Constellation Brands

Constellation Brands names CMO Jim Sabia as new beer MD

23 Feb 2021

Constellation Brands CMO Jim Sabia has moved to a new role as head of the company's beer division.

Constellation Brands hits back at Anheuser-Busch InBev hard seltzer lawsuit

15 Feb 2021

Constellation Brands has accused Anheuser-Busch InBev of trying to stifle hard seltzer competition in a legal fight over the use of the Corona brand name in the US.

How brand owners can navigate social networks to make e-commerce gains - focus

8 Jan 2021

"We became the first CPG company to partner with Instacart to feature our products on Facebook ads, propelling Constellation to the next level of 3 Tier e-commerce media," declared Bill Newlands, CEO of American alcohol producer Constellation Brands on a company results call yesterday.

Constellation Brands toasts Q3 for returning fiscal-2021 to normality - results data

7 Jan 2021

A remarkable sales showing in the fiscal third-quarter has returned Constellation Brands to growth in its year to date.

Constellation Brands secures final price of US$810m for E&J Gallo offload

6 Jan 2021

Constellation Brands has confirmed a price of US$810m as it completes a sale of lower-value wine and spirits assets to E&J Gallo Winery.

Constellation Brands starts 2021 with much-vaunted offloads to E&J Gallo, Sazerac Co

4 Jan 2021

Constellation Brands expects to complete the long-planned divestment of some of its value-focused wine and spirits assets to E&J Gallo this week.

The wine category in 2020 - just-drinks' Review of the Year, Part IV - FREE TO ACCESS

17 Dec 2020

As the end of the year approaches, just-drinks takes an in-depth look at the stories that made the headlines in 2020 across the global drinks industry. In part IV, Ben Cooper picks out the highs and the lows for the global wine category.

BevCanna buys Naturo Group as Tilray, Aphria merge

17 Dec 2020

Canadian cannabis beverage producer BevCanna has agreed to buy Naturo Group in a deal worth a reported CAD20m (US$15.7m).

Constellation Brands' Robert Mondavi Rum Barrel-Aged Merlot - Product Launch

14 Dec 2020

Constellation Brands' Australian division has launched three wine expressions from its Robert Mondavi brand that have all been aged in barrels formerly used to age spirits.

Canopy Growth names new beverage head as cost-cutting continues

11 Dec 2020

Canopy Growth, the cannabis partner of Constellation Brands, has installed a new beverage head amid a scaling back of the company's cannabis production sites.

The beer category in 2020 - just-drinks' Review of the Year, Part I - FREE TO ACCESS

8 Dec 2020

As the end of the year approaches, just-drinks takes an in-depth look at the stories that made the headlines in 2020 across the global drinks industry. In part I, editor Olly Wehring picks out the highs and the lows for the global beer category.

Beam Suntory dispenses with Windsor Canadian whisky

2 Dec 2020

Beam Suntory has trimmed its Canadian whisky portfolio, offloading the Windsor brand to Prestige Beverage Group.

Anheuser-Busch InBev ramps up in-market Corona production with 'Brewed in Canada' beers

1 Dec 2020

Three of Anheuser-Busch InBev's Canadian breweries will brew Corona from next year as the group continues to expand the beer brand's international production footprint.

Constellation Brands' State of Light low-abv wine range - Product Launch

17 Nov 2020

Constellation Brands' Australian division is looking to capitalise on the health & wellness trend among consumers in the country with a three-strong line of lower-abv "premium" wines from New Zealand.

Constellation Brands’ Round Theory New Zealand wine range - Product Launch

10 Nov 2020

Constellation Brands has introduced a new premium New Zealand wine range to the Australian market.

Constellation Brands' wines, spirits offload to E&J Gallo approaches closure

9 Nov 2020

Constellation Brands' long-running divestment of a swathe of brands and assets to E&J Gallo appears to be approaching the home straight, 19 months after being first announced.

Constellation Brands’ Svedka Rosé Vodka - Product Launch - Flavoured Vodka in Australia data

9 Nov 2020

Constellation Brands has released a rosé vodka under its Svedka brand in Australia as the group looks to capitalise on the rising popularity of rosé wine.

Constellation Brands’ Funky Buddha Hard Seltzer - Product Launch

19 Oct 2020

Constellation Brands' Funky Buddha Hard Seltzer

BioSteel to use Canopy Growth's Constellation Brands connection for sports drink roll-out in US

15 Oct 2020

BioSteel is set to expand the availability of its namesake sports nutrition beverage brand in the US through a raft of distribution deals.

Treasury Wine Estates Performance Trends 2016-2020 - results data

14 Oct 2020

In mid-August, Treasury Wine Estates reported a 9.3% decline in sales from the 12 months to the end of June. A tough second half of the fiscal year, in which the coronavirus pummelled performance, pulled markedly on a first-half when sales came in flat. Here, just-drinks considers the wine group's performance over the last five years.

COVID rebound begins for Constellation Brands - H1 results data

1 Oct 2020

Constellation Brands has seen the second quarter of its current fiscal year bounce back after a tough Q1 when the COVID impact was more keenly felt.

Bad Bunny follows Snoop Dogg in Constellation Brands' US Corona push

1 Oct 2020

Constellation Brands has recruited Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny for its recently-launched 'La Vida Más Fina' US marketing campaign for Mexican beer brand Corona.

Constellation Brands' Meiomi Cabernet Sauvignon - Product Launch

28 Sep 2020

Constellation Brands has lined up the release of a Cabernet Sauvignon to its Meiomi wine portfolio in the US.

Nelson's Green Brier uses Constellation Brands' muscle for wider US roll-out of Tennessee whiskey

16 Sep 2020

Nelson’s Green Brier is breaking out of its home town, with the availability of its namesake whiskey brand set to include other markets in Tennessee as well as in Kentucky and South Carolina.

Constellation Brands buys out Copper & Kings American Brandy Co

14 Sep 2020

Constellation Brands has made the first outright acquisition from its incubator division, taking control of Kentucky's Copper & Kings American Brandy Co.

Austin Cocktails’ canned sparkling cocktails - Product Launch

7 Sep 2020

Austin Cocktails has launched a line of sparkling RTD cocktails under its namesake brand in the US.

Snoop Dogg’s Indoggo Gin - Product Launch - Gin in the US data

2 Sep 2020

American actor and rapper Snoop Dogg has lined up the release of its first owned spirits brand in the US.

Molson Coors Beverage Corp unveils debut cannabis beverages line-up

26 Aug 2020

Molson Coors Beverage Corp has released the first products from its cannabis joint-venture.

Constellation Brands brings Corona stable together in latest US activation - video

18 Aug 2020

Constellation Brands is to run a marketing campaign for its full Corona portfolio in the US, with the initial advert referencing the recent protests relating to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Constellation Brands ups direct-to-consumer ante with Booker Vineyards buy

17 Jul 2020

Constellation Brands has made another direct-to-consumer wine purchase in the US, this time snaring a stake in California's Booker Vineyards.