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Breweries

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Industry Description

The US brewery industry includes about 400 companies with combined annual revenue of about $20 billion. The two major brewers in the US, Anheuser-Busch (Budweiser brands) and MillerCoors (Miller and Coors brands), are part of international brewing companies, while The Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams) is the leading US craft beer brewer. The industry is highly concentrated: the eight largest breweries account for about 90 percent of industry revenue.

SIC: 2082
NAICS: 312120
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV36,297.00MLeuven, Belgium
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited24,700.93MTokyo, Japan
Heineken N.V.21,379.45MAmsterdam, The Netherlands
SABMiller plc19,408.00MLondon, United Kingdom
Asahi Breweries, Ltd.18,263.76MTokyo, Japan
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Industry Indicator

US consumer spending on nondurable goods, an indicator of brewery sales, rose 6.1 percent in November 2011 compared to the same month in 2010.
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Quarterly Industry Update

Teen Drinking Declines  - Underage alcohol consumption in the US, a serious concern that can impact public perception of the brewing industry, continues to show signs of decline, according...
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