date:Oct 17, 2012
with overall consumption down 2 percent in 2011, the report states. The industrys score slipped 1.2 percent to 81 points, which is average for brewers during the time period, it adds. Higher prices and a weak economy prove challenging for major brewers, but smaller craft and specialty segment brewers have shown promising market results, the report states. ACSI results show the aggregation of smaller niche brands holding on to their industry lead for 2012, stable for the seventh year in a row at