Molson Coors Beverage Company is a Canadian-American multinational

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and

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company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Molson Coors was formed in 2005 through the merger of

Molson The Molson Brewery is a Canada-based brewery based in Montreal and was established in 1786 by the Molson family. In 2005, Molson merged with the Adolph Coors Company to become Molson Coors. Molson Coors maintains some of its Canadian operati ...

of Canada, and Coors of the United States. In 2016, Molson Coors acquired

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for approximately US$12 billion. The agreement made Molson Coors the world's third largest brewer. Molson Coors is a publicly traded company on the

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and has been a constituent of the

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since 2005. Its Canadian division, Molson Coors Canada is listed on the

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History

On July 22, 2004, Molson, Inc. and the

Adolph Coors Company The Adolph Coors Company was formerly a holding company in Golden, Colorado controlled by the heirs of founder Adolph Coors. Its principal subsidiary was the Coors Brewing Company. The brewery was founded in 1873. In 2005, Adolph Coors Co. me ...

announced their plan to merge. The merger was completed February 9, 2005, with the merged company being named Molson Coors Brewing Company. The merger included the brands and brewing operations of the

Molson Brewery The Molson Brewery is a Canada-based brewery based in Montreal and was established in 1786 by the Molson family. In 2005, Molson merged with the Adolph Coors Company to become Molson Coors. Molson Coors maintains some of its Canadian operati ...

and the

Coors Brewing Company The Coors Brewing Company is an American brewery and beer company based in Golden, Colorado, that was founded in 1873. In 2005, Adolph Coors Company, the holding company that owned Coors Brewing, merged with Molson, Inc. to become Molson Coor ...

was started by

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, Canada, in 1786.

was started by

Adolph Coors Adolph Herman Joseph Coors Sr. (February 4, 1847 – June 5, 1929) was a German-American brewer who founded the Adolph Coors Company in Golden, Colorado, in 1873. Early life Adolph Hermann Joseph Kuhrs was born in Barmen in Rhenish Prus ...

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, United States, in 1873. Molson Coors bought

Creemore Springs Creemore Springs is a brewery in Creemore, Ontario, Canada, which first opened in 1987. It was founded by John Wiggins, and its flagship brew was a premium amber lager brewed with specialty malts, fire brewed in a copper kettle. In 2005, it was ...

Brewery on April 22, 2005. The operations of Molson Coors in Brazil were sold to the Mexican group

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in 2006, and the beer operations of FEMSA was acquired by

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in 2010.

Joint venture with SABMiller

On October 9, 2007,

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and Molson Coors Brewing Company announced a

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to be known as

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for their U.S. brewing and sales operations. SABMiller had 58% stake in the company, and Molson Coors had a 42% stake. MillerCoors combined their operations within North America with the headquarters in Chicago.

European acquisitions

On February 2, 2011, the company purchased

Sharp's Brewery Sharp's Brewery is a British brewery founded in 1994 in St Minver Lowlands, Rock, Cornwall, Rock, Cornwall, by Bill Sharp. Since 2011, the brewery has been owned by Molson Coors. It is best known for its flagship ale Doom Bar, named after the n ...

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in England for £20 million. In early 2012, the company expanded into the Central and Eastern European markets by acquiring the region's market-leading brewery StarBev from

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Miller acquisition

In September 2015,

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announced that it had reached agreement to acquire competitor

for $107 billion. During the merger discussions between the two companies in 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had agreed to the proposed deal only on the basis that SABMiller "spins off all its MillerCoors holdings in the U.S. — which include both Miller- and Coors-held brands — along with its Miller brands outside the U.S." SABMiller agreed to divest itself of the Miller brands by selling its stake in

to Molson Coors. The merger between

and

closed on October 10, 2016. The spinoff deal was completed on October 11, 2016. As per the agreement with the regulators, SABMiller sold to Molson Coors full ownership of the

brand portfolio. After SABMiller divested itself of all interests in MillerCoors, Molson Coors became the largest brewer in North America

2020 rebranding and restructuring

On October 30, 2019, the company announced it would change its name to Molson Coors Beverage Company as a part of a restructuring to take place in 2020. The name change would reflect the company's growing focus on beverages outside of the traditional beer and brewing offerings. Additionally, the company would retire the

corporate brand name and reorganize its global business units into Molson Coors North America, headquartered in

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, and Molson Coors Europe, headquartered in

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2020 Milwaukee campus shooting

On February 26, 2020, six people, including the shooter, were killed at a shooting near the company's Milwaukee brewing campus. The Milwaukee complex serves as a site for some of Molson Coors' corporate offices and brewing facilities and was in the "Miller Valley" area, which served as the headquarters for the

before it was acquired by Molson Coors.

Joint venture with Yuengling

On September 15, 2020, Molson Coors and D. G. Yuengling & Son announced a

to oversee the expansion of Yuengling beer into states beyond its existing footprint. Under the terms of the deal, Yuengling beers will be brewed and packaged in select Molson Coors’ breweries under Yuengling brewers’ supervision, and distributed into new markets.

Coors Spirits Co

In 2023, Molson Coors established Coors Spirits Co., offering Five Trail Blended American Whiskey in 2021, among others.

Operations

The company brews, markets and sells the Molson Coors portfolio of brands. Molson Coors operates breweries across the world, including the

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, Blue Moon Brewing Company in

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, Borsodi Brewery in

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, Hungary, Coors Brewery in

, Creemore Springs Brewery in Creemore, Ontario, Fraser Valley Brewery in

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, Leinenkugel Brewery in

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, Miller Brewery in

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, Pardubice Brewery in

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, Czech Republic,

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, Czech Republic, and

Coors Brewers Coors Brewers Limited, later known as Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Limited, is the UK arm of Molson Coors Beverage Company. Its headquarters is in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The company originates from Bass Brewers Limited. The compa ...

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, England.

Corporate structure

Molson Coors operates through its business units Molson Coors North America and Molson Coors Europe.

Management team

As of May 2022, the management consisted of the following: * Gavin Hattersley, President/Chief Executive Officer * Adam Collins, Chief Communication and Corporate Affairs * Sergey Yeskov, President and CEO of Molson Coors Europe * Kevin Doyle, President of U.S. Sales and Distributor Operations * Brian Erhardt, Chief Supply Chain Officer * Rahul Goyal, Chief Strategy Officer * Tracey Joubert, Chief Financial Officer * Fred Landtmeters, President, Molson Coors Canada * Pete Marino, President of Emerging Growth * Dave Osswald, Chief People and Diversity Officer * Anne-Marie D’Angelo, Chief Legal and Government Affairs Officer * Michelle St. Jacques, Chief Marketing Officer * Eugene Ubalijoro, Vice President, Central regional U.S. Sales

Brands

Notable brands include

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, Carling, Coors Banquet, Keystone,

Coors Light Coors Light is a 4.2% ABV light American lager beer sold by Coors (currently Molson Coors) of Chicago, Illinois. It was first produced in 1978 by the Coors Brewing Company. They had briefly produced a different low-alcohol beer by the same n ...

, George Killian's Irish Red, Granville Island Brewing, Hamm's, Hop Valley, Leinenkugel's, Miller High Life,

Miller Lite Miller Lite is a 4.2% ABV reduced calorie light American lager beer produced by Molson Coors. It was introduced in 1973 in limited markets by the Miller Brewing Company (then owned by Philip Morris, Inc.) and began being distributed nationa ...

Milwaukee's Best Milwaukee's Best is a 4.8% alcohol by volume, American-style pale lager brewed by Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. Its sibling beers are Milwaukee's Best Ice (5.9%) and Milwaukee's Best Light, which is 4.1%. I ...

, Molson Canadian,

Molson Export Molson Export beer is a Canadian ale brewed by Molson at a strength of 5% alcohol by volume. It was first brewed in 1903 and is the oldest Molson beer brand still in production. Recipe Export is made using several varieties of two-row malted ba ...

, Steel Reserve,

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, Vizzy Hard Seltzer, Trebjesa brewery, Staropramen,

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and Ožujsko pivo.

References

External links

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