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Molson Coors to Cease Production at Irwindale, Gives Pabst Option to Buy

Dear Client: Molson Coors Beverage Company just announced plans to cease production at its Irwindale, Calif., brewery by September 2020. “Additionally, Molson Coors has entered into an agreement with Pabst Brewing Co. which gives them an option to purchase the Irwindale facility,” it said. Recall that Molson Coors, then MillerCoors, shuttered its brewery in Eden, … Continue reading “Molson Coors to Cease Production at Irwindale, Gives Pabst Option to Buy” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

The Dark Horse: One Mega-Distributor Thinks MC is Poised for a Comeback

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Dear Client: Not many folks bullish on MillerCoors at the moment. But if you needed any more evidence of the blurring of the lines in bev alc, our Wine & Spirits Daily editor recently sat down with one of the nation’s largest beer wholesalers, Columbia Distributing, to get an update on their growing wine and … Continue reading “The Dark Horse: One Mega-Distributor Thinks MC is Poised for a Comeback” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

Top Distribs Having a Good Year, Thanks to Seltzer, Mexican Imports and Guinness

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Dear Client: At the BMI seminar in New York, two former Big Beer execs — Ed McBrien, COO, Manhattan Beer Distributors (formerly president of sales and distributor operations at MillerCoors) and Evan Athanas, CEO Chesapeake Beverage (formerly of A-B), talked about life on the “other” side of the business. Many distributors would probably be heartened … Continue reading “Top Distribs Having a Good Year, Thanks to Seltzer, Mexican Imports and Guinness” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

“A Few Friends are Better Than a Few Thousand Followers” Per Reimagined “Miller Time” Campaign

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Dear Client: Having garnered praise for its uber-relatable “Made to Chill” Coors Light campaign, MillerCoors is now revealing a big new campaign for its other giant light brand, Miller Lite. The idea? That having a beer with your friends is “The Original Social Media” — also known as “Miller Time,” but reimagined for millennials. The … Continue reading ““A Few Friends are Better Than a Few Thousand Followers” Per Reimagined “Miller Time” Campaign” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

A-B Accuses MillerCoors of Trade Secret Meddling in CornGate Counterclaim

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Dear Client: A huge twist in CornGate. Anheuser-Busch has filed a counterclaim today that asserts several civil claims against MillerCoors, mainly accusing MillerCoors of coming into possession of their trade secrets, including recipes for Bud Light and Michelob Ultra. A-B claims in today’s filing that MillerCoors obtained this information through one of its brewers at … Continue reading “A-B Accuses MillerCoors of Trade Secret Meddling in CornGate Counterclaim” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

2019 Market Update | Day 75

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Corona brewer Constellation is nearing a deal to sell some wine brands to E. & J. Gallo Constellation Brands is in advanced talks to sell its some of its low-end wine brands to E. & J. Gallo Winery, people familiar with the situation tell CNBC. Constellation put its U.S. wine business, which includes brands like Clos du Bois, Mark West and Arbor Mist, up for sale last year as part of its move into cannabis. Sales of non-premium wine have slowed, as millennials focus increasingly on health and alternative indulgences like cannabis. CNBC Lauren Hirsch 15 March 2019 Constellation Brands...

2019 Market Update | day 73

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Premium spirits to boost global consumption https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/ by Amy Hopkins 14th March, 2019 The soaring popularity of whisky, gin and flavoured spirits is forecasted to enable global spirits consumption to reach a value of US$366 billion in 2022, according to a new report from Vinexpo and IWSR. This marks a value increase of 14.9% between from 2017-2022, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.8% for the same period. Volume spirits consumption is estimated to hit 3.2 billion nine-litre cases, a 1.2% rise from 2017-2022, with a CAGR of 0.2%. The data has been...

2019 Market Update | day 72

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Pernod Weighs Sale of Jacob’s Creek, Campo Viejo Wines https://www.bloomberg.com/ By Ruth David and Thomas Buckley March 13, 2019 Pernod Ricard SA is considering a sale of its wine division, which includes Australia’s Jacob’s Creek and Spain’s Campo Viejo labels, according to people familiar with the matter. The world’s second-largest distiller has held early discussions on a potential sale of the unit, which has sales of about $500 million, said the people. Deliberations are at a preliminary stage and Pernod may ultimately decide to retain the business,...

2019 Market Update 70

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Anheuser-Busch Chasing Online Beer Sales As Grocery E-Commerce Picks Up Steam https://www.marketwatch.com/Tonya garciaMarch 12, 2019 As online grocery sales slowly creep higher, anheuser-busch inbev s.a. is wasting no time getting a foothold in the burgeoning e-commerce beer sector, which is only just starting to come to the attention of shoppers. Through ab inbev’s bud, -0.12% global growth and innovation group, zx ventures, it is working across north america to “elevate the beer category online,” which only made up less than 1% of the market in the u.s. in 2017. According...

MillerCoors takes another swipe at Bud Light for its corn syrup Super Bowl ad?

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MillerCoors published Nielsen data showing Bud Light’s falling sales since the rival beer aired a Super Bowl ad attacking Miller Lite and Coors Light for using corn syrup in their products.MillerCoors had already hit back at Bud Light on Twitter and with a full-page New York Times ad. The ad further jeopardized a beer alliance after MillerCoors pulled out of a meeting scheduled for this month. MillerCoors took another swipe at Bud Light in a blog post that pointed to the rival beermakers’ falling sales since it aired its Super Bowl ad that called out Miller and Coors’ use...

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