Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V.

PROFILE Grupo Modelo wears the "corona" as Mexico's King of Beers. The brewer is Mexico's largest, with almost 60% of the market, and its Corona Extra brand has surpassed Heineken as the #1 imported beer in the US. At its eight breweries in Mexico, Grupo Modelo also makes Corona Light, Estrella, Leon Negra, Light Modelo, Modelo Especial, Montejo, Pacifico, Negra Modelo, and Victoria. The brewer, which has grown by aquiring regional brewers, exports to more than 140 countries and is also the exclusive Mexican importer and distributor of Anheuser-Busch beers (Budweiser, Bud Light). Anheuser-Busch owns just over 50% of Grupo Modelo, which was founded in 1925 by Pablo Diez Fernandez.  COMPETITION Companhia de Bebidas das Américas (ABV) Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. (FMX) Heineken N.V. (HINKY)		FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Fiscal Year-End: December 2000 Sales (mil.): 3,038.50 1-Yr. Sales Growth: 17.3% Employees: 46,890 Revenue per employee: $64,800.60  KEY PEOPLE • Carlos Fernández González     CEO • Juan Fullaondo Albeniz     CFO  CONTACT INFO Campos Elíseos #400, 18th Fl., Colonia Lomas de Chapuultepec 11000 Mexico, D.F., Mexico Phone: 52-5-281-0114 Fax: 52-5-280-6718 Online: Web Site

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