Adolph Coors Company
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The Adolph Coors Company was formerly a holding company in Golden, Colorado controlled by the heirs of founder Adolph Coors. Its principal subsidiary was the Coors Brewing Company. The brewery was founded in 1873.[1]
In 2005, Adolph Coors Co. merged with
The company stirred controversy for its right-wing political activism. It was the subject of boycotts by organized labor, racial minorities, women, gays, students, teachers and other groups.[3]
Business names
- Schueler & Coors, Golden Brewery (1873–1880)
- Adolph Coors, Golden Brewery (1880–1913)
- Adolph Coors Co., Golden Brewery (1909–1913)
- Adolph Coors Brewing and Malting Company, Golden Brewery (1913–1915)
- Adolph Coors Company (1933–2005)
- Unibev Ltd. (1993-2005) https://opengovco.com/trade-name/19931119606
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Sponsorship history
Coors was the main sponsor for the Coors Cycling Team (late 1980s to mid-1990s) and the sponsor for US cycling event the Coors Classic, which ran from 1980 to 1988.
Coors sponsored Premiership side
Coors became the official beer sponsor of
Coors holds the naming rights to
Political influence
According to Russ Bellant Coors family members have played a prominent role in American politics and public policy, supporting many conservative causes. Such causes included providing a $250,000 grant in 1973 to found The Heritage Foundation,[7] an influential conservative think tank, and, via its parent company, the right-leaning think tank American Enterprise Institute. Joseph Coors was also known to have supported the Contras’ effort in Nicaragua during Reagan's presidency.[8][9]
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References
- ^ Dan Baum, Citizen Coors: A Grand Family Saga of Business, Politics, and Beer (2001).
- ^ "Molson announces $6B US merger deal with Coors". CBC. July 22, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ Stumbo, Bella (1988-09-18). "Brewing Controversy : Coors Clan: Doing It Their Way". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "reportonbusiness.com: Coors Light takes over as NASCAR's best bud". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
- ^ Newton, David (February 24, 2012). "Next year's Daytona 500 is Feb. 24". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "Coors may have the best naming rights deal in sports". Coloradoan. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Russ Bellant, The Coors Connection: How Coors Family Philanthropy Undermines Democratic Pluralism, Political Research Associates, 1990, p. 21
- ^ "Contributors Tell of '1-2 Punch' for Contra Aid".
- ^ Jackson, Harold (19 March 2003). "Obituary: Joseph Coors". The Guardian.
Further reading
- Banham, Russ. Coors: A Rocky Mountain Legend (1998).
- Baron, Stanley. Brewed in America (1962)
- Baum, Dan. Citizen Coors: A Grand Family Saga of Business, Politics, and Beer (2001).
- Bellant, Russ. Coors Connection: How Coors Family Philanthropy Undermines Democratic Pluralism (1990).
- Dansky, Eli. "Coors, Adolph" American National Biography (2003) online
- Downard, William L. Dictionary of the History of the American Brewing and Distilling Industries (1980).
- Kostka, William. The Pre-Prohibition History of Adolph Coors Company 1873–1933 (1973)