Molson Coors Brewing Company

Denver, CO United States

  (NYSE: TAP)

Company Description

Molson Coors Brewing Company (MCBC) drinks with the big boys: the company is one the world's largest beer makers by volume. Operating through its subsidiaries, MCBC produces some 19 million hectoliters (502 million US gallons) of beer a year. The beer maker's portfolio of brands, led by Molson Canadian and Coors Light, dominates the Canadian market, accounting for 40% of the beer sold in that country. In the US, MCBC does business through MillerCoors, a joint venture 58%-owned by SABMiller. MillerCoors, the second-largest US brewer by volume, markets Coors, Coors Light, and Molson brands. In addition to Canada and the US, MCBC operates in the UK, and as Molson Coors International (MCI), in developing markets.