Breweries
Industry Description
The US brewery industry includes about 400 companies with combined annual revenue of about $25 billion. The two major brewers in the US, Anheuser-Busch (Budweiser brands) and MillerCoors (Miller and Coors brands), are part of international brewing companies; The Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams) is the leading US craft beer brewer. Counting brewpubs and microbreweries, the brewery industry in the US includes more than 2,000 establishments, according to the Brewers Association. Annual beer production in the US is about 230 million hectoliters, according to the Barth-Haas Group. The industry is highly concentrated: the eight largest breweries account for about 90 percent of industry revenue.
SIC: 2082
NAICS: 312120
NAICS: 312120
Related Industries:
Distilleries, Wineries, Nonalcoholic Beverage Manufacturing , Restaurants, Bars & Nightclubs, Beer, Wine & Distilled Spirits Wholesalers, Beer, Wine & Liquor StoresTo get access to the full industry record, register now.
Top 5 Companies
| Company | Sales | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | 39,046.00M | Leuven, Belgium |
| Kirin Holdings Company, Limited | 25,741.79M | Tokyo, Japan |
| Heineken N.V. | 22,997.90M | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| SABMiller plc | 19,408.00M | London, United Kingdom |
| Asahi Breweries, Ltd. | 18,174.49M | Tokyo, Japan |
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Industry Consolidation Versus Diversification - M&As have resulted in a few large companies dominating...
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US consumer spending on nondurable goods, an indicator of brewery sales, rose 3.6 percent in March 2012 compared to the same month in 2011.
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Craft Beer Market Expands - Beer production at US craft breweries, a key indicator of brewery demand, grew by 13 percent to 11.47 million barrels as revenue jumped almost 15...
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