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MillerCoors is a joint venture with Molson Coors Brewing Company, formed in 2008 by bringing together the US and Puerto Rican operations of both groups. Headquartered in Chicago, MillerCoors is the second largest brewer in the USA, with 29% of the beer market. Our wholly owned Miller Brewing International business is based in Milwaukee, USA and exports our brands to Canada and Mexico and throughout the Americas.

Regional office: Chicago, USA.

Quarterly divisional seminar

December 2011

Hosted by Gary Leibowitz, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, SABMiller plc

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Tom Long
Chief Executive Officer,
MillerCoors

Vital statistics

2002: Year of investment
2008: Year of creation of MillerCoors LLC
756¹: EBITA (US$m)
8: Total number of breweries
8,812²: Number of employees at 31 March 2011

For year ended 31 March 2012 - figures relate to MillerCoors only
As at 31 March 2012 - figures relate to MillerCoors only.

Total volumes sold (hl 000)

41,346: Lager
39: Soft drinks

Website: www.millercoors.com
Contacts: View contacts for North America
Careers: Search and apply for vacancies in North America

Brand portfolio

Find out more about MillerCoors brands

Premium Lights

Above Premium

Miller Chill,
Sparks,
Foster’s,
Molson Canadian,
Killian’s,
Henry Weinhard’s

Heritage

Keystone Light,
Icehouse,
Milwaukee’s Best Light,
Mickey’s,
Old English

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History 2002-2008

2002: SAB acquires 100 per cent of the Miller Brewing Company (the second largest brewery in United States by volume) and changes its name to SABMiller plc. Upon the acquisition, SABMiller becomes the second largest brewer (by volume) in the world.

2007: US subsidiary Miller Brewing Company announces plans to enter into a ten-year licensed-brewing partnership with Foster's Group Limited to brew Foster's Lager and Special Bitter brands in the US.

2007: SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company sign a letter of intent to combine the US and Puerto Rico operations of their respective subsidiaries – Miller Brewing Company and Coors Brewing Company – to form a new venture, MillerCoors.

2008: SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company announce the closing of the transaction to create MillerCoors LLC.

News

Alcohol responsibility

Preventing underage drinking

In the United States, where the legal drinking age is 21, MillerCoors have created ‘Respect 21’, a partnership wit the Responsible Retailing Forum and Dr Brad Krevor of Brandeis University and local distributors which gets retailers engaged in improving efforts not to sell alcohol to underage customers.

Read the Preventing underage drinking alcohol responsibility case study

Sustainable development

MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneurs Series

MillerCoors has invested in the creation of new businesses and entrepreneurship since the launch of The MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneurs Series (MUES) in 1999.

Read the MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneurs Series sustainable development case study