Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) is the UK arm of Molson Coors Brewing Company

Molson Coors Brewing Company

Molson Coors Brewing Company is a company that was created by the merger of two of North America's largest breweries: Molson of Canada, and Coors of the United States, on February 9, 2005...

. Its headquarters is in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, the company originates from Bass Brewers Limited. The company, which has gone through many name changes and mergers , is now part of Molson Coors Brewing Company, with headquarters in Denver,(MillerCoors

MillerCoors

MillerCoors is a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company, announced on October 9, 2007. The joint venture has the responsibility of selling brands such as Miller Lite, Miller High Life, Miller Genuine Draft, Coors, Coors Light, Molson Canadian, and Blue Moon in the United...

) Toronto, and Burton-upon-Trent.

History

The company originates from Bass Brewers Limited founded in 1777. In 1926 Bass Brewers Limited merged with William Worthingtons. The company was purchased in 2000 by Interbrew

Interbrew

Interbrew was a large Belgium-based brewing company which owned many internationally known beers, as well as some smaller local beers. In 2004 Interbrew merged with Brazilian brewer AmBev to form InBev, which is the now largest brewer in the world by volume, with a 13% global market share now...

 and then forced to change its name due to the purchase by Coors in 2002, as Interbrew

Interbrew

Interbrew was a large Belgium-based brewing company which owned many internationally known beers, as well as some smaller local beers. In 2004 Interbrew merged with Brazilian brewer AmBev to form InBev, which is the now largest brewer in the world by volume, with a 13% global market share now...

 kept the name Bass

Bass (beer)

The Bass Brewery was founded as a brewery in 1777 by William Bass in Burton upon Trent, England. The main brand was Bass Pale Ale, which was once the highest selling beer in the UK...

.

In 2009 following the merger between Molson and Coors in 2006, Coors Brewers Limited changed its name to Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Ltd.

Brands

The Company has several brands under its belt. Prominently it owns the sole contract to produce Carling

Carling

Carling brands are currently owned by the Molson Coors Brewing Company. In South Africa it is distributed by SABMiller.Carling Black Label is the name of a brand of Canadian lager in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and South Africa...

 in the UK; it also produces namely Coors Light

Coors Light

Coors Light is a light beer produced by the Coors Brewing Company. It was first produced in 1978.The beer has a "Cold Certified" label which turns the mountains on the label from white to blue when the beer's temperature is lowered to 4 degrees Celsius .- Promotions :In 2008, Coors Light became...

 and Grolsch.

Brands Include:
Also the company imports Sol, Zatec and Kasteel-Kru.

Sites

The UK arm of the company has three main sites: Burton Brewery containing an additional maltings facility (formerly AllBrew’s Maltings), which is currently out of action, Alton Brewery, and Tadcaster Brewery. Burton is the largest site followed by Alton and then Tadcaster. An additional Site that should be included is Shobnall Maltings, this provides the Malt for all of the UK sites and many other Breweries in the UK. Also Burton Brewery houses the former (now closed) Coors Visitor Centre within the museum complex is the White Shield Brewery, this brews all special and limited run beers and also is the sole production site for Worthington White Shield.

The company has the capacity to turn the barley

Barley

Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...

 into malt, and brew, bottle, can, keg and cask beer.

The Company currently the 5th largest brewer in the world with a 20% market share has recently bought out the majority share in Cobra

Cobra Beer

Cobra Beers main product is an extra-smooth premium beer with an alcohol strength of 5% volume. The beer was founded in 1989 by Karan Bilimoria, who thought that Britain needed a smoother, less gassy lager, which would appeal to both ale drinkers and lager drinkers alike...

, and is running contracts for Scottish & Newcastle

Scottish & Newcastle

Scottish & Newcastle plc was a "long alcoholic drinks" company with positions in 15 countries, including UK, France and Russia. It was headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. In the last 20 years, S&N expanded significantly from its home base to become an international business with beer...

 and Magners Cider.

Internet Operations

Coors Brewers offer their customers the option of ordering online through two websites; barbox.com and coorsdirect.com. barbox.com was formally owned by Coors Brewers in a partnership with Scottish & Newcastle

Scottish & Newcastle

Scottish & Newcastle plc was a "long alcoholic drinks" company with positions in 15 countries, including UK, France and Russia. It was headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. In the last 20 years, S&N expanded significantly from its home base to become an international business with beer...

before being aqquired by iTradeNetwork. iTradeNetwork now provide the online ordering facilities for Molson Coors through barbox.com and coorsdirect.com