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☆ FDA Bans Sales of Vuse Menthol E-Cigarettes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Modelo Continues to Win Over Bud Light Drinkers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Lauren WeberLauren Weber writes about workplace issues and employment in The Wall Street Journal's corporate bureau in New York. Her stories often explore topics such as workforce development and skills, contingent work, compensation, the bonds between employers and workers, and the intersection between economic trends and the on-the-ground practices of employers. A former Knight-Bagehot fellow at Columbia University, Lauren has won awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing and the Newswomen's Club of New York, and she was part of a team that won a Gerald Loeb award in 2019 for reporting on Amazon's search for a second headquarters. Lauren has also been a staff reporter at Reuters and Newsday, and she is the author of the 2009 book "In Cheap We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue," a cultural history of frugality and cheapness in the United States. Lauren can be reached at lauren.weber@wsj.com; you can also find her on Twitter at @laurenweberWSJ.

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☆ Marlboro Maker Hits Reset on $2 Billion Bet on Medicine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Ben Dummett | Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Boozy Drinks Like Simply Spiked, SunnyD Vodka Seltzer Blur Lines Between Kid, Adult Beverages
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ New Boozy Drinks Blur Lines Between Kid and Adult Beverages
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Juul to Lay Off 30% of Staff as Vaping Pioneer Seeks More Cash
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Inflation Reduction Act spurs $500 billion in investments — and much is going to underserved communities, Treasury says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced that billions of dollars slated for investments in clean energy, electric vehicles and batteries under the Inflation Reduction Act will go to relatively underserved communities throughout the country. The announcement comes as the IRA, the Biden administration's landmark law targeting manufacturing, infrastructure and climate change, turns one year old. The more than $500 billion in announced investments, $200 billion of which is in the clean energy sector, is a key goal of the legislation, according to the Treasury. A senior Treasury official told reporters on Wednesday that the agency is also seeing meaningful private investment in the efforts. He also contended it would benefit the Chinese Communist Party, as the U.S. relies on Chinese imports of key inputs for clean energy technology.

Persons: Sean Patrick Maloney, WASHINGTON —, Janet Yellen's, Harris administration's, Joe Biden's, Biden, Jason Smith, Smith Organizations: WASHINGTON, Treasury Department, Wednesday, Biden, Treasury, Chinese Communist Party Locations: Cold, , New York, U.S, China

☆ Juul Has a New High-Tech Vape and Hopes the FDA Won’t Ban It
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Bud Light lost its crown as America's 'King of Beers' — but it was going to happen even without the conservative boycott
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Modelo passed Bud Light, which has been the subject of a boycott by conservatives. It recently took the crown from Bud Light, which saw its market share drop to 7%. "Modelo and Michelob Ultra (another Anheuser-Busch brand) both were on track to eventually overtake Bud Light," Maloney wrote, citing long-term market share data. "Everybody kinda figured Bud Light was getting hit by that boycott, so it fell out of No. But Neil Reid, a professor at the University of Toledo who studies the beer industry, told Reuters that the Bud Light boycott is lingering longer than expected.

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☆ 'Vanderpump Rules' star Ariana Madix is selling breakup merch and using sales to fund a sandwich shop
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"Vanderpump Rules" star Ariana Madix is turning her infamous breakup into one lucrative business after another. During the three-part "Vanderpump Rules" season 10 reunion, which aired in May and June, Madix and fellow castmate Katie Maloney shared that they made about $200,000 after launching merchandise for their upcoming West Hollywood, California sandwich shop, Something About Her. Madix says they launched the collection because fans kept reaching out to ask how they could support her during this difficult time. "It's really incredible that so many supportive people showed up to help us," Maloney said. After filming the reunion, Madix and Maloney decided to once again capitalize on interest in the breakup thanks to something that Sandoval said during the taping.

Persons: Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, castmate Rachel, Raquel, Leviss, Madix, Katie Maloney, Maloney, Sandoval, Andy Cohen Locations: West Hollywood , California

☆ Sweet and Fruity E-Cigarettes Thrive Despite Teen-Vaping Crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ How Modelo Dethroned Bud Light as America’s Top Beer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Bud Light Loses Title as Top-Selling U.S. Beer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ There's never been a better time for "Vanderpump Rules" stars Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney to open their sandwich shop
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Buzz has never been higher around "Vanderpump Rules" stars Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney. It's the perfect time for them to open their much anticipated sandwich shop, Something About Her. Searches for "something about her sandwich shop menu" spiked 5,000% on Wednesday. "Vanderpump Rules" is pulling series-high ratings, with the first reunion episode garnering 2.7 million more viewers than the show was getting pre-scandal, The Wall Street Journal reported. In the days following the cheating revelation, the pair's restaurants Tom Tom and Schwartz and Sandy's were review-bombed, vandalized, and dealt with canceled reservations.

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☆ Diddy Accuses Diageo of Abandoning His Tequila
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

DeLeón, a tequila brand co-owned by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Diageo, ranks 28th among tequila brands in the U.S. by sales. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesSean “Diddy” Combs sued Diageo on Wednesday, alleging that the spirits company has neglected the DeLeón tequila brand it co-owns with the music mogul. At the same time, the lawsuit says, Diageo has poured resources into two other tequilas, including Casamigos, the George Clooney-backed brand that Diageo agreed to buy in 2017 for up to $1 billion.

Persons: Sean ‘ Diddy ’ Combs, Mike Coppola, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, George Clooney Organizations: Diageo Locations: U.S

☆ How Bud Light Blew It
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Miller Lite Defends Marketing Chief Over Satirical Ad Criticized as ‘Woke’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ See the 19-slide presentation that got General Catalyst to back a startup tackling a $25 billion problem for hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The startup used this pitch deck to get backing from top healthcare VC firm General Catalyst. The Magoons' new startup, Adonis, raised $5.6 million in seed funding in October to solve that problem with tech. Just under seven months later, Adonis has raised $17.3 million more in Series A funding, led by top healthcare VC firm General Catalyst. "Given all the work we do with health systems, we know how complicated and poorly organized these systems are, despite all the money they're collecting," she said. Check out the pitch deck Adonis used to get $17.3 million led by General Catalyst.

☆ Bud Light Maker Offers Financial Support to Workers Targeted Over Dylan Mulvaney Backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney spoke out for the first time since her Bud Light promotion sparked controversy. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP; Caroline Brehman/ShutterstockThe maker of Bud Light said it will triple its U.S. marketing spending on the brand this summer and is providing financial support to front-line teams and wholesalers who have taken the brunt of a backlash to a company promotion with a transgender influencer. Bud Light’s delivery drivers, sales representatives and independent distributors have been confronted by angry people on the streets, in bars and in stores. “They are our neighbors, family members and friends. They are in every community in America,” Anheuser-Busch InBev Chief Executive Michel Doukeris said on a conference call with analysts Thursday.

☆ Bud Light Maker Compensates Workers Targeted in Dylan Mulvaney Backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Bud Light sales fell sharply after a company promotion with transgender social-media star Dylan Mulvaney. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP; Caroline Brehman/ShutterstockThe maker of Bud Light said it would triple its planned U.S. marketing spending on the brand this summer and is providing financial support to front-line teams and wholesalers who have taken the brunt of a backlash to a company promotion with a transgender influencer. Anheuser-Busch InBev also will continue its support of LGBT rights organizations, said the company’s chief executive, Michel Doukeris .

☆ Bud Light Maker Offers Distributors Free Beer, More Ad Spending After Dylan Mulvaney Backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In the week ended April 22, Bud Light’s U.S. retail-store sales fell 21% compared with the year-earlier period. Photo: Matt Slocum/Associated PressThe maker of Bud Light is working to make amends with its distributors, who say they have taken the brunt of the backlash to a company promotion with a transgender influencer. Anheuser-Busch InBev , the country’s largest brewer, has pledged to boost its marketing spending on Bud Light, accelerate production of a new slate of ads, and give a case of Bud Light to every employee of an Anheuser-Busch wholesaler, distributors said.

Anheuser-Busch’s partnership with a transgender activist had prompted a movement on social media to boycott Bud Light. Photo: Daniel Acker/BloombergAnheuser-Busch InBev SA said it had placed on leave two executives who oversaw a Bud Light collaboration with a transgender activist. Alissa Heinerscheid, Bud Light’s vice president of marketing, had come under fire from some customers and media outlets over the company’s decision to send a personalized Bud Light can to transgender activist and influencer Dylan Mulvaney as part of a promotion for the beer brand’s March Madness contest.

☆ Pepsi’s New Healthy Diet: More Potato Chips and Soda
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For years, PepsiCo Inc. tried to move past its junk-food roots and shift its business toward hummus, yogurt, kombucha, vegetable crisps and fruit-and-nut bars. Never mind. The world’s largest snackfood company is back to pushing Pepsi, Doritos and Lay’s.

☆ Juul to Pay $462 Million to Settle Underage Vaping Lawsuits With Six States and Washington, D.C.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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