Molson Coors Completes StarBev Acquisition

Molson Coors, one of the world’s top 5 brewers by volume, has closed its acquisition of StarBev, of which Bulgarian brewery Kamenitza is a part. Mark Hunter, CEO of Coors’ UK and Ireland business will take on the new business unit, which boasts an employee count of 4,100, under his wing; the new unit will operate under the banner Molson Coors Central Europe. StarBev‘s operations span nine countries, with seven brewery units located in Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia and Romania. The unit also sells beer to the Slovakia and Bosnia-Herzegovina markets.