Beer makers in the news again.....................

nhboy

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Anheuser and Miller face probe on caffeinated drinks

"BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - Brewers Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (BUD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Miller Brewing Co said on Wednesday that several U.S. state Attorneys General have demanded information on how they market and sell caffeinated alcoholic drinks.

The wave of subpoenas revives a controversy that fueled Anheuser's decision last year to pull its Spykes drinks from the market after advocacy groups and others accused the brewer of targeting underage drinkers with brightly colored packaging and hip marketing.

Anheuser, which controls nearly half the U.S. beer market with brands like Budweiser and Bud Light, said on Wednesday that the attorneys general of New York, Maine, Maryland, Arizona and Iowa have subpoenaed it for information about the sale and marketing of its Tilt and Bud Extra products, which are malt beverages with caffeine.

Miller, which is part of SABMiller PLC (SAB.L: Quote, Profile, Research), said it received investigative demands from the attorneys general of New York, Maine, Iowa and Illinois for information about its Sparks line of drinks, which contain alcohol and additives like taurine and guarana that are also often found in "energy drinks."

Energy drinks, with names like Amp, Rush, Full Throttle, Red Bull and Monster, are nonalcoholic caffeine drinks typically marketed to young people."

Anheuser and Miller face probe on caffeinated drinks | U.S. | Reuters
 
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Anheuser and Miller face probe on caffeinated drinks

"BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - Brewers Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (BUD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Miller Brewing Co said on Wednesday that several U.S. state Attorneys General have demanded information on how they market and sell caffeinated alcoholic drinks.

The wave of subpoenas revives a controversy that fueled Anheuser's decision last year to pull its Spykes drinks from the market after advocacy groups and others accused the brewer of targeting underage drinkers with brightly colored packaging and hip marketing.

Anheuser, which controls nearly half the U.S. beer market with brands like Budweiser and Bud Light, said on Wednesday that the attorneys general of New York, Maine, Maryland, Arizona and Iowa have subpoenaed it for information about the sale and marketing of its Tilt and Bud Extra products, which are malt beverages with caffeine.

Miller, which is part of SABMiller PLC (SAB.L: Quote, Profile, Research), said it received investigative demands from the attorneys general of New York, Maine, Iowa and Illinois for information about its Sparks line of drinks, which contain alcohol and additives like taurine and guarana that are also often found in "energy drinks."

Energy drinks, with names like Amp, Rush, Full Throttle, Red Bull and Monster, are nonalcoholic caffeine drinks typically marketed to young people."

Anheuser and Miller face probe on caffeinated drinks | U.S. | Reuters

More Joe Camel hater nitwhits.

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wmburdette

9/11 - Never Forget!
"Son, a woman is like a beer. They smell good, they look good, you’d step over your own mother just to get one! But you can’t stop at one. You wanna drink another woman!" - Homer Simpson, August 25, 2007
 

Toxick

Splat
advocacy groups and others accused the brewer of targeting underage drinkers with brightly colored packaging and hip marketing.



How ####ing true this is!

ONLY people under 21 like bright colors and hip marketing.




Whereas, people over 21 only like grayscale or sepia-toned beverage labels, commercials featuring a sedated Willford Brimley or Betty White, and use words like "hip".
 
How ####ing true this is!

ONLY people under 21 like bright colors and hip marketing.




Whereas, people over 21 only like grayscale or sepia-toned beverage labels, commercials featuring a sedated Willford Brimley or Betty White, and use words like "hip".

Be careful.... your sarcasm is showing......


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hammishsqueak

We're all mad here.
How ####ing true this is!

ONLY people under 21 like bright colors and hip marketing.




Whereas, people over 21 only like grayscale or sepia-toned beverage labels, commercials featuring a sedated Willford Brimley or Betty White, and use words like "hip".

As soon as I turned 21 that's what happened... :shrug:

Do these people not know that bright colors simply attract more attention than b&w? Damn!
 
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