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Il21 | Istock | Getty ImagesSpending pressures are dividing beer drinking habits, further clouding the outlook for brewers already battling declining sales volumes.Drinkers are increasingly bypassing once-loved core beer brands and instead opting for premium or economy alternatives, Danish brewer Carlsberg said Thursday, as beermakers confront wider pressures on the drinks sector.”We do see a continued bifurcation in terms of preferences,” CEO Aarup-Andersen told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Thursday.”People look either for the premium brand or the economy brand. So what will get squeezed a little bit in an environment like this is actually the core brands in the…

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