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How the Molson Family Brewed a Beer Empire Across Centuries
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This episode of Family Business Stories with Fexingo looks at the Molson family, who have been brewing beer in Canada since 1786. Lucas and Luna trace the family's journey from a small Montreal brewery to a global beer giant, exploring how the family navigated succession, financial crises, and the 2005 merger with Coors. They focus on the key decisions — including the choice to go public in 1945 and the creation of a family constitution — that allowed the Molsons to keep brewing through seven generations. Specific numbers: the Molson family's stake in Molson Coors today and the brewery's output in the 1800s. Lucas also explains why the Molson story is a rare case of a family business that survived both Canadian and American consolidation waves.