest rate of decline since bookstore sales peaked at $17.18 billion in 2007, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Since 2007, bookstore sales declined a total of 9.6%. The modest drop in 2011 comes with one big caveat—December... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier increased sales and profit in 2011 as the company said the decline in print sales was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales slipped 3% week on week last week, and were down 16% year on year as the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Channel 4 has appointed Matt Salmon, group commercial director at Hearst Magazines UK, as head of agency sales. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly a quarter of all books sold on Hive since October have been digital, Gardners has revealed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK retail sales returned to negative like-for-like growth last month, in what was described as... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette parent company Lagardere has reported a 5.9% fall for net sales in its Publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bounce Sales & Marketing is expanding its sales team to offer special services to larger... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France is claiming a world first with its imminent adoption of a new law that lays down the rules... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print sales are in retreat in almost all markets across the world tracked by Nielsen BookScan,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.co.uk increased Kindle ebook sales by five times in its fourth quarter but its parent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McGraw-Hill is exploring a possible sale of its $2.5bn-plus education business, according to a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has reported that sales of its non-Larsson books increased by 83% over the last quarter... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The actress Jennifer Lawrence in a scene from the movie adaptation of "The Hunger Games." Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers have reported ebook sales surging by up to 355% post-Christmas, as Nielsen BookScan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stationery retailer Viking has reported a “promising” start to its bookselling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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