date:Jan 24, 2013
creased 6%, better than gains in the first half. While rival Anheuser-Busch InBev is dominant in large Latin American economies like Brazil, SABMiller is the key player in smaller nations like Columbia, Peru and Ecuador.
The performance of Latin America was slightly surprising and it will be interesting to see if the December price increases have an impact in the fourth quarter, Mr. Carroll said.
Mr. Carroll also said the U.S. beer industry picture, closely tied to employment levels, is improv