Who owns Corona Cero?
Corona Cero is owned by AB InBev (Belgium, NYSE: BUD).[1]
Evidence: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Leuven
- Origin
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Founded
- 2020
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BUD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Corona Cero
Corona Cero is an alcohol-free lager launched in 2020 and became the first beer to sponsor the Olympic Games, in a deal running to 2028. Alcohol-free beer is the fastest-growing segment in most developed beer markets. The Olympic agreement was signed globally, although the brand rights to Corona in the United States belong to Constellation rather than AB InBev.
What AB InBev's annual report says about Corona Cero
Sentences about Corona Cero from AB InBev's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Highlights of these innovations included global expansion of Corona Cero from 19 to over 70 countries, launching and expanding Michelob ULTRA Zero in the United States, launching Cass All Zero in South Korea, and scaling up Stella Pure Gold in South America.
In 2024, AB InBev became a Worldwide Olympic Partner, with Corona Cero as the first-ever global beer sponsor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
We are furthering this effort by featuring Corona Cero, our fast-growing zero alcohol beer brand, becoming the first-ever global beer sponsor of Olympics and Paralympic Games.
How often AB InBev names Corona Cero in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Corona Cero
Where Corona Cero sits in AB InBev
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AB InBev
AB InBev controls 21 brands on Brandtree, 21 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Aguila (1913)
- Beck's (1873)
- Brahma (1888)
- Bud Light (1982)
- Bud Light Seltzer (2020)
- Budweiser (1876)
- Busch (1955)
- Cass (1994)
- Castle Lager (1895)
- Corona (1925)
- Franziskaner
- Harbin (1900)
- Hoegaarden (1965)
- Jupiler (1966)
- Leffe (1952)
- Michelob Ultra (2002)
- Natural Light (1977)
- Quilmes (1890)
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
AB InBev has more brands in lager on Brandtree than any other owner: 17 of 200.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 33 Export | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Allsopps | EABL | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Asahi Super Dry | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 333 | ThaiBev | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Cristal | CCU | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Cabro | Cervecería Centro Americana | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| Beermix | Obolon | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Bomonti Filtresiz | Anadolu Efes | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
About the owner: AB InBev
AB InBev is a publicly listed company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, founded in 2008. Brandtree records 21 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BUD.
AB InBev is the largest brewer in the world, formed in 2008 when the Belgian-Brazilian InBev acquired Anheuser-Busch and enlarged again in 2016 by taking over SABMiller. Its beers are sold in about 150 countries.
🇲🇽 Corona Cero and other Mexican brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 113 brands that began in Mexico. 28 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Corona Cero among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Corona Cero?
The parent company of Corona Cero is AB InBev, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Corona Cero Mexican or Belgian?
Corona Cero originated in Mexico in 2020, but it is owned today by AB InBev, which is headquartered in Belgium. So Corona Cero is a Mexican-origin brand under Belgian ownership.
Is Corona Cero still owned by AB InBev?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Corona Cero is still owned by AB InBev. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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