Modelo Especial overtook Bud Light as the best-selling beer in the United States - and it never looked back as the gap has ...

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Bottles of Modelo beer, a brand of Constellation Brands Inc., sit on a supermarket shelf in Los Angeles, California in this April 1, 2015 file photo.

Cans of Modelo Especial beer are shown at a supermarket in New York on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. After more than two decades as America’s best-selling beer, Bud Light slipped into second place.

In the same period, Modelo Especial increased 11%, and the brand was able to claim top-selling-beer status for the past two months. Bud Light is down 12% in year-to-date sales, while Modelo is up 8%.

Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands said that Modelo Especial beating Bud Light in sales dollars to become America's top-selling beer came “a little sooner" than expected.

As Beverage Industry reports, 0% beer is predicted to continue growing by double digits this year, so it comes as no surprise that Modelo—which overtook Bud Light as the U.S.’s leading beer in ...

Overall the beer segment grew 8.2% depletions, which was above what the consensus was expecting, and the buy side around, 6%. Again, driven mainly by Modelo Especial, but also strong results in ...

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