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United States - Beer 0072 - 0744 - 2014
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MarketLine Industry Profile
Beer in the United States April 2015
Reference Code: 0072-0744
Publication Date: April 2015
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Market value The United States beer market grew by 0.5% in 2014 to reach a value of $80,634.3 million.
Market value forecast In 2019, the United States beer market is forecast to have a value of $84,401.9 million, an i ncrease of 4.7% since 2014.
Market volume The United States beer market shrank by 0.5% in 2014 to reach a volume of 24,055.7 million liters.
Market volume forecast In 2019, the United States beer market is forecast to have a volume of 23,997.3 million lite rs, a decrease of 0.2% since
2014.
Category segmentation Standard lager is the largest segment of the beer market in the United States, accounting for 35% of the market's total
value.
Geography segmentation The United States accounts for 16.3% of the global beer market value.
Market share Anheuser-Busch InBev is the leading player in the United States beer market, generating a 50.6% share of the market's
volume.
Market rivalry The American beer market has seen an unprecedented upsurge in the production of c raft beer over the last couple of
years. Its production, in terms of market share in volumes, increased from 4.9% in 2009 to 7.8% in 2013, according to
the Brewers Association in the United States. Buyer power in this market is driven up by low switching costs and the
large size of many buyers, but tempered by buyers' need to stock a wide variety of beers in order to remain competitive.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary..........................................................................................................................................................................2
Market value ..................................................................................................................................................................................2
Market value forecast...................................................................................................................................................................2
Market volume...............................................................................................................................................................................2
Market volume forecast ...............................................................................................................................................................2
Category segmentation................................................................................................................................................................2
Geography segmentation ............................................................................................................................................................2
Market share..................................................................................................................................................................................2
Market rivalry .................................................................................................................................................................................2
Market Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................................7
Market definition............................................................................................................................................................................7
Market analysis .............................................................................................................................................................................7
Market Data........................................................................................................................................................................................8
Market value ..................................................................................................................................................................................8
Market volume...............................................................................................................................................................................9
Market Segmentation .....................................................................................................................................................................10
Category segmentation..............................................................................................................................................................10
Geography segmentation ..........................................................................................................................................................11
Market share................................................................................................................................................................................12
Market distribution ......................................................................................................................................................................13
Market Outlook ................................................................................................................................................................................14
Market value forecast.................................................................................................................................................................14
Market volume forecast .............................................................................................................................................................15
Five Forces Analysis ......................................................................................................................................................................16
Summary ......................................................................................................................................................................................16
Buyer power.................................................................................................................................................................................17
Supplier power ............................................................................................................................................................................18
New entrants ...............................................................................................................................................................................19
Threat of substitutes...................................................................................................................................................................20
Degree of rivalry..........................................................................................................................................................................21
Leading Companies........................................................................................................................................................................22
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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV .................................................................................................................................................22
Constellation Brands, Inc. .........................................................................................................................................................26
Heineken N.V. .............................................................................................................................................................................29
MillerCoors LLC ..........................................................................................................................................................................33
Macroeconomic Indicators.............................................................................................................................................................34
Country Data ...............................................................................................................................................................................34
Methodology ....................................................................................................................................................................................36
Industry associations..................................................................................................................................................................37
Related MarketLine research....................................................................................................................................................37
Appendix...........................................................................................................................................................................................38
About MarketLine........................................................................................................................................................................38
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States beer market value: $ million, 2010–14 ..................................................................................................8
Table 2: United States beer market volume: million liters, 2010–14 ........................................................................................9
Table 3: United States beer market category segmentation: $ million, 2014........................................................................10
Table 4: United States beer market geography segmentation: $ million, 2014 ....................................................................11
Table 5: United States beer market share: % share, by volume, 2014..................................................................................12
Table 6: United States beer market distribution: % share, by value, 2014............................................................................13
Table 7: United States beer market value forecast: $ million, 2014–19.................................................................................14
Table 8: United States beer market volume forecast: million liters, 2014–19 .......................................................................15
Table 9: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: key facts ....................................................................................................................22
Table 10: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: key financials ($) ...................................................................................................24
Table 11: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: key financial ratios ................................................................................................24
Table 12: Constellation Brands, Inc.: key facts ..........................................................................................................................26
Table 13: Constellation Brands, Inc.: key financials ($)............................................................................................................27
Table 14: Constellation Brands, Inc.: key financial ratios.........................................................................................................27
Table 15: Heineken N.V.: key facts ..............................................................................................................................................29
Table 16: Heineken N.V.: key financials ($) ...............................................................................................................................30
Table 17: Heineken N.V.: key financials (€) ...............................................................................................................................30
Table 18: Heineken N.V.: key financial ratios.............................................................................................................................31
Table 19: MillerCoors LLC: key facts ...........................................................................................................................................33
Table 20: United States size of population (million), 2010–14 ................................................................................................34
Table 21: United States gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2010–14 ...............................................................................34
Table 22: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2010–14 ............................................................................................34
Table 23: United States inflation, 2010–14.................................................................................................................................35
Table 24: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2010–14......................................................................................35
Table 25: United States exchange rate, 2010–14 .....................................................................................................................35
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United States beer market value: $ million, 2010–14.................................................................................................8
Figure 2: United States beer market volume: million liters, 2010–14 .......................................................................................9
Figure 3: United States beer market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2014 .....................................................10
Figure 4: United States beer market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2014..................................................11
Figure 5: United States beer market share: % share, by volume, 2014 ................................................................................12
Figure 6: United States beer market distribution: % share, by value, 2014 ..........................................................................13
Figure 7: United States beer market value forecast: $ million, 2014–19 ...............................................................................14
Figure 8: United States beer market volume forecast: million liters, 2014–19......................................................................15
Figure 9: Forces driving competition in the beer market in the United States, 2014 ...........................................................16
Figure 10: Drivers of buyer power in the beer market in the United States, 2014 ...............................................................17
Figure 11: Drivers of supplier power in the beer market in the United States, 2014 ...........................................................18
Figure 12: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the beer market in the United States, 2014 .................19
Figure 13: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the beer market in the United States, 2014 ...........................20
Figure 14: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the beer market in the United States, 2014.........................................................21
Figure 15: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: revenues & profitability .......................................................................................24
Figure 16: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: assets & liabilities ................................................................................................25
Figure 17: Constellation Brands, Inc.: revenues & profitability ................................................................................................28
Figure 18: Constellation Brands, Inc.: assets & liabilities.........................................................................................................28
Figure 19: Heineken N.V.: revenues & profitability....................................................................................................................31
Figure 20: Heineken N.V.: assets & liabilities.............................................................................................................................32
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MARKET OVERVIEW
Market definition The beer market consists of retail sales of ales, stouts & bitters, low/no alcohol beers, premium lager, specialty beers
and standard lager. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and inc ludes any applicable taxes. Any
currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2013 annual average
exchange rates.
For the purposes of this report, North America consists of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
South America comprises Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Europe comprises Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United
Kingdom.
Scandinavia comprises Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines,
Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Middle East comprises Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Market analysis The US beer market saw a very weak rate of value growth through the period 2010 -2014. Through the forecast period
2013-2018 this trend expected to remain, with a very slight acceleration.
The US beer market had total revenues of $80.6bn in 2014, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of
0.8% between 2010 and 2014. In comparison, the European and Asia-Pacific markets grew with compound annual
growth rate (CAGR)s of 1.5% and 5.6% respectively, over the same period, to reach respective values of $179.8bn and
$172.3bn in 2014.
Market consumption volumes declined with a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -0.7% between 2010 and
2014, to reach a total of 24.1 billion liters in 2014. The market's volume is expected to remain practically unchanged by
the end of 2019.
According to the Brewers' Association, craft beers accounted for 11% of the US market volume in 2014, and around 20%
of its revenues. While the overall beer market barely changed in volume, the craft segment expanded by 18%, which
implies a clear decrease in volume for conventional beers and lagers.
Supermarkets / hypermarkets account for the largest proportion of sales in the US beer market in 2 014, sales through
this channel generated $50.1bn, equivalent to 62.1% of the market's overall value. Sales through the on -trade channel
generated revenues of $14.6bn in 2014, equating to 18.1% of the market's aggregate revenues.
The performance of the market is forecast to follow a similar pattern with an anticipated CAGR of 0.9% for the five -year
period 2014 - 2019, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $84.4bn by the end of 2019. Comparatively, the
European and Asia-Pacific markets will grow with CAGRs of 2% and 7.6% respectively, over the same period, to reach
respective values of $199.0bn and $248.6bn in 2019.
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MARKET DATA
Market value The United States beer market grew by 0.5% in 2014 to reach a value of $80,634.3 million.
The compound annual growth rate of the market in the period 2010–14 was 0.8%.
Table 1: United States beer market value: $ million, 2010–14
Year $ million € million % Growth
2010 78,234.8 58,867.4
2011 78,592.2 59,136.3 0.5%
2012 79,490.3 59,812.1 1.1%
2013 80,198.2 60,344.8 0.9%
2014 80,634.3 60,672.9 0.5%
CAGR: 2010–14 0.8%
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 1: United States beer market value: $ million, 2010–14
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
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Market volume The United States beer market shrank by 0.5% in 2014 to reach a volume of 24,055.7 million liters.
The compound annual rate of change of the market in the period 2010–14 was -0.7%.
Table 2: United States beer market volume: million liters, 2010–14
Year million liters % Growth
2010 24,722.8
2011 24,522.1 (0.8%)
2012 24,321.1 (0.8%)
2013 24,171.2 (0.6%)
2014 24,055.7 (0.5%)
CAGR: 2010–14 (0.7%)
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 2: United States beer market volume: million liters, 2010–14
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
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MARKET SEGMENTATION
Category segmentation Standard lager is the largest segment of the beer market in the United States, accountin g for 35% of the market's total
value.
The Premium lager segment accounts for a further 34.1% of the market.
Table 3: United States beer market category segmentation: $ million, 2014
Category 2014 %
Standard lager 28,261.4 35.0%
Premium lager 27,469.8 34.1%
Specialty beer 21,796.5 27.0%
Ales, stouts & bitters 2,464.4 3.1%
Low/no alcohol 642.2 0.8%
Total 80,634.3 100%
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 3: United States beer market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2014
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
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Geography segmentation The United States accounts for 16.3% of the global beer market value.
Europe accounts for a further 36.4% of the global market.
Table 4: United States beer market geography segmentation: $ million, 2014
Geography 2014 %
Europe 179,811.2 36.4
Asia-Pacific 172,271.3 34.8
United States 80,634.3 16.3
Rest of the World 61,667.2 12.5
Total 494,384 100%
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 4: United States beer market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2014
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
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Market share Anheuser-Busch InBev is the leading player in the United States beer market, generating a 50.6% share of the market's
volume.
MillerCoors accounts for a further 29.3% of the market.
Table 5: United States beer market share: % share, by volume, 2014
Company % Share
Anheuser-Busch InBev 50.6%
MillerCoors 29.3%
Heineken N.V. 6.1%
Constellation Brands, Inc. 4.7%
Other 9.3%
Total 100%
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 5: United States beer market share: % share, by volume, 2014
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
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Market distribution Supermarkets / hypermarkets form the leading distribution channel in the United States beer market, accounting for a
62.1% share of the total market's value.
On-trade accounts for a further 18.1% of the market.
Table 6: United States beer market distribution: % share, by value, 2014
Channel % Share
Supermarkets / hypermarkets 62.1%
On-trade 18.1%
Specialist Retailers 12.3%
Service Stations 3.0%
Other 4.4%
Total 100%
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 6: United States beer market distribution: % share, by value, 2014
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
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MARKET OUTLOOK
Market value forecast In 2019, the United States beer market is forecast to have a value of $84,401.9 million, an increase of 4.7% since 2014.
The compound annual growth rate of the market in the period 2014–19 is predicted to be 0.9%.
Table 7: United States beer market value forecast: $ million, 2014–19
Year $ million € million % Growth
2014 80,634.3 60,672.9 0.5%
2015 81,258.9 61,142.9 0.8%
2016 81,988.9 61,692.2 0.9%
2017 82,762.6 62,274.3 0.9%
2018 83,605.2 62,908.4 1.0%
2019 84,401.9 63,507.8 1.0%
CAGR: 2014–19 0.9%
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 7: United States beer market value forecast: $ million, 2014–19
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
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Market volume forecast In 2019, the United States beer market is forecast to have a volume of 23 ,997.3 million liters, a decrease of 0.2% since
2014.
The market is therefore expected to be stagnant in the period 2014–19.
Table 8: United States beer market volume forecast: million liters, 2014–19
Year million liters % Growth
2014 24,055.7 (0.5%)
2015 24,016.8 (0.2%)
2016 23,993.8 (0.1%)
2017 23,986.2 0.0%
2018 23,998.3 0.1%
2019 23,997.3 0.0%
CAGR: 2014–19 (0.0%)
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 8: United States beer market volume forecast: million liters, 2014–19
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
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FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS
The beer market will be analyzed taking brewers of beer as players. The key buyers will be taken as food and drink
retailers, and producers of ingredients for brewers as the key suppliers.
Summary
Figure 9: Forces driving competition in the beer market in the United States, 2014
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
The American beer market has seen an unprecedented upsurge in the production of craft beer over the last couple of
years. Its production, in terms of market share in volumes, increased from 4.9% in 2009 to 7.8% in 2013, according to
the Brewers Association in the United States. Buyer power in this market is driven up by low switching costs and the
large size of many buyers, but tempered by buyers' need to stock a wide variety of beers in order to remain competitive.
Many suppliers in this market, particularly hop growers, are small and numerous, limiting their abil ity to influence market
players. Larger breweries are usually also capable of some degree of vertical integration, weakening suppliers' positions
further. Raw materials are important to this industry though, and not all suppliers depend on the beer industr y primarily;
both of these factors strengthen supplier power.
For new entrants, the heavy investment required in production capacity constitutes one barrier, and government
regulation another. Higher-end beers can command higher prices, however, which can allow smaller players an initial
foothold in the market as a microbrewery.
Switching costs in this market are fairly low which increases the risk of substitutes, and alternatives such as wines or
spirits are often cheaper and easier to store and transport. On the other hand, most buyers will need to stock a range of
alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, making it difficult to forego beer completely.
Finally, in terms of rivalry, hefty fixed costs and a highly consolidated market work to drive up rivalry, w hich is
compounded by disappointing growth.
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Buyer power
Figure 10: Drivers of buyer power in the beer market in the United States, 2014
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Supermarkets and hypermarkets are the major buyers in the US beer market, accounting for 62.1% of sales. Such
buyers are often able to negotiate favorable terms on price with beer producers; this increases buyer power significantly.
Switching costs for buyers are low, which increases buyer power in all markets.
Beer producers can differentiate their products quite strongly in a variety of ways, not only by the overall segment (lager
or bitter, for example) but also by brand, strength, ingredients, and style, among other options.
Major buyers generally need to offer a wide range of beers to accommodate consumer preferences. This undermines
buyer power. Furthermore, producers and retailers operate in distinct businesses, with very little likelihood of forward or
backward integration. Overall, buyer power is assessed as moderate.
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Supplier power
Figure 11: Drivers of supplier power in the beer market in the United States, 2014
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
The main inputs for beer producers are malted grain, hops and bottles or barrels. Traditionally, beer makers in the United
States operated non-vertically integrated businesses: buying hops from independent producers along with either barley
from farmers for processing at the brewery’s own malting house, or malted barley from third-party producers. Beer would
then be packaged on site. However, the scale of the dominant multinational players in the market means that some
breweries now incorporate some degree of vertical integration, weakening supplier power. Independent hop growers are
numerous, and include some fairly small operations, which further weakens supplier power. Independent barley growers
can find alternative markets, reducing their dependency on the beer market. For example, barley can be sold for animal
feed and malted barley for distillation in the production of spirits, and it is also possible to integrate forwards into beer -
making. These factors augment supplier power. Raw material quality is highly important in this business: the end product
is strongly influenced by the nature of the ingredients used. Overall, there is a moderate degree of supplier power.
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New entrants
Figure 12: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the beer market in the United States, 2014
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Heavy investment in production equipment is required before entry in to this market, but this can be recovered by adding
a good margin to the price of the end-product. Since high quality beers can command premium prices, i t is possible to
enter the market on a small scale, as a 'microbrewery'.
Larger companies, however, tend to rely on the mass -market production of internationally palatable lagers; here, margins
may be much lower.
Producers need to distribute their products widely, so often depend heavily upon retail channels such as supermarkets.
Despite the presence of company-owned on-trade outlets, these retail chains often have considerable buyer power,
which can force down the prices that beer producers are able to obtain. In such a market, economies of scale become
much more important. As a result, barriers to entry, such as the capital outlay on large scale production equipment, and
the need to establish reliable supply chains from multiple third-party hop and barley growers, become much higher as
players approach the mass market.
Government regulation of beer and other alcoholic beverages is stringent in many countries, which may also impact on
the ease of market entry.
Overall, the threat of new entrants to this market is assessed as moderate.
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Threat of substitutes
Figure 13: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the beer market in the United States, 2014
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
The main substitutes for beer are other alcoholic beverages such as spirits, cider and wine, and in some cases non-
alcoholic beverages such as functional drinks. Switching costs are not high, and per-unit-volume prices are higher for
beer than for spirits or wine, for both consumers and distributers.
The potential benefits and drawbacks of alternatives to beer are rather difficult to pin down. Most retailers and
distributors will find they need to stock a combination of beer and its potential substitutes in order to please the widest
possible range of customers, but some restaurants for example may feel as though their wines make up a much more
important part of their menu. Conversely, for many bars, beer is indispensable, while wines and spirits seem of
secondary importance. On a practical level, alternatives such as wines and spirits may seem more attractive: beer is
comparatively heavy, bulky, and might need refrigerating before sale. This drives up distribution and storage costs.
Overall, there is a moderate threat from substitutes.
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Degree of rivalry
Figure 14: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the beer market in the United States, 2014
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
The US beer market is consolidated, with the top four players controlling 90.7% of the m arket. Some large beer
producers have begun to employ brand management strategies in order to ensure their brand is identifiable to the public.
This is especially important because purchasers have a wide variety of beers to choose from, and incur only low
switching costs when changing brands. Major players may offer premium beers, but much of their business involves
mass-market products; this means large breweries are required, and therefore that players in this market endure high
fixed costs. At the same time, beer prices are subject to heavy downward pressure by large chain retailers, which are
often able to exert strong bargaining power.
Overall, rivalry is assessed as strong.
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LEADING COMPANIES
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
Table 9: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: key facts
Head office: Brouwerijplein 1, 3000 Leuven, BEL
Telephone: 32 16 27 61 11
Fax: 32 16 50 61 11
Local office: Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., One Busch Place, St. Louis, Missouri 63118, USA
Telephone: 1 800 342 52 83
Fax: 1 800 342 52 83
Website: www.ab-inbev.com
Financial year-end: December
Ticker: ABI
Stock exchange: Euronext Brussels
SOURCE: COMPANY WEBSITE M A R K E T L I N E
AB InBev is engaged in the production, distribution and sale of beer and soft drinks. The company has operations in 24
countries across the world. The company offers a portfolio of over 200 brands, including global flagship brands
Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona (except in the US) and multi -country brands Beck's, Leffe and Hoegaarden. In
addition, the company offers local brands including Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, Corona Light, Modelo Especial, Modelo
Light, Negra Modelo, Victoria, Pacifico, Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Quilmes, Jupiler, Hasseroder, Klinskoye, Sibirskaya
Korona, Chernigivske, Harbin and Sedrin. The company also produces and distributes soft drinks, particularly in Latin
America. As of December 31, 2014, the company operated 153 beverage manufacturing facilities globally, including 123
beer production plants, 13 soft drinks production plants and 17 production plants that produce both beer and soft drinks.
Additionally, the company owns 48 production facilities that produce raw materials and packaging materials for its
beverages.
AB InBev operates through eight business segments: North America, Latin America North, Western Europe, Asia Pacific,
Latin America South, Mexico, global export and holding companies and Central and Eastern Europe.
The North American segment includes operations in the US and Canada. Some of the key global brands sold in this
zone include Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona, and the international brands include Beck's, Hoegaarden and Leffe.
Additionally, the company sells several local brands such as Bass, Bud Light, Busch, Michelob, Goose Island, Shock
Top and Natural Light in the US and Alexander Keith's, Bass, Bud Light, Kokanee, Labatt, Lucky, Lakeport and Oland in
Canada. The company operates 21 beverage manufacturing plants through this segment.
The Latin America North segment encompasses the company's operations in Brazil, the Dominican Republic and
Guatemala. In Brazil, the company operates through its subsidiary, Companhia de Bebidas das Americas -AmBev
(AmBev), which sells local beer brands such as Antarctica, Bohemia, Brahma and Skol, amongst othe r international
brands. The segment is also engaged in the manufacture and sale of several soft drinks brands including Guarana
Antarctica, Pepsi, 7UP and Red Rock. The segment operates 30 manufacturing plants across the region.
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The Latin America South segment includes operations in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and
Peru. In Argentina, AB InBev operates through its subsidiary Cerveceria y Malteria Quilmes. The segment is also
engaged in the manufacture and sale of soft drinks under l icensed brand names (Pepsi, H2OH!, 7UP, Concordia, and
Triple Kola) in Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Peru. The segment operates nine beverage manufacturing units in the
region that produce and sell international brands such as Hoegaarden and Leffe. The company also sells several local
brands in the region, including Andes, Brahma, Norte, Patagonia, Quilmes, Antarctica, Bohemia and Skol.
The Western Europe segment includes the company's operations primarily in Belgium, Germany and the UK. InBev
Belgium and AB InBev UK are the operating subsidiaries of the company in the respective countries, while the company
operates through Anheuser-Busch InBev Deutschland in Germany. The segment operates 12 beverage manufacturing
units in the region that produce and sell international brands such as Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Beck's. The
segment also sells several local brands in the region, including Belle -Vue, Jupiler, Vieux Temps, Diebels, Franziskaner,
Haake-Beck, Hasseroder, Lowenbrau, Spaten and Gilde.
The Asia Pacific segment primarily consists of the company's operations in China through the Anheuser-Busch InBev
China subsidiary. The company has 39 beer manufacturing facilities across China that manufacture and sell several
international, multi-country and local brands including Budweiser, Stella Artois, Beck's, Hoegaarden, Leffe, Double Deer,
Harbin, Jinling, Jinlongquan, KK, Sedrin and Shiliang.
The Mexico segment primarily consists of beer and packaging businesses. The company operates seven manufacturi ng
plants through this segment. The key brands of AB InBev sold in this region include Corona, Budweiser, Bud Light,
Modelo Especial, Victoria, Pacifico, and Negra Modelo.
The global export and holding companies segment includes the export sales as well as the intra-group transactions.
The Central and Eastern Europe segment primarily comprises the company's operations in Russia and Ukraine through
SUN InBev Russia and SUN InBev Ukraine subsidiaries, respectively. Besides the international brands, the segmen t
manufactures and sells beers under several local brands such as Bagbier, Brahma, Klinskoye, Lowenbrau, Sibirskaya
Korona, T and Tolstiak in Russia. Additionally, the Ukrainian subsidiary manufactures and sells local brands of beer such
as Chernigivske, Rogan and Yantar in the country. The segment operates six beverage manufacturing plants in Russia,
and three in Ukraine.
Anheuser Busch operates 13 breweries in the US: St. Louis, Missouri; Newark, New Jersey; Los Angeles, California;
Houston, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Jacksonville, Florida; Merrimack, New Hampshire; Williamsburg, Virginia; Fairfield,
California; Baldwinsville, New York; Fort Collins, Colorado; Cartersville, Georgia; and Chicago, Illinois. Local brands
produced and sold in the US include: Bass , Brahma, Bud Light, Busch, Michelob, Natural Light, and Goose Island 312
Urban Wheat Ale.
Key Metrics
The company recorded revenues of $43,195 million in the fiscal year ending December 2013, an increase of 8.6%
compared to fiscal 2012. Its net income was $14,394 million in fiscal 2013, compared to a net income of $7,243 million in
the preceding year.
More recent financial information was not available for this company at the time of publication.
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Table 10: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: key financials ($)
$ million 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Revenues 36,758.0 36,297.0 39,046.0 39,758.0 43,195.0
Net income (loss) 4,613.0 4,026.0 5,885.0 7,243.0 14,394.0
Total assets 112,525.0 114,342.0 112,427.0 122,621.0 141,666.0
Total liabilities 79,354.0 75,543.0 71,383.0 77,180.0 86,358.0
Employees 116,000 114,000 116,000 116,278 117,632
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
Table 11: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: key financial ratios
Ratio 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Profit margin 12.5% 11.1% 15.1% 18.2% 33.3%
Revenue growth 56.4% (1.3%) 7.6% 1.8% 8.6%
Asset growth (0.6%) 1.6% (1.7%) 9.1% 15.5%
Liabilities growth (11.2%) (4.8%) (5.5%) 8.1% 11.9%
Debt/asset ratio 70.5% 66.1% 63.5% 62.9% 61.0%
Return on assets 4.1% 3.5% 5.2% 6.2% 10.9%
Revenue per employee $316,879 $318,395 $336,603 $341,922 $367,205
Profit per employee $39,767 $35,316 $50,733 $62,290 $122,365
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 15: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: revenues & profi tability
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
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Figure 16: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: assets & liabilities
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
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Constellation Brands, Inc.
Table 12: Constellation Brands, Inc.: key facts
Head office: 207 High Point Drive, Building 100, Victor, New York 14564, USA
Telephone: 1 888 724 2169
Website: www.cbrands.com
Financial year-end: February
Ticker: STZ
Stock exchange: New York
SOURCE: COMPANY WEBSITE M A R K E T L I N E
Constellation Brands is a multi-category supplier of alcoholic beverages. The company conducts its business through
wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as through a variety of joint ventures and other entities. Th e company operates 18
wineries in the US, nine wineries in Canada, five wineries in Italy and four wineries in New Zealand.
The company operates through two business segments: wine and spirits, and beer.
Constellation Brands produces and markets premium wine brands across the table wine, sparkling wine and dessert
wine categories. It has presence across all price points: popular, premium, super-premium and fine wine. The portfolio of
super-premium and fine wines is supported by vineyard holdings in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Italy. The
company markets wine produced in the US domestically and in Canada and the UK. Wine produced in Canada is
primarily marketed domestically and wine produced in New Zealand is marketed in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK,
and domestically. The company sells wine produced in Italy in the US, Canada and domestically. Constellation Brands
also exports its wine products to other major wine consuming markets of the world.
The company's key wine brands include Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, Blackstone, Estancia, Arbor Mist, Toasted Head,
Simi, Mark West, Black Box, Ravenswood, Rex Goliath, Kim Crawford, Franciscan Estate, Wild Horse, Ruffino, Nobilo,
Mount Veeder, and Inniskillin. Constellation Brands also offers spirits under the Black Velvet Canadian Whisky and
Svedka Vodka brand names.
In the beer segment, the company has exclusive right to import market and sell Corona Extra, Corona Light, Modelo
Especial, Pacifico, Negra Modelo and Victoria brands in all 50 states of the US.
Constellation Brands also operates a brewery, wineries, a distilling plant and bottling plants, many of which include
warehousing and distribution facilities on the premises. Additionally, some of the company's businesses maintain office
space for sales and similar activities and offsite warehouse and distribution facilities in a variety of geographic locations.
In the US, the company operates one winery in New York, 16 wineries in California and one winery in Washington. Of
these, 16 wineries are owned and two wineries are leased. In Canada, it operates nine wineries, of which seven wineries
are owned and two wineries are leased. The company also owns and operates a distilling plant in Lethbridge, Canada. In
New Zealand, Constellation Brands owns and operates four wineries. In Italy, the company operates five leased
wineries. Constellation Brands also operates four leased warehouse, distribution and other production facilities in the US;
three owned and one leased warehouse, distribution and other production facilities in Canada; and one owned and
seven leased warehouse, distribution and other production facilities in Italy.
Key Metrics
The company recorded revenues of $4,864 million in the fiscal year ending February 2014, an increase of 74.0%
compared to fiscal 2013. Its net income was $1,943 million in fiscal 2014, compared to a net income of $388 million in
the preceding year.
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Table 13: Constellation Brands, Inc.: key financials ($)
$ million 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Revenues 3,364.8 3,332.0 2,654.3 2,796.1 4,864.0
Net income (loss) 99.3 559.5 445.0 387.8 1,943.0
Total assets 8,094.3 7,167.6 7,109.9 7,638.1 14,302.0
Total liabilities 5,518.0 4,615.7 4,433.9 4,777.8 9,321.0
Employees 6,000 4,300 4,400 4,500 6,300
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
Table 14: Constellation Brands, Inc.: key financial ratios
Ratio 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Profit margin 3.0% 16.8% 16.8% 13.9% 39.9%
Revenue growth (28.8%) (1.0%) (20.3%) 5.3% 74.0%
Asset growth 0.7% (11.4%) (0.8%) 7.4% 87.2%
Liabilities growth 44.1% (16.4%) (3.9%) 7.8% 95.1%
Debt/asset ratio 68.2% 64.4% 62.4% 62.6% 65.2%
Return on assets 1.2% 7.3% 6.2% 5.3% 17.7%
Revenue per employee $560,800 $774,884 $603,250 $621,356 $772,063
Profit per employee $16,550 $130,116 $101,136 $86,178 $308,413
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
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Figure 17: Constellation Brands, Inc.: revenues & profitability
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 18: Constellation Brands, Inc.: assets & liabilities
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
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Heineken N.V.
Table 15: Heineken N.V.: key facts
Head office: Tweede Weteringplantsoen 21, 1017 ZD Amsterdam, NLD
Telephone: 31 20 523 92 39
Fax: 31 20 626 35 03
Website: www.theheinekencompany.com
Financial year-end: December
Ticker: HEIA
Stock exchange: NYSE, Euronext, Amsterdam
SOURCE: COMPANY WEBSITE M A R K E T L I N E
Heineken is a brewing company, with a wide international presence through a global network of distributors and
breweries. The company owns, markets and sells more than 250 beer brands including international premium, regional,
local and specialty beers. Its principal brands are Heineken, Amstel, Anchor, Birra Moretti, Cruzcampo, Desperados, Dos
Equis, Foster's, Newcastle Brown Ale, Ochota, Primus, Sagres, Sol, Star, Tecate, Tiger and Zywiec. Additionally, the
company markets several brands through joint ventures, which include Cristal and Kingfisher. In addition to its global
beer portfolio, Heineken is a large global player in the cider market, with brands such as Strongbow and Bulmers.
The company's brands are sold in about 178 countries, while it has operations in more than 70 countries across Western
Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific region. The
breweries are either owned by the company or are joint ventures in different countries.
The company operates in five segments, defined based on geographic presence: Western Europe, the Americas,
Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
Western Europe is Heineken's largest segment. In Western Europe, the company has operations in nine countries,
including the UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. In these regions, the
company operates through subsidiaries, joint ventures and licenses. The company also operates one export and duty-
free business in Western Europe. In this region, Heineken operates 26 breweries.
In the Americas, the company acquired the beer operations of Fomento Economico Mexicano (FEMSA) in 2010, through
which it gained access to a large market in Mexico and Brazil. The company also has significant inte rests in Compania
Cervecerias Unidas (CCU). In addition, the Heineken brand is brewed under license in a number of markets, mostly in
Canada. In all, the company has about 19 majority-owned breweries and eight joint venture breweries in the region.
For Central and Eastern European market, Heineken licenses its breweries or imports beers from other breweries under
the Heineken and Amstel brands. In this region, the company owns more than 50 breweries and has operating
companies in 14 countries, including Aus tria, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Serbia.
In Africa and the Middle East, Heineken operates through owned breweries. The company manufactures Heineken and
Amstel for local distribution and export, besides distributing several local brands like Fayrouz, Laziza and Harar. In this
region, Heineken's operations are spread across 23 countries.
Heineken operates in the Asia-Pacific region through Heineken Asia Pacific Pte, a Singapore-based beverage company.
The company also holds a 36.1% stake in United Breweries Limited (UBL) for Indian operations. Heineken Asia Pacific
Pte has 25 breweries in 19 countries across Asia Pacific, while UBL owns 18 breweries in India.
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The company's beer production and manufacturing operations in the above segments are managed by several
subsidiaries, including Heineken Brouwerijen, the Netherlands; Heineken UK; Brau Union, Austria; Heineken France;
and Heineken USA among others.
Key Metrics
The company recorded revenues of $25,485 million in the fiscal year ending December 2013, an increase of 4.5%
compared to fiscal 2012. Its net income was $1,810 million in fiscal 2013, compared to a net income of $3,914 million in
the preceding year.
More recent financial information was not available for this company at the time of publication.
Table 16: Heineken N.V.: key financials ($)
$ million 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Revenues 19,510.3 21,410.7 22,724.6 24,396.8 25,485.1
Net income (loss) 1,351.0 1,920.4 1,897.8 3,913.7 1,810.2
Total assets 26,781.7 35,384.2 36,001.3 47,749.2 44,242.9
Total liabilities 19,680.2 21,820.8 22,607.8 30,812.2 27,844.7
Employees 55,301 65,730 64,252 76,191 80,933
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
Table 17: Heineken N.V.: key financials (€)
€ million 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Revenues 14,701.0 16,133.0 17,123.0 18,383.0 19,203.0
Net income (loss) 1,018.0 1,447.0 1,430.0 2,949.0 1,364.0
Total assets 20,180.0 26,662.0 27,127.0 35,979.0 33,337.0
Total liabilities 14,829.0 16,442.0 17,035.0 23,217.0 20,981.0
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
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Table 18: Heineken N.V.: key financial ratios
Ratio 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Profit margin 6.9% 9.0% 8.4% 16.0% 7.1%
Revenue growth 2.7% 9.7% 6.1% 7.4% 4.5%
Asset growth (1.9%) 32.1% 1.7% 32.6% (7.3%)
Liabilities growth (7.8%) 10.9% 3.6% 36.3% (9.6%)
Debt/asset ratio 73.5% 61.7% 62.8% 64.5% 62.9%
Return on assets 5.0% 6.2% 5.3% 9.3% 3.9%
Revenue per employee $352,802 $325,738 $353,680 $320,206 $314,891
Profit per employee $24,430 $29,216 $29,537 $51,367 $22,367
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
Figure 19: Heineken N.V.: revenues & profitability
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
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Figure 20: Heineken N.V.: assets & liabilities
SOURCE: COMPANY FILINGS M A R K E T L I N E
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MillerCoors LLC
Table 19: MillerCoors LLC: key facts
Head office: 250 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 5888, USA
Telephone: 1 800 645 5376
Website: www.millercoors.com
SOURCE: COMPANY WEBSITE M A R K E T L I N E
MillerCoors, a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company (MCBC), sells beer in the US
market. The company's brands include Miller Lite, Coors Banquet, Coors Light, Blue Moon Belgian, Foster's, Henry
Weinhard's, Icehouse, Keystone Premium, Leinenkugel's, Killian's Irish Red, Miller Genuine Draft, Miller High Life,
Milwaukee's Best, Molson Canadian, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell, Red Dog.
The company operates eight breweries in the US, and Leinenkugel's craft brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; and
two microbreweries, the Tenth Street Brewery in Milwaukee, and the Blue Moon Brewing Company at Coors Field in
Denver. MillerCoors operates in the US, where it is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Key Metrics
As a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company, MillerCoors is not obliged to publish its
financial results.
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MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
Country Data
Table 20: United States size of population (million), 2010–14
Year Population (million) % Growth
2010 309.3 0.8%
2011 311.6 0.7%
2012 313.9 0.7%
2013 316.4 0.8%
2014 318.9 0.8%
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Table 21: United States gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2010–14
Year Constant 2005 Prices, $ billion % Growth
2010 13,597.2 2.5%
2011 13,815.0 1.6%
2012 14,135.6 2.3%
2013 14,449.3 2.2%
2014 14,799.6 2.4%
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Table 22: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2010–14
Year Current Prices, $ billion % Growth
2010 14,964.4 3.8%
2011 15,517.9 3.7%
2012 16,163.2 4.2%
2013 16,768.1 3.7%
2014 17,420.2 3.9%
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
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Table 23: United States inflation, 2010–14
Year Inflation Rate (%)
2010 1.6%
2011 3.2%
2012 2.1%
2013 1.5%
2014 1.8%
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Table 24: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2010–14
Year Consumer Price Index (2005 = 100)
2010 111.7
2011 115.2
2012 117.6
2013 119.3
2014 121.5
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
Table 25: United States exchange rate, 2010–14
Year Exchange rate (€/$)
2010 1.3279
2011 1.3912
2012 1.2856
2013 1.3281
2014 1.3290
SOURCE: MARKETLINE M A R K E T L I N E
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