A United States company that brews Corona and other Mexican beer brands for the U.S. market will build a new brewery in Veracruz, company officials have confirmed.
Veracruz is a plan B decision for Constellation Brands: its US $1.4 billion, nearly-completed brewery project in Mexicali, Baja California, was halted by the federal government after a dispute over water use and a subsequent referendum in March 2020.
The new plant, which the news website Sentido Común reported is likely to be located in the port city of Coatzacoalcos, is part of an up to $5.5 billion investment plan for 2023–2026 that includes improvements at a brewery in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, and its state-of-the-art plant in Nava, Coahuila, located across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. The spending aims to increase beer output by as much as 30 million hectoliters.
Mexico News Daily Staff. (2022). Constellation Brands confirms plans to construct brewery in Veracruz. México. Mexico News Daily. Recuperado de https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/constellation-brands-plans-brewery-in-veracruz/
