Food Magazine August 2018 | Page 58

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Wuliangye Yibin

$ 4.4bn

Wuliangye Yibin is a Chinese stateowned alcoholic beverage maker based in Yibin , Sichuan , which specialises in the popular Chinese distilled liquor , Baijiu . Making the # 924 spot on the Global 2000 , the company boast assets worth $ 12.8bn and a market value of over $ 47bn . Its flagship drink , Wuliangye , is distilled from five grains . Wuliange Yibin owns several brands of alcohol , but the company has operations across machinery , packing , logistics , finance and health . Employing 44,000 people at its main 12 sq km facility , the company currently makes a revenue of $ 4.4bn . www . wuliangye . com . cn

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Molson Coors

Brewing $ 10.9bn

Coming in at # 672 overall , Molson Coors boasts a revenue of $ 10.9bn , assets of $ 30.2bn and Forbes places its market value at $ 13.1bn . The company owns the popular beer brands Coors , Molson Canadian , Blue Moon , Carling , Sharp ’ s and Cobra among many others . The firm employs 18,000 staff and has 31 breweries to supply over 50 markets including the US , Canada and the UK . Last year , Molson Coors set a series of sustainability targets for 2025 , including encouraging responsible drinking , reducing the carbon footprint of its brewing , reducing waste , introducing best practices in agriculture and becoming known as a ‘ great place to work ’. www . molsoncoors . com AUGUST 2018