Beer cans take 5% market share in six years, sales up 30% at Whole Foods
As of 2012, cans constituted 53.2% of the beer market while bottles had a 36.5% share — a fairly significant gap. By contrast, in 2006, the two packages were much closer in popularity — cans accounted for 48.3% of the market and bottles 41.9%. (Draft beer largely accounts for the rest of brew sales). Bars and retailers are also seeing the surge. Whole Foods says its sales of canned beer increased by 30% in the past year.
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