# Constellation Brands

> Constellation Brands is a Rochester, New York-based producer and marketer of high-end beer, wine, and spirits. Its center of gravity is a rare U.S. beer franchise: the exclusive, perpetual rights to produce in Mexico and import, market, and sell Corona, Modelo, Pacifico, and Victoria in the United States. It pairs that business with a deliberately smaller portfolio of premium wine and craft spirits, selling through wholesalers and retailers while also using hospitality, international, and direct-to-consumer channels.

- **Founded:** 1945
- **Headquarters:** Rochester, United States
- **Founders:** Marvin Sands (Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 9,400 employees
- **Products:** Modelo brand family, Corona brand family, Pacifico and Victoria, Fine wine portfolio, Craft spirits portfolio
- **Notable:** Modelo Especial is the No. 1 beer brand in U.S. dollar sales., Constellation is the No. 1 brewer and seller of imported beer in the U.S. market and the second-largest U.S. beer company by dollar sales., The 2013 acquisition of Grupo Modelo’s U.S. beer business for approximately $4.75 billion nearly doubled company sales.

## Products & services

- **Modelo brand family** — U.S. production, import, marketing and sale of Modelo Especial, Modelo Chelada, Modelo Negra, Modelo Oro and extensions under an exclusive perpetual sublicense.
- **Corona brand family** — U.S. production, import, marketing and sale of Corona Extra, Familiar, Light, Premier, Non-Alcoholic and other extensions under an exclusive perpetual sublicense.
- **Pacifico and Victoria** — High-end Mexican import beer brands produced for and sold in the U.S. market.
- **Fine wine portfolio** — Higher-end labels including Robert Mondavi Winery, The Prisoner Wine Company, Kim Crawford, Ruffino, Schrader Cellars and Lingua Franca.
- **Craft spirits portfolio** — Premium spirits including High West Whiskey, Mi CAMPO Tequila, Casa Noble Tequila and Nelson’s Green Brier whiskey.
- **Direct-to-consumer and hospitality** — Tasting rooms, brand destinations, hospitality and online channels that complement wholesale distribution for wine and spirits.

## Achievements

- Modelo Especial is the No. 1 beer brand in U.S. dollar sales.
- Constellation is the No. 1 brewer and seller of imported beer in the U.S. market and the second-largest U.S. beer company by dollar sales.
- The 2013 acquisition of Grupo Modelo’s U.S. beer business for approximately $4.75 billion nearly doubled company sales.
- Fiscal 2026 beer operations delivered six of the top 15 share-gaining brands across the total U.S. beer category.
- Pacifico and Victoria were the two fastest-growing major imported beer brands in fiscal 2026.
- The company generated $2.7 billion in operating cash flow and $1.8 billion in free cash flow in fiscal 2026.
- Kim Crawford was the No. 1 Sauvignon Blanc in U.S. dollar sales for nine consecutive calendar years through 2025.
- Constellation surpassed its original 1.1-billion-gallon water restoration target ahead of schedule.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — First-quarter fiscal 2027 net sales were $2.433 billion, down 3% reported but up 3% organically; beer net sales and operating income each grew 2%.
- **2026-05** — Morgan Flatley was elected as a new independent director, adding global consumer-brand and food-and-beverage experience to the board.
- **2026-04** — Nicholas Fink became president and CEO, succeeding Bill Newlands, who moved into a temporary strategic-advisor role.
- **2026-04** — Fiscal 2026 results showed $9.139 billion in net sales and $1.8 billion in free cash flow; the company returned more than $1.6 billion to shareholders.
- **2025-06** — Constellation completed divestitures of mainstream wine brands and related assets, leaving an exclusively higher-end wine and spirits portfolio.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cbrands.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/constellation-brands
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cbrandscareers
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dPYBArWwFD_YY0OmhR_oQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/constellationbrands/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Constellation-Brands-Inc-109072933811760/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/constellation-brands
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-08-13