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Molson Coors Beverage Company

2 linked company profiles · 3 dated disclosures in this directory.

About this investor

Molson Coors' UK beer business includes Sharp's and Doom Bar, Cobra, Carling and Madrí Excepcional, alongside international beer brands. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Molson Coors acquired Sharp's in 2011. Cobra Beer Partnership became wholly owned on 21 October 2024 after the remaining 49.9% was purchased. Madrí Excepcional was developed with La Sagra for a UK/Ireland launch in October 2020; its original release identifies Tadcaster, Yorkshire, brewing. Spanish branding does not establish Spanish manufacture. Carling has Canadian heritage with a separate present UK business. UK accounts identify Molson Coors Holdings Ltd as the UK operator's immediate parent. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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Disclosed holdings & backing

Equity ownership

Cobra Beer Partnership Ltd

100% · remaining 49.9% buyout completed

Transaction completed ·

The older 50.1% joint venture is historical; this does not establish every overseas Cobra company's cap table.

Ownership & related brands

Evidence · 2 sources
Equity ownership

Fevertree Drinks plc

9.62% · disclosed shareholder interest

Shareholder table dated ·

Significant-shareholder table dated 1 August 2026. The initial 2025 stake was 8.5%; the separate US licence is not worldwide brand ownership. The table is selected shareholder evidence, not a complete cap table.

Ownership & related brands

Evidence · 1 source
  • Fever-Tree AIM Rule 26 (opens in a new tab)

    Fevertree Drinks plc · England/Wales incorporation and AIM FEVR; significant shareholders at 1 August 2026: Molson Coors 9.62%, Warrillow 4.85%, Rolls 4.42%

    Accessed 12 Oct 2026
Equity ownership

Sharp's Brewery Ltd

100% · UK FY2024 subsidiary interest

Accounts snapshot ·

UK accounts identify Sharp's as wholly owned and as Doom Bar owner. This is the subsidiary interest, not a direct equity percentage in each beer.

Ownership & related brands

Evidence · 2 sources
Former holdings & portfolio changes
  • Beer portfolio change 1

    The historical 50.1% Cobra joint venture became wholly owned on 21 October 2024. [4]

About & portfolio changes: sources · 7

Research reviewed . Sources for individual investments are included on their disclosure cards.

  1. 01
    Molson Coors UK and Ireland beers (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors · Selected UK beer portfolio; third-party distribution arrangements are not treated as acquisitions

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  2. 02
    Molson Coors UK annual accounts 2024 (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Ltd · Principal activities and notes 28–29, printed p53: Sharp's / Doom Bar; Cobra buyout; immediate and ultimate parents

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  3. 03
    Sharp's brewery history (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors · Cornwall brewery acquired in 2011; Doom Bar and current Sharp's beers

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  4. 04
    Molson Coors Q3 2024 results (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors Beverage Company · Footnote 3: remaining 49.9% of Cobra Beer Partnership acquired on 21 October 2024

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  5. 05
    Madrí Excepcional UK and Ireland launch (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors · 16 October 2020: launch on 19 October; developed with La Sagra and brewed in Tadcaster, Yorkshire

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  6. 06
    Carling UK brand (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors · Canadian heritage; current UK beer brewed in Burton-on-Trent

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  7. 07
    Molson Coors annual report 2025 (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors Beverage Company · Cover / Item 2 printed p34: Delaware incorporation; corporate principal executive offices Golden and Montréal; Chicago Americas operational headquarters

    Accessed 12 Oct 2026