Crown Imports LLC
Imported beer is one of the fastest
growing beer categories in the United States. Crown Imports LLC, a joint venture between
Constellation Brands and Grupo Modelo of Mexico represents six of the top 20 imported beers
(including #1 import Corona Extra) with sales across the U.S. of more than 160 million cases
annually. Constellation’s Chicago-based Barton Beers subsidiary began importing Grupo Modelo brands
to the U.S. in 1978, serving 25 primarily western states. Corona Extra, Grupo Modelo’s flagship
brand, has been the number one imported beer to the U.S. since 1997.
The beer portfolio also includes St. Pauli Girl Lager, Special Dark and Non-Alcohol beers
brewed and bottled by the St. Pauli Brauerei in Bremen, Germany and the number one imported Chinese
beer in the United States, Tsingtao and recently introduced Tsingtao Draft both brewed and bottled
by the Tsingtao Brewery in China. Links to product sites:
Corona,
Modelo, Pacifico,
St. Pauli Girl,
Tsingtao
