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# Bud Light's Decline Means Layoffs for U.S. Staff
- URL: https://bevnews.net/bud-lights-decline-means-layoffs-for-u-s-staff/
- Published: 2023-07-28T00:42:15.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-28T00:42:15.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

Anheuser-Busch said it will lay off corporate staffers in a move to "simplify and reduce layers within its organization. The move follows significant declines in the sales of **Bud Lig ht**, the former No. 1 selling U.S. beer. A-B said the layoffs won't include frontline staff such as "brewery and warehouse staff, drivers, and field sales, among others."

"Less than 2%" of A-B's more than 19,000 U.S. employees will be affected, the company said. "We want to ensure that our organization continues to be set for future long-term success."

Bud Light had seen its sales slipping when the Dylan Mulvaney controversy erupted after the transgender influencer posted an Instagram photo of a custom Bud Light can the brewer had sent her. That set off a flurry of anti-trans protests, followed by criticism for LGBTQ+ advocates criticized A-B's response.