InBev profit drops on rising costs

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Thu, 05/08/2008 - 05:23

InBev SA, the brewer of Stella Artois and Beck's, posted an unexpected 11 percent drop in its first-quarter profit on Thursday, blaming rising costs for ingredients and shipping and weak sales in Brazil, where it does half its business.

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