In this article, we are going to discuss the 10 largest alcohol companies in the world in 2023. If you want to check out our detailed analysis of the global alcohol industry, the success of celebrity-owned liquors, and the recent shifts in the global alcohol market, head to 25 Largest Alcohol Companies in the World in 2023.
10. E. & J. Gallo Winery
Total Sales in 2022: $8.417 billion
Location: Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Established in 1933 by brothers Ernest and Julio Gallo in Modesto, CA, E & J Gallo is the largest winery in the world by volume. With an annual production of over 80 million cases, it is responsible for approximately 25% of all wine sales in the United States. The family-owned winery’s expansive portfolio includes popular brands such as Barefoot, Apothic, and Dark Horse, as well as more premium labels like Louis M. Martini and MacMurray Estate Vineyards.
9. Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ)
Total Sales in 2022: $10.177 billion
Location: Victor, NY, U.S.A.
Constellation Brands is involved in the production, import, marketing, and sale of beer, wine, and spirits across the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. Constellation Brands made headlines this summer when its Mexican beer brand, Modelo Especial, became the Top-Selling Beer in America after dethroning Bud Light.
8. Molson Coors Beverage Company (NYSE:TAP)
Total Sales in 2022: $10.701 billion
Location: Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Molson Coors is a multinational beverage and brewing company that engages in the production, marketing, and sale of beer and malt beverage products across multiple regions including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The brewing giant recently made its first spirits acquisition with the purchase of Bourbon and rye whiskey producer Blue Run Spirits.
Molson Coors ranks among the Largest Alcohol Companies by Market Cap.
7. Pernod Ricard
Total Sales in 2022: $11.906 billion
Location: Paris, France
Founded in 1975, Pernod Ricard has quickly become the world’s leading premium spirits company, serving up its iconic offerings in more than 160 countries. World-renowned brands such as Absolut Vodka, Malibu, and Jameson Whiskey etc. are counted among the French giant’s portfolio.
Pernod Ricard is one of the Top 10 Alcoholic Beverage Companies in the World.
6. Kirin Holdings
Total Sales in 2022: $14.751 billion
Location: Paris, France
Established in 1885 as the Japan Brewery Company, Kirin Holdings is an integrated beverage company with activities spanning beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages. All these activities are operated by the Kirin Brewery Company, with current key brands including Kirin Lager and Ichiban Shibori.
5. Suntory Holdings Limited
Total Sales in 2022: $19.717 billion
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Suntory Holdings is best known for producing Japan’s first whiskey under the Kakubin brand name. Today, the company comprises approximately 200 group subsidiaries located worldwide that do everything from distilling whiskey to growing and selling flowers.
Suntory not only handles whiskey, but also highly regarded liqueurs and spirits from around the world including Lejay Creme de Cassis from France, Kahlua coffee liqueur from Mexico, Jagermeister from Germany, Beefeater from England, and Sauza tequila from Mexico.
Suntory Holdings Limited is counted among the Biggest Food and Beverage Companies in 2023.
4. Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO)
Total Sales in 2022: $24.785 billion
Location: London, U.K.
With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, Diageo is the Largest Spirits Company in the World. The company’s portfolio has remarkable breadth across spirits and beer, with brands such as Guinness, Captain Morgan, Johnnie Walker, and Smirnoff etc.
3. PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP)
Total Sales in 2022: $36.283 billion
Location: Purchase, NY, U.S.A.
It might be surprising to see Pepsi’s name included in the list of Largest Alcohol Companies, but as adult consumers’ tastes evolve, PepsiCo has identified an opportunity to connect with consumers in a new market – alcoholic beverage distribution.
In 2022, The Boston Beer Company, in partnership with PepsiCo, launched Hard Mountain Dew – the first PepsiCo branded alcoholic beverage in the U.S. market.
2. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Total Sales in 2022: $43 billion
Location: Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
In 2018, The Coca‑Cola Company launched Lemon-Dou in Japan, its first ready-to-drink alcohol beverage. Lemon-Dou was an experiment in Japan’s fast-growing Chu-Hai drinks category. The brand was also the company’s first entry in the alcohol beverage market since the late 1970s, when Coca‑Cola owned a winemaker in California.
Today, the company has a small yet growing portfolio of alcoholic beverages. The most recent venture by the beverage giant is the Jack & Coke RTD, in association with Brown-Forman.
The Coca-Cola Company ranks among the Top 3 Drinks Companies in the World.
1. Anheuser-Busch InBev Sa/NV (NYSE:BUD)
Total Sales in 2022: $57.786 billion
Location: Leuven, Belgium
Anheuser-Busch InBev is the Largest Beer Producer in the World. The company had a global production volume of 595 million hectoliters, or over 25% of the global beer production in 2022.
The beer behemoth has been facing some headwinds in the American market after the recent controversy regarding its best-selling brand Bud Light, which resulted in the iconic brand losing its crown as America’s Best-Selling Beer after nearly two decades.
Anheuser-Busch InBev is the Largest Alcohol Company in the World.
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