Molson Coors Beverage Company

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Molson Coors is tapping into the equity of its flagship Coors Light brand for its next non-alcoholic (NA) beer venture: Coors 0.0.

How did craft close out Q1 in scans? In this episode, the Brewbound team convenes to discuss the early read on trends in off-premise retailers with the first three months of 2026 in the books. Plus, conversations about platform building, BrewDog’s identity under Tilray ownership and if Daycaps are really a thing with Gen Z.

Touting its new U.S. distribution partnership with Molson Coors as a “revenue growth multiplier,” British mixer brand Fever-Tree saw net sales grow 6% year-over-year to £131.9 million in fiscal 2025, according to its preliminary full-year earnings report released earlier this week.

Molson Coors has struck a deal to acquire spirits-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail pioneer Atomic Brands, whose Monaco Cocktails entered the then-nascent space in 2012. The deal should come as no surprise, as it aligns with Molson Coors’ goals to expand its beyond beer portfolio, part of the Horizon 2030 plan CEO Rahul Goyal outlined earlier this year.

Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter March 12-13, including headlines from Lone River Ranch Water, Brewdog, Molson Coors and more.

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Sparkling water fans are bracing themselves for a prolonged drought after The Coca-Cola Company confirmed that Topo Chico mineral water is temporarily unavailable in the United States due to production issues at the source in Monterrey, Mexico.

Molson Coors Beverage Company’s global business recorded declines across shipments, depletions and net revenue in 2025, the company shared Wednesday. In addition to reporting its Q4 and full-year financial results, Molson Coors’ top executives unveiled a new business strategy, Horizon 2030, during the CAGNY Conference in Florida.

Convenience store retailers offered an optimistic outlook on 2026 beverage sales in Goldman Sachs’ Q4 Beverage Bytes retailer survey, which represents roughly 28% of the c-store channel (around 42,000 retail locations).

Monday Night Brewing (MNB) co-founder and CEO Jeff Heck has stepped down from his c-suite role, passing the baton to fellow co-founder Joel Iverson, he announced on LinkedIn this week.

Molson Coors told distributors last week it would disband its Northeast region and close the region’s New Jersey office. The company plans to fold “all frontline distributor- or retailer-facing roles” into an expanded East region, keeping those roles intact.

Two months into his tenure as president and CEO, Rahul Goyal’s plans for Molson Coors’ future are becoming clearer. Those plans point to the company being in the market for a needle-moving spirit-based ready-to-drink (RTD) brand, committed to turning around Blue Moon Belgian White trends and building marketing campaigns around encouraging consumers to go out and socialize over beers.