Anheuser-Busch Inbev said Tuesday that revenue growth in most of its global regions was offset by a drop in North American sales, in a sign of continuing fallout from a promotion with a transgender influencer that cost it sales.

The world’s largest brewer and parent company of Bud Light said adjusted earnings for the latest quarter rose 4.1% to $5.4 billion on revenues that climbed 5% to $15.6 billion.

Revenue in the United States for the July-September period, however, tumbled 13.5%. AB InBev, based in Leuven, Belgium, noted that sales to retailers were down “primarily due to the volume decline of Bud Light.”

Bud Light sales plunged amid a conservative backlash after the brand sent a commemorative can to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in early April.

    • @Linuto
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      61 year ago

      Marketing beer to children?

          • @drislands
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            91 year ago

            They’re intentionally referring to the trans woman influencer in question as if they were not female.

            • Echo Dot
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              21 year ago

              Shocking and from someone with such a tasteful username as well

            • @cricket97
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              -41 year ago

              they are not female. Female refers to sex. I think you mean to say “as if they were not a woman”, right?

    • Traister101
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      1 year ago

      I’m sure fuckn Bud Light is very popular with the kids…