“We would expect to gain a significant amount of share in the high end as we have with anything else that we introduce among our franchises. 'I think Corona brings a unique refreshment profile to this particular category. “I think everyone has been somewhat surprised by the aggressive growth that we've seen in the seltzer business, particularly over the course of this selling season,' said Newlands. Product differentiation in the hard seltzer category “We believe that seltzers are here to stay and will therefore accelerate the volume shift into category from the low end to the high end where we are the market share leader,” said Newlands. Firstly, Constellation Brands eyes up the meteoric growth of seltzers this year as a trend that’s here to stay.įurthermore, Constellation believes Corona hard seltzer can premiumize the market and offer something different to existing seltzers. The hard seltzer category is an attractive one to enter for a number of reasons. “And of course, the refreshment characteristics of seltzers perfectly match Corona refreshment DNA.” Corona branding “And that's why we've decided to put the Corona brand name on our new seltzer. “Corona carries unbelievably strong brand equity as the number one most-loved brand among both Hispanic and total population drinkers age 21 to 54,” said Newlands, speaking in Constellation Brands’ Q2 2020 earnings call. The 4.5% ABV beverage will contain 90 calories, zero carbs and zero sugars (for comparison, Corona Extra contains 148 calories per 12 oz bottle). Beer meets seltzerĬorona’s success to date has been primarily based on its classic Corona Extra and Corona Light brands: but this year it has been expanding Corona into a ‘comprehensive beer family’ with alcohol-spiked refresher Corona Refresca, Corona Premium and Corona Familiar.Īnd next up is Corona hard seltzer next spring – described by CEO Bill Newlands as one of the company’s ‘worst kept secrets’ – which hopes to embrace and build on the hard seltzer trend.Ĭorona hard seltzer will be introduced in four flavors: tropical lime, mango, cherry and blackberry lime. While seltzer’s success is a challenge to the beer category, Constellation Brands hopes its Corona hard seltzer launch will make the trendy beverage a friend rather than a foe. The hard seltzer category is currently worth $550m but could grow to reach $2.5bn by 2021: attracting consumers from beer and other alcoholic beverage categories with a cleaner, healthier, low calorie image. Packaging & Packing Materials, Containers.

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