AB-InBev hikes profits despite volume dip
Belgium | Shares of AB-InBev plunged as much as 11 percent on 31 July, after the world’s major brewer posted a worse-than-feared decline in second-quarter volumes. The Budweiser maker said volumes declined 1.9 percent (-3 million hl) year-on-year over the three-month period, well ahead of the 0.3 percent dip forecast by analysts. The volume decline was attributed to weaker demand for its beers in China and Brazil. In the first half of 2025, AB-InBev sold a total of 6 million hl less beer than in the same period last year.
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