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UK: Molson Coors gives fresh spin to Cobra Beer ad

12 Feb 2013

Molson Coors has relaunched a TV ad for Cobra Beer after it helped the brand to double-digit sales and volume growth in the UK last year.

UK: Molson Coors appoints new UK & Ireland MD

3 Oct 2012

Molson Coors has appointed a new managing director for its UK & Ireland division, which is set to merge with the brewer's Central Europe unit.

UK: Molson Coors to roll out "Beer Print" packaging

1 Oct 2012

Molson Coors is to launch packaging that displays information on the environmental and social impact of its Cobra beer brand in the UK.

UK: Molson Coors expects strong Cobra sales to stick

2 Mar 2012

Molson Coors believes that Cobra's double-digit sales momentum can lift it into the top ten best selling beers in the UK within a decade.

UK: Molson Coors, Lord Bilimoria launch GBP4m Cobra beer push

29 Feb 2012

Molson Coors and Cobra beer founder Lord Karan Bilimoria are backing the beer brand in the UK with a GBP4m (US$6.3m) advertising drive.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Carlsberg secures Trinidad & Tobago distribution

17 Feb 2012

Carlsberg is set to return to Trinidad & Tobago, through an import partnership with NWT Enterprises in the market.

UK: Molson Coors revamps Cobra beer

11 Oct 2011

Molson Coors and Cobra beer founder Lord Karan Bilimoria are relaunching the brand in the UK to emphasise its premium positioning.

Comment - Beer - Molson Coors' Buy: Doom (Bar) and Gloom for Cask?

15 Feb 2011

When Molson Coors lined up its purchase of Sharp's Brewery in the UK this month, talk turned predictably to the demise of regional brewers in the shadow of multinationals. But, as Larry Nelson argues, this is far too simplistic - and lazy - a conclusion to jump to. After all, examples of such buys around the world have shown that bigger can often be better.

UK: Wells & Young's Mongoose bites Cobra

5 Jul 2010

In what can easily be termed 'cheeky' marketing, British brewer Wells & Young’s is launching Mongoose, a premium lager the firm says is more like original Cobra lager than Cobra is itself today, Brewers' Guardian reports today (5 July).

Analysis - Heineken's deal with United Breweries

7 Dec 2009

Heineken's deal to end the confusion surrounding its India business has few short-term financial advantages, but positions the brewer nicely for an expected Indian beer boom.

The just-drinks Interview - Cobra Beer's founder

1 Dec 2009

On the six-month anniversary of Cobra Beer's rescue from collapse in the UK by Molson Coors, just-drinks deputy editor Chris Mercer spoke with Cobra founder Lord Karan Bilimoria about the dark days and why he feels that the brand is poised for future growth.

UK: Cobra launches 'curry week' campaign

10 Nov 2009

Cobra Beer has developed a multi-media campaign to coincide with its sponsorship of National Curry Week.

just the round-up - The week in drinks

6 Nov 2009

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INDIA: Cobra Beer eyes finance to expand

3 Nov 2009

Cobra Beer founder Lord Bilimoria is seeking finance to expand the beer brand in India, five months after Molson Coors stepped in to rescue Cobra's UK division from collapse.

UK: Molson Coors launches Cobra Beer Partnership

8 Oct 2009

Molson Coors UK has officially launched the Cobra Beer Partnership, backed by a GBP10m (US$16m), three-year marketing campaign.

Comment: SABMiller and acquisitions

12 Aug 2009

SABMiller CEO Graham Mackay has reiterated that the group is interested in acquisitions, but the brewer has not been as inactive in the last 18 months as some may suppose.

Insight - Molson Coors confident on UK prospects

3 Aug 2009

Molson Coors has hailed strong profits growth in the UK in 2009 and said that its business in the country has good prospects, despite a tough beer market.

UK: Molson Coors to distribute Singha beer

22 Jul 2009

Molson Coors has signed a deal to distribute Singha beer in the UK, as the brewer looks to expand its presence in "ethnic" restaurants.

UK: Wells & Young's pulls Cobra Beer brewing as debts mount

9 Jun 2009

Wells & Young's has confirmed that it has ceased brewing Cobra Beer's namesake beer brand in the UK.

UK: Molson Coors to boost Scottish beer market share

9 Jun 2009

Molson Coors, the company that rescued Cobra Beer from administration last week, said it plans to boost its share of Scotland’s shrinking beer market to 20% by 2012.

In the Spotlight - Cobra Beer

5 Jun 2009

Molson Coors rescued Cobra Beer from administration late last week, picking up a 50.1% stake in the company’s UK operations.

just the round-up - The week in drinks

5 Jun 2009

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UK: Molson Coors scoops Cobra Beer out of administration

1 Jun 2009

Molson Coors has rescued Cobra Beer from administration via a joint venture deal with the group's founder, Lord Bilimoria.

CANADA: Molson Coors to pay dividend

18 May 2009

Molson Coors Brewing Company has announced that its board of directors has approved a 20% increase in the quarterly dividend rate on its Class A and Class B common shares.

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1 May 2009

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UK: Cobra Beer CEO leaves as sale draws close

27 Apr 2009

Cobra Beer chief executive Adrian McKeon has left his position as a sale of the brewer enters its final stages.