Rantburg

Today's Front Page   View All of Wed 05/28/2025 View Tue 05/27/2025 View Mon 05/26/2025 View Sun 05/25/2025 View Sat 05/24/2025 View Fri 05/23/2025 View Thu 05/22/2025
2020-03-01 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Do we really need to remind you that you can't catch coronavirus from drinking Corona? Apparently, we do.
[Denver Post] Coronavirus, a recent flu-like disease spreading worldwide, has absolutely nothing to do with Corona beer.

Do we really need to say this out loud? Apparently we do, according to a new survey that claims a substantial number of Americans won’t buy the Mexican lager out of fear of the disease.

The survey, conducted by public relations firm 5WPR, polled 737 adults over 21 on their opinions of Corona beer and found 38% would not buy the beer "under any circumstances" following the coronavirus outbreak. Of those who regularly drink Corona, 14% said they wouldn’t order it at a public venue, while 4% said they’d stop drinking it altogether.

Beverage giant Constellation Brands, which brews and distributes Corona, said in a statement to CNN that its customers "understand there is no link between the virus and our business." However, Google Trends shows a spike in searches for "corona beer virus" on Jan. 30 ‐ the day the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of the disease was reported.

Constellation Brands’ stock has also taken a hit, falling nearly 11% on Feb. 28 to $169.74 per share, in tandem with what CNBC called the worst week for the Dow since the financial crisis.

"There is no question that Corona beer is suffering because of the coronavirus," Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5WPR, said in a statement. (The company represents several beverage brands, including Soda Stream and Santa Margherita wines.)
Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1 What ? No. Really ? I only meant it as a joke. Shit.
Posted by Dron66046 2020-03-01 01:37||   2020-03-01 01:37|| Front Page Top

#2 
Posted by Lex 2020-03-01 02:10||   2020-03-01 02:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Not if you rub the lime on your @nus, I hear.
Posted by gorb 2020-03-01 07:10||   2020-03-01 07:10|| Front Page Top

#4 
Posted by Dron66046 2020-03-01 07:23||   2020-03-01 07:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Is SWPR working for a competitor of Corona? Their website is interesting: https://www.5wpr.com/

Who did they ask. How were the questions posed? You can buy polls to sell anything. Even presidential candidates. Another fake poll?
Posted by JohnQC 2020-03-01 09:40||   2020-03-01 09:40|| Front Page Top

#6 you can lay this at the feet of the media, they took the term 'Corona virus' and ran with it, when the term actually describes a whole host of viruses.

I guess COVID-19 doesn't sound as sexy though
Posted by Bob Grorong1136 2020-03-01 09:58||   2020-03-01 09:58|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ True. It sounds like a name for some Democrat bill to ban all hobbyist videography by anyone under 19.
Posted by Dron66046 2020-03-01 10:03||   2020-03-01 10:03|| Front Page Top

#8 As has been pointed out elsewhere, the poll that matters is their sales figure. Is it up or down (adjusted for any seasonal effects)?
Posted by james  2020-03-01 14:41|| https://idontknowbut.blogspot.com  2020-03-01 14:41|| Front Page Top

#9 I asked someone who works at the packie about the poll (that 1/3 won't drink it) this afternoon; he just laughed.
Posted by Raj 2020-03-01 14:51||   2020-03-01 14:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Then I'm safe.
Dos Equis Amber for me.
(Unless they've got Shiner Bock...)
Posted by ed in texas 2020-03-01 19:47||   2020-03-01 19:47|| Front Page Top

11:52 Crusader
11:50 Crusader
11:40 swksvolFF
11:11 HeavyG
11:10 Angstrom
11:07 HeavyG
11:07 Angstrom
11:06 DarthVader
11:05 HeavyG
10:58 alanc
09:43 Mullah Richard
09:27 Warthog
09:11 Mercutio
09:07 AlmostAnonymous5839
08:52 Matt
08:24 Matt
08:20 SteveS
07:43 Procopius2k
07:42 BrerRabbit
07:42 Procopius2k
07:39 Procopius2k
07:36 Procopius2k
07:35 Procopius2k
07:34 trailing wife









Paypal:
Google
Search WWW Search rantburg.com