Molson Coors

Burton Brewing Museum saved

23-Nov-2009 By Roger Protz

The Molson Coors brewing museum and visitor centre in Burton-on-Trent has been saved and will reopen in 2010, possibly as early as Easter. The...

Worthington's new ale

18-Nov-2009 By Sonya Hook

Worthington's Red Shield will become a permanent addition to the Molson Coors portfolio as part of an increased investment into the parent brand.

Cobra to get £10m investment

08-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team

A total of £10m will be invested by the Cobra Beer Partnership, the joint venture between Molson Coors and Cobra founder Karan Bilimoria, over the...

Lord Bilimoria: I plan to clear Cobra debts

08-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team

Lord Karan Bilimoria has pledged to clear money owed to Cobra Beer's unsecured creditors out of profits from his joint venture with Molson Coors, the...

Beer cocktails help pub to boost in sales

26-Aug-2009

A pub selling a range of 'beer cocktails' has experienced an average 26 per cent jump in beer sales on the nights they have been on offer. The Dial,...

Cobra Beer's creditors owed £71m

03-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team

A total of 340 unsecured creditors will be left owed a total of £71,741,912 as a result of the collapse of Cobra Beer in a pre-pack administration...

Simon Davies to leave Molson Coors

19-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team

Molson Coors (UK) marketing director Simon Davies is to leave the business after 13 years at the end of September.

Comment: Molson Coors must help Cobra break out of curry house

08-Jun-2009

If Cobra can't crack the pub market now, it never will (see linked stories). The announcement of a joint venture between Molson Coors and Cobra Beer...

Curry houses, not pubs, priority for new Cobra owners

02-Jun-2009

Molson Coors has suggested that it sees the priority for its newly-acquired Cobra beer brand as being consolidating distribution in curry houses,...

Molson Coors buys Cobra Beer out of administration

01-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ

Cobra Beer, the Indian beer group founded 20 years ago by Karan Bilimoria, was last week bought out of administration by a joint venture controlled...

Molson Coors buys Cobra Beer

01-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney

Brewing giant Molson Coors has bought Cobra Beer out of administration — it will be run under a new joint venture.

Comment: Little to lose and lots to gain through supplier initiatives

20-May-2009

The journalist stereotype of the cynical old hack doesn't apply to me.I'm generally upbeat about drinks companies' efforts to drive footfall through...

Molson Coors trials beer cocktails

05-May-2009

Carling brewer Molson Coors is planning to drive sales of its speciality beers in pubs through two new initiatives.The brewer is partnering with pubs...

Carling sees 'strong' market share increase

07-Nov-2008

Carling, the UK's best selling beer, increased its market share in the three months to Sepember 28, according to its US owner - despite an overall...

Coors earnings slump 47% in UK

05-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney

The brewer blames rising raw material costs, smoking ban and the credit crunch for a 47% drop in pretax income in the second quarter.

MillerCoors opens for business today

01-Jul-2008

MillerCoors, the combined US beer interests of SABMiller and Molson Coors, launches today in what Graham Mackay, chief executive of SABMiller,...

Molson Coors names new top team

12-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ

US brewer Molson Coors has appointed a former University of Wales graduate as its global president/chief executive.Peter Swinburn's appointment will...

Molson Coors promotes Swinburn to top job

12-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney

Molson Coors Brewing Company has appointed Peter Swinburn as president and chief executive. Stewart Glendinning has also been appointed as global...