MillerCoors: It's England time
Todd Wilkinson
When Andy England became executive vice president and chief marketing officer of MillerCoors in 2008, the dynamic Englishman had a simple goal: "We're determined to build the best portfolio in the beer business," he said of the brewing powerhouse that emerged from a joint venture between London-based SABMiller and Denver and Canada-based Molson Coors.
The intent of the alliance was to better compete against Anheuser-Busch InBev. According to industry figures, A-B InBev has a 50 percent share of the U.S. beer market compared to 30 percent for MillerCoors, but England remains determined to close...