Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine August 2020 | Page 116

MOLSON COORS

WE SPEAK TOJEANNE CATE , HEAD OF US SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AT MOLSON COORS

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C urrently the fifth-largest brewing company in the world by volume , the history of the Molson Coors Beverage Company reaches back to 1774 and brings together the pioneering stories of English Immigrant , John Molson , and German immigrants Adolph Coors and Frederick J Miller . In 2005 , Molson merged with Coors , followed by the integration of 100 % ownership of MillerCoors in 2016 to create the multinational company as it exists today . Selling 92.1mn hectolitres of product in 2018 and providing employment to more than 18,000 people across regional offices in North America and Europe , Molson Coors is a success story of collaborative business based on a shared passion for making superior-quality beer .

Joining the company in 2011 , Jeanne Cate has been involved in the brewing industry for most of her career . Graduating from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering , she secured a position with South African Breweries shortly after and was instantly won over by the genuine craft that making beer
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