The Importance of Modelo in America

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Modelo has shot past even Corona. Constellation realized that Modelo was surprisingly the hotter, or I guess we should say, the cooler product. It put its production and marketing weight squarely behind it without cannibalizing Corona's sales. The growing power of the Latino consumer is shaping tastes across America.

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