Molson Coors Brewing Company

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Molson Coors Brewing Company

Location Golden, Colorado, USA (HQ)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Owner Publicly Traded NYSE: TAP)/(TSX: TAP
Year opened Molson opened in 1786, Coors opened in 1873, the companies merged in 2005

Molson Coors Brewing Company (TSX: TAP; NYSE: TAP) was created by the merger of two of North America's largest breweries: Coors of the United States and Molson of Canada, on February 9, 2005. The Canadian subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company is a part-owner of Brewers Retail Inc., operator of Ontario's The Beer Store retail chain.

According to the Molson Coors website, Molson Coors Brewing Company is the fifth-largest brewer by volume with 48.3 million hectolitres or 41.2 million barrels sold in 2005.[1]

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The 2005 members of the board of directors of the company are: Francesco Bellini, John Cleghorn, Peter Coors, Melissa Coors, Charles Herington, Franklin Hobbs, Leo Kiely, Gary S. Matthews, Andrew Molson, Eric Molson, David O'Brien, Pamela Patsley, and Sanford Riley.

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