After its regional craft portfolio grew volume and market share last year, Anheuser Busch could be looking to make more craft beer acquisitions in coming years. The stock price of Fomento Economico took the hit when it announced quarterly results in late April, while results announcements with better numbers in late July helped the stock gain marginally. Sales in spirits rose in to represent Just 89 breweries in the U. Your Practice. Investors seldom rush to buy alcohol stocks when the economy weakens. For the quarter ending October , sales figures stayed flat compared to the same quarter of the previous year.