Chairman's role shifts to Pete Coors Nov 19, 2008
He previously served as board chairman of Adolph Coors Co., from 2002-2005, and was CEO from May 2000 to July 2002. Reader Comments. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Molson Coors Acquires 5% Stake in Foster's After Deal With Deutsche Bank Nov 6, 2008
created through the 2005 merger of Molson Inc. with Adolph Coors Co., lost the U.S. licensing rights to Foster's beer last year ... as the beer maker was known before its merger with Adolph Coors Co.. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Coors toasts a 135-year-old classic that doesn't look its age Nov 3, 2008
Yet the recipe of high-country barley and Rocky Mountain water is essentially unchanged from what Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler first called "Golden Lager" when it debuted in 1873, said Lee Dolan, vice president of the Coors family of brands at MillerCoors. MillerCoors is the joint venture of SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Co.. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Coors - Banquet celebrates its 135th anniversary Nov 3, 2008
Coors Banquet beer is celebrating its 135th anniversary and still is made with a recipe of high-country barley and Rocky Mountain water that is essentially unchanged from what Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler first called Golden Lager when it debuted in 1873 ... Yet the recipe of high-country barley and Rocky Mountain water is essentially unchanged from what Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler first called "Golden Lager" when it debuted in 1873, said Lee Dolan, vice president of the Coors family of... (Missoulian, MT)
Coors transfers properties to MillerCoors Jul 19, 2008
Coors Brewing is a subsidiary of Denver-based (NYSE: TAP), a merger of the Adolph Coors Co. of Colorado and Canada s Molson Inc. Miller Brewing is part of SAB Miller plc of London. Reader Comments. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Anheuser-Busch agrees to be sold to InBev Jul 14, 2008
Miller Brewing was sold to South African Breweries in 1999, and the Adolph Coors Company was bought by Molson of Canada in 2005. (Last year, Molson Coors agreed to merge its United States operations with those of SABMiller. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
InBev to buy Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion Jul 14, 2008
The Miller Brewing Company was sold to South African Breweries in 1999, and the Adolph Coors Company was bought by Molson of Canada in 2005. (Last year, Molson Coors agreed to merge its North American operations with those of SABMiller. (International Herald Tribune)
InBev poised to become world's biggest brewer Jul 14, 2008
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Beer JV close to picking Chicago or Dallas Jul 13, 2008
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Coors buildings transferred to joint venture Jul 13, 2008
Coors Brewing is a subsidiary of Denver-based Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE: TAP), itself a merger of the Adolph Coors Co. of Colorado and Canada's Molson Inc.. Regulators blessed the MillerCoors union in early June, and the new company started operating this month. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Molson Coors Net Jumps Eight-Fold as Beer Sales Rise (Update5) May 7, 2008
The , formed by the 2005 merger of Adolph Coors Co. and Molson Inc., is closing the gap with Anheuser-Busch Cos. the maker of Bud Light and the largest U.S. brewer. (Bloomberg)
Miller, Coors name integration leaders Apr 10, 2008
Wolf has been Molson Coors' CFO since the 2005 merger of Adolph Coors Co. of Colorado and Molson Inc. of Canada. Before that, Wolf spent 10 years as CFO of Golden-based Adolph Coors and its Coors Brewing Co. subsidiary. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
J. Allison Conley, FBI investigator on famous abductions Mar 10, 2008
Mr. Conley chased down leads into the kidnappings of Adolph Coors III, the Coors beer scion who was killed, and Frank Sinatra Jr., the singer's son, who was released for a ransom, in the 1960s. In the late 1960s and mid-1970s, Mr. Conley played supervisory roles in the cases involving the abductions of Barbara Jane Mackle, the heiress who spent three days underground in a fiberglass box, and Patty Hearst, the newspaper publishing magnate's daughter who ultimately joined her captors from the... (Boston Globe)
Beer distributorsare seeing double Dec 5, 2007
Denver-based Molson Coors, formed with the 2005 union of Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co., has nearly 11 percent. The two companies are working on a definitive agreement for the venture, which is expected to be complete by years end, and hope to close the deal by mid-2008 depending on regulatory approval. (MSNBC -- Business)
Brewers decide to share the taps Oct 11, 2007
SABMiller was created in 2002 when SAB, with roots in South Africa, acquired 100 per cent of the Miller Brewing Co. Similarly, Molson Coors was created in 2005 when Molson, a Canadian company, merged with the Adolph Coors Co.. The New York Times. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
MillerCoors Venture Puts Pressure on Anheuser, InBev to Combine Oct 10, 2007
4 billion combination of Molson Brewing and Adolph Coors Co. Belgium's Interbrew SA and Brazil's Cia. de Bebidas das Americas, or AmBev, combined in 2004 in an $11 billion deal to form InBev. (Bloomberg)
Coors Brewery Tour Aug 28, 2007
Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler launched The Golden Brewery in 1873 (before Colorado was even a state. . (Suite101.com)
Molson Coors Profit Climbs 18 Percent on Sales Increases in Canada, U.S. Aug 8, 2007
4 billion merger in 2005 between Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co., saved more than $175 million. To contact the reporter on this story: Mary Jane Credeur in Atlanta at. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Molson Coors Plant to Close Aug 2, 2007
Molson Coors, formed from the marriage of Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co., made the announcement after the market closed. Its shares rose 4 cents to $88. (Forbes)
Miller to brew Foster's Jun 28, 2007
The brand was brewed under license by Molson for sale in the U.S., but Foster's Group opted to terminate their agreement following Molson's merger with Adolph Coors of Golden, Colo. Molson will cease production of Foster's brands in October. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Molson Taking $24.6 Million Cost on Foster's Contract (Update2) May 17, 2007
The Australian brewer said the 2005 merger of Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. was a material change in ownership that gave it the right to end the agreement. Molson Coors said it's evaluating whether there will be additional write-offs related to the end of the Foster's agreement. (Bloomberg)
Fine-tuned forensics: Crew films at UM for Court TV documentary on Coors murder Apr 21, 2007
Murray, a leading forensic geologist and retired UM vice president for research, will be part of the program that explains how dirt helped solve the murder of Adolph Coors III 47 years ago ... It was dirt, he noted, that helped solve the murder of Adolph Coors III. ... So for two years, he stalked Adolph Coors III, heir to the Coors Brewing empire, scheming a plan to kidnap him for a hefty ransom. (Missoulian, MT)
Olathe FFA chapter one of the first in Colorado Apr 1, 2007
He said the area grew alfalfa, corn, pinto beans, sugar beats and Mehrabian barley, which was used by Adolph Coors Company. He attends the awards banquet every year to show support for the chapter. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Molson Coors settles lawsuit with Miller Mar 22, 2007
Before Adolph Coors Co. and Molson Inc. merged in early 2005, brewing-industry analysts thought it was likely that Miller could buy Coors. Analysts said such a deal would help Miller stabilize its market share. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Beer campaign turns back drinkers' clock Mar 20, 2007
For the Coors Light beer brand, the Adolph Coors Brewing division of Molson Coors is planning an interactive initiative, scheduled to start in mid- April, that promotes 4:53 p.m. as the new 5 o'clock. At 4:53 p.m. local time on weekdays, the Coors Light brand symbol, an old- fashioned train called the Silver Bullet, will race across entertainment, news and sports Web sites that are frequently visited by the brand's core audience of men aged 21 to 34. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
There's More to Real Irish Quaffs Than Tankards of Beer Colored Green Mar 15, 2007
It may have Irish roots, but the Adolph Coors Co. fiddled with the recipe after making a deal with George Killian Lett, an Irishman whose family first started brewing in 1864, to brew and market the brand in America. Shortly after its 1981 debut, Killian's failed to fly on this side of the pond, where beer-drinking was pretty much limited to blonde, mild-flavored lagers. (The Ledger)
Molson Coors Seeks to Lower Expenses by $250 Million by 2009, Wolf Says Mar 7, 2007
4 billion merger in 2005 between Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. saved about $185 million. Wolf said on Feb. 15 that the cost savings for 2007 alone would be about $55 million, part of which will be used to cover higher expenses for aluminum, grain and fuel. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Goldman Sachs ups target on Molson to US$98 Feb 19, 2007
Fourth quarter results from Molson Coors Brewing Co. (, ) exceeded both consensus and Goldman Sachs expectations, signalling that the brewer of Coors Light may now be serious some more concrete benefits from the 2005 merger of Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co.. The company achieved roughly US$104-million in merger synergies and other cost savings in 2006, which helped offset higher energy and other commodity-related costs, Molson Coors said Thursday. (National Post)
Anheuser-Busch May Avoid Mergers, Let Busch IV Boost Sales Going It Alone Feb 17, 2007
4 billion has been spent on brewing and alcohol transactions in the past two years, including the 2005 merger between Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co., according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Anheuser would be ``the most viable candidate'' for an InBev acquisition because the two have very little geographic overlap, wrote Bear Stearns analyst Carlos Laboy in a research note yesterday. (Bloomberg)
Molson Coors Brewing 4Q profit surges on higher sales volume, cost savings, lower tax rate Feb 16, 2007
Molson Coors, which was formed from the 2005 merger of Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co., said it saw about $33 million in acquisition and other cost savings during the quarter. For the year, Molson Coors said acquisition-related cost savings totaled about $104 million which offset nearly 60 percent of higher energy-related and commodity costs. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
3.Former beer plant begins distribution of AriZona tea Feb 14, 2007
It was sold to Stroh Brewery Co. before it became part of Adolph Coors Co. in 1990. The Memphis plant brewed Coors Light for export, plus Zima XXX, Keystone Light, Coors Non-Alcoholic and Blue Moon. (The Commercial Appeal, TN)
Daily Briefing Feb 14, 2007
It was sold to Stroh Brewery Co. before it became part of Adolph Coors Co. in 1990. Kosher food trade, export firm formed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Coors to get $300 million NFL deal Jan 27, 2007
-based Adolph Coors Co. Memphis is one of Coors' three national operations. Sports Business Daily is an online publication and sister paper of Memphis Business Journal. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
How secular donors move church agenda Jan 11, 2007
Mr. Wisdom acknowledged that the IRD receives about 40 percent of its funding from private foundations, including some that are considered conservative, including the Adolph Coors Foundation and the John M. Olin Foundation. Page 1 of 2. (Washington Times)
