Beverages

Constellation Brands Corporate Office

Constellation Brands is a publicly-traded drinks company with brands of of wine, beer, and spirits.

The company was established in 1945 by Marvin Sands in New York as Canandaigua Industries Company.

Constellation Brands is the largest wine producer in the world with more than 100 brands including Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, and Manischewitz.

The company is the third-largest beer producer and is the sole US distributor for Mexican beer giant Grupo Morelos, the brewer of Corona, Modelo Especial, and Negra Modelo.

Online finance monitor Motley Fool suggested in August 2020 that Constellation Brands could be a major player in the pot industry within 5 years.

Constellation Brands also markets spirits such as Black Velvet whiskey and SVEDKA vodka.

The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol STZ, is #779 in the Fortune 1000, is a member of the S&P 500, has 4,500 employees, and had $4.27 billion in revenue in 2013.

Constellation Brands

Constellation Brands is a publicly-traded drinks company with brands of of wine, beer, and spirits.

The company was established in 1945 by Marvin Sands in New York as Canandaigua Industries Company.

History

Constellation Brands is the largest wine producer in the world with more than 100 brands including Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, and Manischewitz.

The company is the third-largest beer producer and is the sole US distributor for Mexican beer giant Grupo Morelos, the brewer of Corona, Modelo Especial, and Negra Modelo.

Online finance monitor Motley Fool suggested in August 2020 that Constellation Brands could be a major player in the pot industry within 5 years.

Constellation Brands also markets spirits such as Black Velvet whiskey and SVEDKA vodka.

Monster Beverage Corporate Office

Monster Beverage Corporation started as a single natural soda brand, Hansen’s Natural Sodas, which began in the 1930’s when Hubert Hansen and his three sons began selling juice in Southern California to retailers and film studios.

In the 1970’s Hubert Hansen’s grandson, Tim Hansen, developed and marketed a variety of sodas and juices, also under the Hansen label.

The company became Hansen’s Juices, and later, The Fresh Juice Company of California.

In 1988 the company was bought by California CoPackers Corporation after filing for bankruptcy. The company name was changed again, to Hansen’s Beverage Company.

The company changed its name once again in 2012, this time to Monster Beverage Corporation.

Monster Beverage distributes its products primarily under the Monster Energy, Monster Rehab, Monster Energy Extra Strength, Java Monster, X-Presso Monster, Worx Energy, Peace Tea, Hansens, Hansens Natural Soda, Junior Juice, Blue Sky, Huberts, Blue Sky, and Vidration brands.

Monster Beverage holds nearly 35% of the $31.9 billion energy drink market.

In 2015, Coca-Cola purchased the brand for $15 million.

In late 2021, Constellation Brands considered a merger with Monster to create a CBD infused drink.

Monster Beverage is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol MNST, is a member of the S&P 500, is #930 on the FORTUNE 1,000, has 3,340 employees and had $4.18 billion in revenue in 2020.

Headquarters for Monster are located in Corona, California.

Monster Beverage Corporation

In the 1970’s Hubert Hansen’s grandson, Tim Hansen, developed and marketed a variety of sodas and juices, also under the Hansen label.

History

The company became Hansen’s Juices, and later, The Fresh Juice Company of California.

In 1988 the company was bought by California CoPackers Corporation after filing for bankruptcy. The company name was changed again, to Hansen’s Beverage Company.

The company changed its name once again in 2012, this time to Monster Beverage Corporation.

Monster Beverage holds nearly 35% of the $31.9 billion energy drink market.

In 2015, Coca-Cola purchased the brand for $15 million.

In late 2021, Constellation Brands considered a merger with Monster to create a CBD infused drink.

Monster Beverage is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol MNST, is a member of the S&P 500, is #930 on the FORTUNE 1,000, has 3,340 employees and had $4.18 billion in revenue in 2020.

Headquarters for Monster are located in Corona, California.

Keurig Dr. Pepper Coffee Corporate Office

Keurig Green Mountain Coffee Roasters was founded as a cafe in Waitsfield, Vermont in 1981. The company changed its name to Keurig Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in March of 2014. Demand for this coffee grew when local restaurants and inns asked to be supplied.

In 1986 Green Mountain introduced its first line of organic coffee. The same year the company began its mail-order business and Kings became its first supermarket chain customer.

The company went public in 1993, trading on the NASDAQ with the symbol GMCR. Shares opened at $10. Shares are currently above $70.

In 1997 ExxonMobile began serving Green Mountain Coffee. The same year, the company launched its e-commerce site.

In 1998 Green Mountain changes from a retail to a solely wholesale business.

In 2005 the company signed an agreement with McDonald’s to serve Newman’s Own Organics Blend in the Northeast.

In 2006 Green Mountain acquired Keurig, Incorporated. The company has since changed its name to Maple Parent Holdings Corporation, a subsidiary of Acorn Holdings.

In March 2023, the company settled a $10 million class action lawsuit and must state on all future packages that the individual coffee pods are NOT recyclable.

The company went private when it was acquired in March of 2016 Green Mountain has almost 6,000 employees and had $4.04 billion in revenue in 2012. Keurig Green Mountain is now a privately held company and will remain an independent entity run by its existing management team.

In 2018, Keurig Green Mountain acquired the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group for $18.7 billion. The company is now rebranding as Keurig Dr. Pepper.

Keurig Dr. Pepper will now go public on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol KDP as of September 2022.

The company maintains a corporate office in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Keurig Dr. Pepper Coffee Roasters

In 1986 Green Mountain introduced its first line of organic coffee. The same year the company began its mail-order business and Kings became its first supermarket chain customer.

History

The company went public in 1993, trading on the NASDAQ with the symbol GMCR. Shares opened at $10. Shares are currently above $70.

In 1997 ExxonMobile began serving Green Mountain Coffee. The same year, the company launched its e-commerce site.

In 1998 Green Mountain changes from a retail to a solely wholesale business.

In 2005 the company signed an agreement with McDonald’s to serve Newman’s Own Organics Blend in the Northeast.

In 2006 Green Mountain acquired Keurig, Incorporated. The company has since changed its name to Maple Parent Holdings Corporation, a subsidiary of Acorn Holdings.

In March 2023, the company settled a $10 million class action lawsuit and must state on all future packages that the individual coffee pods are NOT recyclable.

In 2018, Keurig Green Mountain acquired the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group for $18.7 billion. The company is now rebranding as Keurig Dr. Pepper.

Keurig Dr. Pepper will now go public on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol KDP as of September 2022.

The company maintains a corporate office in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits Corporate Office

Southern Wine & Spirits was founded in 1968 in Florida by Jay W. Weiss, Harvey R. Chaplin, and Howard Preuss. The next year the company expanded to California, where it continues to have state-wide distribution.

The company expanded to Nevada in 1976, Arizona in 1992, South Carolina in 1993, Pennsylvania in 1995, Hawaii in 1996, Kentucky in 1998, New Mexico in 2000, Colorado in 2001, Illinois in 2002, New York in 2004, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, and Vermont in 2005, Alabama in 2006, Delaware, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska and Washington in 2008, and Indiana in 2010.

Today Southern Wine & Spirits is the largest distributor of wine and spirits in the United States. The company offers 5,000 brands and serves more than 200,000 customers in 35 states.

Southern Wine & Spirits is #30 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 22,000 employees, and had $16.5 billion in revenue in 2016.

In July 2022, the company announced that it had raised $300,000 for the Children of Restaurant Employees charity group.

Also in July of 2022, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits announced a national agreement with El Tequileno tequila.

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits maintains a corporate office in Miami, Florida.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

History

Today Southern Wine & Spirits is the largest distributor of wine and spirits in the United States. The company offers 5,000 brands and serves more than 200,000 customers in 35 states.

Southern Wine & Spirits is #30 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 22,000 employees, and had $16.5 billion in revenue in 2016.

In July 2022, the company announced that it had raised $300,000 for the Children of Restaurant Employees charity group.

Also in July of 2022, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits announced a national agreement with El Tequileno tequila.

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits maintains a corporate office in Miami, Florida.

Reyes Holdings Corporate Office

Reyes Holdings, LLC has its roots in the 1976 purchase of of Dixie Systems, a small Spartanburg, South Carolina beer distributor.

Reyes Holdings has three operating segments: The Martin-Bower Company, LLC, the largest supplier worldwide of distribution services to McDonald’s, Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, one of the largest broadline foodservice distributors in the United States, and Reyes Beverage Group, which distributes over 100 million cases of beer annually. Reyes Beverage Group is comprised of eleven beer distributors from all over the United States.

Today Reyes Holdings is a wholesale food and beverage distributor in North and South America. The company is #16 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has more than 17,000 employees, and had $14 billion in revenue in 2011.