22-03-2019 11:49 via thedrum.com

MillerCoors escalates legal action over ‘false’ Bud Light corn syrup claims

MillerCoors is ramping up moves against rival brewer AB Inbev over what it terms a ‘false and misleading advertising campaign targeting Miller Lite and Coors Light’.
A court filing confirms that MillerCoors now intends to sue for damages over the controversy, which stems from a Bud Light Super Bowl commercial by Wieden+Kennedy New York which attacked the aforementioned brands for their use of corn syrup.
Subsequently referred to as ‘corngate’ and '#corntroversy' the
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