Introduction
The beer wars documentary is a very instructive and entertaining feature to watch.it was very interesting since the start up to the end. After watching the one and a half hour documentary on beer wars what hit me is that the title of the movie came from the conflict or wars between the big beer producing companies and the small beer producing businesses that is: the battle between the big industry breweries such as the Coors Beer company, The Miller Beer company, Anheuser- Busch Beer company versus the small scale artisan factories that can be said to be the war between David and Goliath.
The bigger brewery companies uses their powers to oppress the young growing brewery companies by the fact that bigger ones had money that they
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it is also among one of the best prominent brewing companies recognized all over the united states in the brewing of Budweiser and one the largest world selling in terms of beer. This company has approximately 600 wholesalers that can be said they are operating independently all over the nation. Not only that the company produces beer but also they produce energy drinks and other distilled beverages.
Miller Brewing Company.
Another key player in the beer industry is Miller Brewing Company. Miller Brewing Company is also based in the United States of America. It was established in the year 1855 by a person known as Frederick Miller. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company is portrayed by the Beer Wars Documentary as a giant industry in the beer industry and dominates the market and, therefore, makes it harder for small struggling beer companies to achieve their dreams. The company collaborated with another venture called Molson Coors that provided the assistance in the consolidation of the production and also in the product distribution all over the United States, havingSAB.L as the symbol stock ticker of their company.
The Coors Brewing
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Initially its confinement area of marketing was the American west unlike the Anheuser-Busch Company that markets its products all over the United States but by the mid- 1980s the company started distributing its products all over the United States.
The Powerful Groups in the Industry
The dominant panel in the industry is the big beer producing companies. The big companies tremble on the small businesses. This is due to the enough finances in these big companies. The big companies use the money to market and advertise their product. This will bring confusion among the craft or small beer industries.
The big companies can also use their finances to bring up lawsuits against those companies which sell products which are struggling and working throughout in order to be exposed and also to learn some more questions by watching the documentary.
Lastly, big companies can also use their money in buying off the shelves spaces to minimize the products from the small companies from being displayed on the shelves. The big companies also introduce new products or rebrand old ones in order to take more shelve
The two organizations explained in this assignment are “Anheuser Busch” and “MOLSON Coors”. Anheuser Busch is a multinational company brewing more than 100 brands in the United States and holds a 45.8 percent of the beer market share1. The company is recognized as the No. 1 brewing company by Fortune magazine – “World’s Most Admired Company”2. Dreaming Big, Unity and Culture are the three main driving values and guiding principles which account for the success the company has achieved during the years1. All these combined with the dedication and motivation
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Ferrell, O. C. (2008). “New Belgium Brewing Company(A)” in Ferrell, O. C., and Hartline, Michael D., Marketing Strategy, Fourth Edition, Mason, Ohio: Thompson Southwestern Publishing, pp. 463-470.
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