<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>Consumer companies declined ahead of consumer-inflation data.</p><p>    Diageo is to sell its majority stakes in two Kenyan drinks businesses to Japanese brewer Asahi for proceeds of around $2.3 billion. </p><p>    The British distiller and brewer, which makes Smirnoff vodka and Guinness beer, said it would sell its 65% shareholding in East African Breweries, or EABL, and its roughly 54% stake in distiller UDVK to Asahi. The remaining shares of UDVK are held by EABL. </p><p>    Food processor General Mills rose after the maker of Cheerios, Pillsbury dough and other goods said price cuts on two-thirds of its products drove higher demand even as they weighed on fiscal second quarter earnings. </p><p>   Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@dowjones.com </p><p>    (END) Dow Jones Newswires</p><p>12-17-25 1733ET</p></div></div>

<p>Consumer companies' stocks fell ahead of inflation data. Diageo plans to sell its majority stakes in two Kenyan drinks businesses to Asahi for $2.3 billion. Diageo will sell its 65% share in East African Breweries and 54% in UDVK to Asahi. General Mills' stock rose as price cuts increased demand, despite impacting earnings.</p>

Consumer Cos Down Ahead of Inflation Data -- Consumer Roundup