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Adolph Coors in the

Brewing Industry
Take-aways

Internal Fit

A strategy should fit internally

Activities of the firm should link in a complementary way with


one another
This requires a cross-functional perspective
An activity map is an important tool to assess the internal fit
of a companys strategy

An Activity Map
Procurement

Backward
Integration

Manufacturing

Marketing

Plant
Scale

One
Product

One
Location

Intermediate
Price

High
Capacity
Utilization

Limited
Advertising

Distribution

Regional
Distribution

Distribution
Controls

Cans
Other inputs

Other

Unique Process
Asset-Intensive
Long
Unpasteurized

Product
Attributes
Rocky Mount.
Image

AllEquity
Finance

Family
Control

Confrontational
Manag.

External Fit

A strategy must also fit externally

A companys strategy needs to make sense in the terrain in


which they are operating
Comparative financial statement analysis is a key tool for
this type of assessment

Identify the key drivers of change in making comparisons

Coors Strategy

1970s: Product Advantage vs Competitive Advantage

Scale and Centralization


Missed opportunities
Static view of rivals and opportunities

1980s: Constrained by Earlier Choices

Reactive strategy
Little adaptation

Coors Update
1985 Miller introduces Genuine Draft August 1
1986 Agreement with Asahi Breweries in Tokyoto
brew and distribute Coors in Japan
1987 Shenandoah packaging facility opened
1987 Agreement with AFL-CIO ends 10-year boycott
against Coors
1988 Record volume moves Coors from #5 in the
industry to #4
1989 Introduced Keystone (a popular beer that
cannibalized Coors premium sales)

Coors Update
1990 Coors rises to #3 among US brewers
1991 Entered 50th state (Indiana) and began exporting
to Puerto Rico, Guam and Cayman Islands
1992 Spun off nonbrewing assets including diversified
technology business
1993 New president and COO hires from Frito-Lay;
first non-Coors family member to be president
1994 Purchased brewery in Spain
1996 Anheuser Busch has captured 48% of US beer
sales

Coors Performance Post 1985


Relative Performance of Coors and the S&P 500
Relative Performance of Coors and the S&P 500
(1985-Present)
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S&P 500 + 581%

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Coors Performance Post 1985 relative to


Anheuser Busch
Relative Performance of Coors, Anheuser Busch, and the S&P 500
Relative Performance of Coors, Anheuser Busch, and the S&P 500
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