Molson Coors Brewing Company is a company that was created by the merger of two of North America's largest
breweriesA brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made in the home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
:
MolsonMolson is the Canadian division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. It is the second oldest company in Canada after the Hudson's Bay Company. Molson's first brewery was located on the St...
of
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and
CoorsThe Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. According to the Molson-Coors website, the division is the third-largest brewer in the U.S...
of the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, on February 9, 2005. The Canadian subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company is a part-owner of
Brewers Retail Inc.Brewers Retail Inc., doing business as The Beer Store , is a privately owned chain of retail outlets in Ontario, Canada, founded in 1927. Ontario government regulations regarding the sales of alcohol gives the chain a near-monopoly of domestic retail beer sales in Ontario...
, operator of
OntarioOntario is a province located in east-central Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area. Ontario is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba to the west and Quebec to the east, and 5 U.S...
's The Beer Store retail chain.
According to the Molson Coors website, Molson Coors Brewing Company is the fifth-largest brewer by volume with 42.1 million U.S.
beer barrelsThe barrel is the name of several units of volume, generally in the range of about 100–200 litres .-Dry goods:* US dry barrel: 7,056 cubic inches ....
(30.2 million U.K.
Molson Coors Brewing Company is a company that was created by the merger of two of North America's largest
breweriesA brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made in the home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
:
MolsonMolson is the Canadian division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. It is the second oldest company in Canada after the Hudson's Bay Company. Molson's first brewery was located on the St...
of
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and
CoorsThe Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. According to the Molson-Coors website, the division is the third-largest brewer in the U.S...
of the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, on February 9, 2005. The Canadian subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company is a part-owner of
Brewers Retail Inc.Brewers Retail Inc., doing business as The Beer Store , is a privately owned chain of retail outlets in Ontario, Canada, founded in 1927. Ontario government regulations regarding the sales of alcohol gives the chain a near-monopoly of domestic retail beer sales in Ontario...
, operator of
OntarioOntario is a province located in east-central Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area. Ontario is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba to the west and Quebec to the east, and 5 U.S...
's The Beer Store retail chain.
According to the Molson Coors website, Molson Coors Brewing Company is the fifth-largest brewer by volume with 42.1 million U.S.
beer barrelsThe barrel is the name of several units of volume, generally in the range of about 100–200 litres .-Dry goods:* US dry barrel: 7,056 cubic inches ....
(30.2 million U.K. barrels; 49.4 million hL) sold in 2006.
The company's binational nature has caused several sources in both the U.S. and Canada to claim the company is now controlled by interests in the other country. In fact, while the company is nominally incorporated in the United States, the company is traded on stock exchanges in both countries, and control is equally shared between the Molson and Coors families. The company is headquartered in Montreal, QC and Denver, CO.
On October 9, 2007,
SABMillerSABMiller plc is one of the world's largest brewers; the company has brewing interests and distribution agreements on six continents. Six of the company’s brands are in the world’s top fifty beer brands, and the group is one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world. The group...
and Molson Coors Brewing Company announced a joint venture to be known as
MillerCoorsMillerCoors is a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company, announced on October 9, 2007. The joint venture has the responsibility of selling brands such as Miller Lite, Miller High Life, Miller Genuine Draft, Coors, Coors Light, Molson Canadian, and Steel Reserve in the...
for their U.S. operations that will market all of their products.
Corporate governance
The 2005 members of the
board of directorsA board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. The body sometimes has a different name, such as board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or executive board...
of the company are: Francesco Bellini,
John CleghornJohn Edward Cleghorn, OC is a Canadian businessman and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Bank of Canada from 1994 until 2001. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Canadian Pacific Railway....
, Peter Coors, Melissa Coors, Charles Herington, Franklin Hobbs, Leo Kiely, Gary S. Matthews, Andrew Molson, Eric Molson,
David O'BrienDavid P. O'Brien, OC is a Canadian businessman, currently as Chairman of the Board of EnCana and the Royal Bank of Canada. Additionally, he serves as a director of Molson Coors Brewing Company, TransCanada Corporation, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Inco Limited and the C. D...
, Pamela Patsley, and Sanford Riley.
Environmental record
The Molson Coors Brewing Company conducted a complete, comprehensive, and voluntary investigation of its pollution and environmental emissions. Coors was not violating the Clean Air Act but was encouraged by the Environmental Audit Privilege and Voluntary Disclosure Act which immunizes and credits organizations for conducting self-environmental audits. These audits catch what the government does not and grant immunity from environmental regulation fines. The United States government had thought that Coors was a minor violator of emitters like volatile organic compounds (VOCs), but the investigating proved otherwise. It revealed Coors to be 17 times over the estimated value of emissions. Molson Coors then provided the audit results to the Colorado Department of Health which culminated in a $1.05 million fine for the 189 violations of state pollution laws--of which Coors and the United States government had no idea. Although Molson Coors said they did not know about volatile organic compounds they were emitting, they do claim to be environmentally aware. Coors invented a new printing technology technique which uses ultra-violet light to cure the print. This innovation is more environmentally sound than the traditional gas firing technique.
Brands
- Coors, "The Banquet Beer"
- Coors Light
- Blue Moon
Blue Moon, a Belgian-style witbier brewed by the Molson Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado, was launched in 1995. In Canada it is marketed as a similar beer called Rickard's White and is brewed in Montreal, Quebec...
- Killian's Irish Red
- Keystone
Keystone beer is a product of the Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado. It was first introduced in Chico, California in September 1989. Keystone can be found in can, keg, and occasionally bottled form...
(limited markets)
- Keystone Premium (limited markets)
- Keystone Light
- Keystone Ice
- Carling
Carling Black Label is the name of a brand of English lager in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Great Britain and South Africa. In Sweden it is known as Carling Premier.Carling brands are currently owned by the Molson Coors Brewing Company...
- Carling C2
- Carling Premier
- Caffrey’s
Caffrey's Irish Ale is a beer that comes from Belfast, Northern Ireland where it is brewed by the Thomas Caffrey Brewing Company...
- Worthington's
- Sol (UK)
- Grolsch (UK)
- Grolsch Weizen (UK)
- Grolsch Blond (UK)
- Magners Draught
- Stones
- Zatec
- Kasteel Cru
- Worthington's White Shield
- Dos Equis (UK)
- Molson Canadian
Molson Canadian is a brand of 5% abv pale lager brewed by Molson, the Canadian division of Molson Coors Brewing Company. The beer was introduced in 1959.-Awards:Molson Canadian has won several beer industry awards, including:...
- Molson Export
- Molson Golden
- Molson Ice
- Molson Dry
- Rickard's
- Creemore Springs
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