Confusion between coronavirus and Corona beer has been a punchline of questionable taste, but for the brand, the matter may be no joke.
A survey found that 16 percent of US beer drinkers were confused about whether Corona beer is related to the virus.NEW YORK - Confusion between coronavirus and Corona beer has been a punchline of questionable taste during the outbreak, but for the brand, the matter may be no joke.
But Constellation Brands, which owns the Mexican-heritage beer label, disagreed, releasing a statement saying that sales have stayed strong in the US even as the virus has spread internationally, and dismissing the question as a non-issue. "We've seen no impact to our people, facilities or operations and our business continues to perform very well."
The beverages, available in four"delicious" flavours, will be"coming ashore soon," according to the spot posted to Twitter that had received 7.3 million views by Friday on the Corona USA page."Pretty sure Corona has always had remarkably poor taste," another replied.
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