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Both these beverage makers are cutting costs and their less-profitable products. That helps support their dividends. Still, we prefer Andrew Peller shares for your new buying. ANDREW PELLER LTD. $3.88 (class A) remains a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol ADW.A; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 43.4 million; Market cap: $168.4 million; Dividend yield: 6.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.andrewpeller.com) is Canada’s second-largest wine producer after Arterra Wines. The company last raised your quarterly dividend by 10% with the July 2021 payment. The new annual rate of $0.246 per class A share yields a high 6.3%. In its fiscal 2025 first quarter, ended June 30, 2024, Peller’s sales fell 1.0%, to $99.5 million from $100.5 million a year earlier. A drop in tourist traffic to its wineries offset higher sales through provincial liquor stores, restaurants and hotels. Thanks to a cost-savings plan, the company’s losses improved to $375,000, or $0.01 a share, in the quarter, compared to the year-earlier loss of…