Our Acceleration Plan

In October 2023, Molson Coors Beverage Company introduced its Acceleration Plan, which is designed to build upon the Company’s growth in the years ahead. The Acceleration Plan builds off the successes achieved under its Revitalization Plan implemented in 2019.

The plan centers on five pillars.

Grow core power brand net revenue

Molson Coors plans to consistently grow its core power brand revenue in the years ahead. Its core power brands include Coors Light, Miller Lite, and Coors Banquet in the U.S., as well as leading brands in international markets like Molson trademark in Canada, Carling in the U.K., and Ozujsko in Croatia.

Aggressively premiumize its portfolio

The Company has aggressively premiumized its portfolio, in both Beer and Beyond Beer, to meaningfully change the shape of its product portfolio. With the benefit of major innovation successes, including Madri in the U.K. and Simply Spiked in North America, the Company has increased its brand Net Revenue from its Above Premium portfolio from 23% in 2019 to 28% in 2022. Building on this strength along with compelling new innovations, particularly in Beyond Beer, the Company’s goal is for its Above Premium portfolio to reach approximately one-third of its brand Net Revenue excluding contract brewing, factored and distributor owned brands in the medium term.

Scale and expand in beyond beer

The Company’s Beyond Beer portfolio includes Flavor, Spirits, and Non-Alcoholic. This Beyond Beer portfolio supports the Company’s premiumization efforts and is focused on scalable products in higher-growth segments. From diversified flavor, including winners like Simply Spiked and Arnold Palmer Spiked, to acclaimed whiskey brands under the Coors Spirits Company, to energy drinks through its partnership with Dwayne Johnson’s ZOA Energy, the Company expects its Beyond Beer portfolio to drive about half of its Above Premium net sales revenue growth over the medium term.

Invest in its capabilities

Molson Coors intends to continue to invest in building leading capabilities and efficiencies, including digital transformation, marketing effectiveness, sales execution, and sustainability initiatives. Since 2019, the Company increased aluminum can production capacity, built a new U.S. variety packer, added a can line in Croatia, built a new state-of-the-art brewery in Canada, broke ground on a major modernization in its Golden Colorado brewery, and added flavor production capabilities in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. The Company’s digital transformation has enhanced the effectiveness of its marketing and sales efforts as well. Continued investments in these capabilities are expected to help drive growth and margin expansion through productivity improvements, operating efficiencies, and cost savings.

Support its people, communities, and planet

The Company recommitted to its core values, the first of which is “Put People First” along with investing in their success and supporting the communities in which it operates globally.

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“Over the past few years, we changed how we invest, market, and operate, and we changed our future. Today we believe we are built for growth, we expect growth, and we are delivering growth. We turned around Molson Coors over the past few years, and our focus now is on accelerating the growth we created in the years ahead.”

Gavin Hattersley
President and Chief Executive Officer

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“Our long-term growth algorithm anticipates net sales revenue growth, margin expansion, and attractive earnings per share growth, while our expected compelling free cash flow generation supports reinvestment in value creation. As part of our balanced and cohesive approach of prioritizing capital among investing in our business, reducing net debt, and returning cash to shareholders, we are focused on driving compelling returns for shareholders.”

Tracey Joubert
Chief Financial Officer

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