MGD 64 Lemonade Dies An Early Death

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Earlier this year, the MillerCoors marketing machine decided that people really wanted a lemonade version of its successful MGD 64 low-calorie beer. Alas, there must have been a mistake in the algorithm and after only a few months on shelves, the beverage is no more. (more…)

MillerCoors’ sales decline; economy blamed

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Follow this company ’ sales to retailers in the United States declined 2.7 percent in the three-month period ended June 30, according to a trading update issued Thursday by SABMiller plc SABMiller plc (more…)

UK. Brewers launch new female-friendly beers

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Two of the world’s biggest brewers, Molson Coors and Carlsberg, are to launch new ‘female friendly’ beers into the UK to stem the decline in beer sales by targeting females. (more…)

Court Upholds Molson’s NHL Deal

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An Ontario appeals court Tuesday upheld Molson Coors Brewing Co.’s sponsorship deal with the National Hockey League, but the months-long spat with Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s Labatt Breweries, the league’s longtime Canadian sponsor, may not be over. (more…)

Molson Coors, Cobra India to Join Forces to Brew Beer

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Molson Coors Brewing Co. and Cobra India have joined forces to brew and market Cobra beer in South Asia, an arrangement that will give the brewer a foothold in the fast-growing Asian beer market. (more…)

Molson-Coors, Modelo’s Bid for Foster’s Seems Unlikely

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A joint bid for Foster’s by Molson Coors Brewing (TAP) and Mexico’s Grupo Modelo seems unlikely after Modelo executives chose not to put the proposal up for vote at a board meeting on Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal. (more…)

Modelo Said to Seek Support for Foster’s Bid

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Grupo Modelo SAB de CV (GMODELOC), the Mexican brewer of Corona beer, will seek board support for a possible joint bid with Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP) for Foster’s Group Ltd. (FGL) at a June 13 meeting in Mexico City, according to people with knowledge of the situation. (more…)

Molson Reaching For Foster’s

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There has been a rumor that Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE:TAP) is eyeing Australia’s largest brewer Foster’s Group Ltd. Molson Coors is to join with Mexico’s Grupo Modelo for coming out with the joint bid offer to takeover Foster. (more…)

Foster’s Says It Is Aware of Buyout Talk

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Australian brewing giant Foster’s Group Ltd. said Friday it had nothing to disclose in regard to a potential buyout of the brewer after media reports indicated bidders were beginning to circle. (more…)