NEW YORK - US brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc, which has agreed to be acquired by Belgian rival InBev NV, reported higher quarterly profit, helped by the launch of Bud Light Lime.
The maker of Budweiser and Michelob said second-quarter profit was $US689 million, or 95 cents per share, compared with $US677 million, or 88 cents per share, a year ago.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - The nation's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., reported a 1.8 percent rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday on higher sales of its main brands and the successful launch of Bud Light Lime.
Anheuser-Busch also said it would raise prices again starting in September, and the increases will affect the majority of its U.S. sales volume.
$5.3 billion from $5.1 billion. After excise taxes, net sales rose 4.6 percent to $4.7 billion from $4.5 billion a year ago.

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