Anheuser-Busch Can Run Miller, Coors ‘Corn Syrup’ Ads (1)

The Seventh Circuit struck down a Wisconsin district court’s decision that barred Anheuser-Busch from implying Molson Coors’ Coors Light and Miller Lite contain corn syrup, in a case based on an ad campaign AB debuted during Super Bowl LIII.

AB’s ads aren’t false or misleading because Molson admitted that corn syrup is an ingredient in its beers, the court said.

The Western District of Wisconsin granted Molson a preliminary injunction that prevented AB from implying Coors Light and Miller Lite contain corn syrup in television, billboard, and print advertising—although it was allowed to advertise the beers are made using ...