Budweiser nets World Cup sales boost

Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev today looked forward to a World Cup boost and said it had shrugged off record beer duty hikes to outperform the UK market.

The Budweiser and Stella Artois maker – created by a mega-merger in 2008 – grew UK volumes by 1.3% in the first quarter of 2010 against a 3.5% decline for the wider industry.