Ownership Structures

The vast majority of the world's beer volume flows through a small number of multinational groups. This page is a placeholder — detailed ownership maps are coming.

The global consolidators

• AB InBev — Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Beck's, Goose Island, and many more.
• Heineken — Heineken, Amstel, Sol, Tiger, Desperados, Lagunitas.
• Carlsberg — Carlsberg, Tuborg, Kronenbourg, Somersby.
• Molson Coors — Coors, Miller, Blue Moon, Staropramen.
• Asahi — Peroni, Pilsner Urquell, Grolsch, Fuller's.

Why it matters

• Many "craft" or "local" labels are owned by one of the groups above.
• Consolidation shapes what ingredients get used, which styles get distributed, and what gets shelved.
• Ownership rarely appears on the label.

What we'll track

• Acquisition timelines.
• Parent-company disclosure on the label.
• Cross-holdings via distribution and hop supply contracts.

More coming soon.