Molson Coors Beverage Company is the second-largest brewer in the U.S. by most industry measures, behind Anheuser-Busch InBev, with major operations in Canada, the UK and Central and Eastern Europe. Headquartered in Chicago, with a second head office in Montreal, it employed about 16,200 people at the end of 2025. Its portfolio spans mainstream lagers (Coors Light, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, Carling), above-premium beers (Blue Moon, Staropramen, Madri) and Beyond Beer brands. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The transatlantic brewing giant was forged in 2005 through the merger of Molson (founded in 1786 in Montreal, Canada, as North America's oldest brewery) and Coors (founded in 1873 in Golden, Colorado), commanding an entrenched duopoly in North American brewing.
Molson Coors brews, packages and markets beer and flavored alcohol beverages, then sells them to independent distributors and, where law allows, directly to retailers. In the U.S. three-tier system, the company sells to wholesalers who deliver to bars, restaurants and stores, so brand marketing and distributor execution drive demand. Revenue is reported as sales before excise taxes ($13.04B in 2025) and net sales after excise taxes ($11.14B). The Americas segment produced about $8.71B of 2025 net sales and EMEA&APAC about $2.46B. Licensing deals (Simply Spiked and Topo Chico Hard with Coca-Cola, Peroni and Fever-Tree in the U.S.) extend the portfolio beyond owned brands.