Tag: Bud Light

Ted Cruz Calls for Investigation Over Bud Light Marketing to Dylan Mulvaney’s Under-21 Followers

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has called on Anheuser-Busch and the Beer Institute to investigate the marketing relationship with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney whose social media followers are primarily under 21. Cruz, along with Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), on Wednesday, sent a letter to Brendan Whitworth, CEO of Anheuser-Busch and chairman of the Beer Institute, requesting…


Miller Lite Boycott Calls Grow Over ‘Woke’ Beer Advertisement

Miller Lite is facing a growing backlash over an advertisement that appears to apologize for imagery of women clad in bikinis in beer commercials that some social media influencers say is a “woke” ad campaign. “Women were among the very first to brew beer, ever,” actress Ilana Glazer said in the expletive-laden advertisement that showed…


Bud Light Sales Crash Worsens in Latest Week Since Dylan Mulvaney Fiasco

The latest industry figures show that Bud Light’s sales slump deepened into May as the fallout from the brand’s engagement with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney continues to hammer Bud Light’s bottom line. Sales volumes of Bud Light fell by 23.6 percent in the week ended on May 6, according to retail scanner numbers cited by…


Anheuser-Busch Makes Changes to Company Amid Bud Light Boycott

Anheuser-Busch revealed that it is making attempts to change its marketing structure in the midst of a backlash over after Bud Light produced a can featuring a transgender activist’s face for a social media promotion. While the firm did not make mention of the controversy and boycott, a spokesperson for the brewing giant told Fox2Now…


Anheuser-Busch Stock Downgraded as It Deals With ‘Bud Light Crisis’

Anheuser-Busch InBev was downgraded on Wednesday by an HSBC analyst who said the firm is now dealing with a “Bud Light crisis” after the company produced a can with the face of a transgender influencer last month, sparking widespread backlash. Carlos Laboy, with the banking giant, downgraded the company’s stock to “hold,” saying there are…


Bud Light Sales Tanked 21.4 Percent in April Amid Dylan Mulvaney Fiasco

New industry data show that Bud Light sales plunged in April amid calls for a boycott by critics of the brand’s engagement with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, which comes as Anheuser-Busch CEO Michael Doukeris blamed “misinformation” for the backlash. Sales volumes of Bud Light fell by a whopping 21.4 percent in the four weeks ended on…


Trump Breaks Silence on Bud Light Controversy

Former President Donald Trump weighed in on the Bud Light transgender influencer controversy for the first time over the weekend, suggesting people perform more boycotts of companies that pursue left-wing agendas. “It’s time to beat the Radical Left at their own game,” Trump wrote in a post via Truth Social on Sunday. “Money does talk—Anheuser-Busch now…


Anheuser-Busch CEO Blames Bud Light Boycott on ‘Misinformation’

The chief executive of Anheuser-Busch blamed what he called “misinformation” for the backlash against Bud Light in a Monday interview following the company’s partnership with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney. “People often talk about this topic in social media like noise,” chief executive Michel Doukeris told the Financial Times in the interview. “You have one fact…


Anheuser-Busch CEO Shifts Focus, Compensates Workers Amid Transgender Backlash

The parent company of Bud Light announced it would compensate workers amid a backlash targeting the beer after it decided to partner with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney. “The situation impacts really the front-line workers more than anybody else,” Michel Doukeris, the CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Bud Light’s delivery…


Anheuser-Busch Responds to Bud Light Controversy: It Was Just ‘1 Can’

Anheuser-Busch-InBev CEO Michel Doukeris addressed the Bud Light controversy on an earnings call with investors Thursday, downplaying the brand’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney that prompted a boycott from conservatives. Doukeris told investors that he believes there is “misinformation” about the company’s partnership with Mulvaney, who had posted Bud Light beer cans with the…