Businessweek

Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V. engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of beer in Mexico. Operations As of December 31, 2008, the company had seven brewing plants in Mexico, with a total annual installed capacity of 60 million hectoliters. It brews and distributes 12 brands, including Corona Extra, Modelo Especial, Victoria, Pacífico, and Negra Modelo. It exports five brands and is present in 159 countries. It is the importer of Anheuser-Busch Inbev’s products in Mexico, including Budweiser, Bud Light, and O’Doul’s. It also imports the Chinese Tsingtao brand and the Danish beer Carlsberg. Strategic Alliances The company, through a strategic alliance with Nestle Waters, produces and distributes in Mexico the bottled water brands Sta. María and Nestle Pureza Vital. Partnerships The company and Barton Beers, Ltd. have signed a partnership agreement to import and sell the beer brand portfolio produced by company throughout the United States of America. The company and Molson Coors Brewing Company entered into a partnership distribute and market its brand portfolio in Canada. Subsidiaries The company holds 76.75% of the common stock of Diblo S. A. de C. V., which shares investment of subsidiaries mainly involved in the production, distribution and sale of beer in Mexico and abroad. History Grupo Modelo, S. A. B. de C. V. was founded in 1925.