date:Feb 04, 2013
count for 78% of the beer sales in the United States. The first three behemoths have gradually snapped up smaller brands, many of them from foreign brewers, to create broad portfolios that dominate convenience store coolers.
And yet there seems to have been no lack of innovation in the market, particularly in so-called craft beers and regional brews. Granted, these often are priced well above cans of Bud Light. But that's understandable -- they don't enjoy the same economies of scale. Over time