Constellation Brands is a beer , wine and spirits maker which produces some of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the world . With a history dating back around 70 years and a # 593 place on the Global 2000 , the company owns a diverse range of brands . Among these are Corona and Modelo lager , Nobilo and Charles Smith wines , Black Velvet whisky and SVEDKA vodka . The company is wholly USowned and has approximately 9,600 staff around the world . Constellation Brands also makes a revenue of $ 7.6bn according to Forbes , with assets of $ 20.5bn and a market value of $ 41.6bn . www . cbrands . com

Kirin Holdings is the holding company

of the Japanese Kirin Group , which

produces and sells not only alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks from Japan and beyond , but also pharmaceutical products and biochemicals . Among its alcoholic brands are Smirnoff vodka , Kirin beer , Myanmar beer and Casillero del Diablo wine . The company comes in at # 505 on the Global 2000 , owning assets of $ 21.1bn . Kirin dates back to the 1800s when it began as the Japan Brewery Company , and has since grown successfully to employ over 31,000 people , bringing in a revenue of $ 16.6bn . www . kirinholdings . co . jp / english

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