Alcoholic Beverages Industry Overview

Companies that produce, market, and/or distribute beverages such as beer, distilled spirits, and wine.

Summary

Historically burdened with a mature market, the alcoholic beverage industry looks for brightening economic conditions, acquisitions, and new markets around the world to strengthen sales.Beer is the industry's top seller. Major brewers include Anheuser-Busch, with Budweiser and its newer brews such as Michelob Ultra and World Lager. A world powerhouse brewer, Anheuser-Busch can afford to experiment with its offerings.

Consolidation is also on the collective minds of wine and spirits manufacturers. Constellation Brands' purchase of the revered wines of The Robert Mondavi Corporation is a prime example. Also following the consolidation trend was The Wine Group's acquisition of Golden State Vintners.Spirits manufacturers, unlike winemakers, may not pray for rain to ensure profits, but they do fall prey to consolidation fever to help the bottom line.

Full Alcoholic Beverages Industry Description

• Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
• A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Inc.
• Alaskan Brewing Company

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Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Alcoholic Beverages maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

Full Alcoholic Beverages Industry Codes

• Beer Institute
  
• Brewers' Association of America
  
• Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
  

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