Molson Coors Brewing Company
Encyclopedia
Molson Coors Brewing Company is a company that was created by the merger of two of North America's largest breweries
: Molson
of Canada
, and Coors
of the United States
, on February 9, 2005. The Canadian subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company is a part-owner of Brewers Retail Inc.
, operator of Ontario
'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 barrels
(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, SABMiller
and Molson Coors Brewing Company announced a joint venture to be known as MillerCoors
for their U.S. operations that will market all of their products.
On February 2, 2011 the company purchased Sharp's Brewery in Cornwall, UK for around £20 million.
On May 26, 2011 7th generation family member Andrew Molson succeeded Pete Coors as acting Chairman
of the company are: Francesco Bellini, John Cleghorn
, Peter Coors, Melissa Coors, Charles Herington, Franklin Hobbs, Leo Kiely, Gary S. Matthews, Andrew Molson, Eric Molson, David O'Brien
, Pamela Patsley, and Sanford Riley.
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
: Molson
Molson
Molson-Coors Canada Inc. 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 Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and Coors
Coors Brewing Company
The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Canadian Molson Coors Brewing Company and is the third-largest brewer in the United States...
of the United States
United States
The 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.
The Beer Store is the trading name for Brewers Retail, a privately owned, joint-venture chain of retail outlets in Ontario, Canada, founded in 1927. The articles of incorporation stipulate that Brewers Retail cannot sell "hard liquor" , or consumer goods...
, operator of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
'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 barrels
Barrel (unit)
A barrel is one of several units of volume, with dry barrels, fluid barrels , oil barrel, etc...
(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, SABMiller
SABMiller
SABMiller plc is a global brewing and bottling company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's second-largest brewing company measured by revenues and is also a major bottler of Coca-Cola. Its brands include Grolsch, Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell...
and Molson Coors Brewing Company announced a joint venture to be known as MillerCoors
MillerCoors
MillerCoors 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 Blue Moon in the United...
for their U.S. operations that will market all of their products.
On February 2, 2011 the company purchased Sharp's Brewery in Cornwall, UK for around £20 million.
On May 26, 2011 7th generation family member Andrew Molson succeeded Pete Coors as acting Chairman
Corporate governance
The 2005 members of the board of directorsBoard of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
of the company are: Francesco Bellini, John Cleghorn
John Cleghorn
John Edward Cleghorn, 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'Brien
David P. O'Brien
David 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
- Singha (UK)
- Coors, "The Banquet Beer"
- Coors Light
- Blue MoonBlue Moon (beer)Blue Moon, a Belgian-style witbier brewed by Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado, was launched in 1995. In Canada it is marketed as the beer Rickard's White and is brewed in Montreal, Quebec. Originally called Bellyslide Belgian White, it was created by Keith Villa, a brewer at Coors Field's...
- Killian's Irish Red
- KeystoneKeystone (beer brand)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
- CarlingCarlingCarling brands are currently owned by the Molson Coors Brewing Company. In South Africa it is distributed by SABMiller.Carling Black Label is the name of a brand of Canadian lager in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and South Africa...
- Black LabelBlack LabelBlack Label is a Canadian brand of lager well-known throughout the former British Empire. In several countries it is also known as Carling Black Label, and in Sweden it is known as Carling Premier...
- Old ViennaOld ViennaOld Vienna is a brand of beer bottled by City Brewing, and later, Koch Beverage Company, in the 19th century in Wapakoneta, Ohio. City Brewing was owned by Karl Kolter and his son Charles, who immigrated from Wallhalben, Germany, to Ohio in the mid-19th century. The business was later handed down...
- Carling C2
- Carling Premier
- Black Label
- Caffrey’sCaffrey’sCaffrey's Irish Ale is a beer that used to come from Belfast, Northern Ireland where it was brewed by the Thomas Caffrey Brewing Company...
- Worthington's
- Corona (UK)
- Grolsch (NL)
- Grolsch Weizen (NL)
- Grolsch Blond (NL)
- Stones
- Zatec
- Kasteel Cru
- Worthington's White Shield
- Dos Equis (UK)
- MolsonMolsonMolson-Coors Canada Inc. 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...
- Molson CanadianMolson CanadianMolson Canadian is a brand of 5% abv North American 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 ExportMolson ExportMolson Export beer is an Ale with an ABV of 5%, i.e. a warm-fermented beer, brewed by Molson Canada – a brewery founded in Montreal in 1786, making it North America’s oldest. First brewed in 1903, Molson Export is itself the oldest of all the Molson beer brands.- History :On May 2, 1782, at the age...
- Molson Golden
- Molson Ice
- Molson Dry
- Molson M
- Molson Canadian
- Rickard's
- Creemore Springs
- Granville Island Brewery
- Black Horse (Newfoundland & Labrador)
- Cobra Beer
- Dominion Ale (Newfoundland & Labrador)
- India Pale Ale (Newfoundland & Labrador)