Corona Extra Named Favorite Beer on Facebook

Mexico City (ots/PRNewswire) -

Grupo Modelo, the leading company in Mexico in beer production,
distribution and marketing, announced that its Corona Extra brand was
picked by Facebook users as their favorite beer.

Corona was selected in a Facebook "Pick Five" survey where users
worldwide choose their favorite five things based on different
topics. The Favorite Beers survey collected the opinions of 2.5
million people on Facebook, according to PC World.

"Having our brand on the top of a list in an unsolicited survey
is definitely proof of the great success of Corona Extra and of the
unique brand imagery that distinguishes our brand all over the
world," said Jose Pares, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Grupo
Modelo, the maker of Corona Extra. Grupo Modelo is currently present
in 159 countries not only through its flagship Corona Extra but also
with its other export brands: Modelo Especial, Corona Light, Pacifico
and Negra Modelo.

"Surveys such as this," continued Pares, "allow consumers to
connect with the brand on their own terms, and we are thrilled that
consumers all over the world have selected us as their favorite
beer."

In terms of world consumer preferences all over the world, Corona
came in before Heineken, Guinness, Stella Artois and Budweiser. Other
winners in the Pick Five survey were the television program Friends,
the New York Yankees baseball team, Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of
the Moon, and the 2009 Aston Martin.

Grupo Modelo, founded in 1925, is the leader in Mexico in beer
production, distribution and marketing, with 63.0% of the total
(domestic and export) market share, as of December 31, 2008. It has
seven brewing plants in Mexico, with a total annual installed
capacity of 60 million hectoliters. Currently, it brews and
distributes 12 brands, including Corona Extra, the number one Mexican
beer sold in the world, Modelo Especial, Victoria, Pacifico and Negra
Modelo. It exports five brands and is present in 159 countries. It is
the importer of Anheuser-Busch InBev's products in Mexico, including
Budweiser, Bud Light and O'Doul's. It also imports the Chinese
Tsingtao brand and the Danish beer Carlsberg. Grupo Modelo trades in
the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1994 with the ticker symbol
GMODELOC. It also quotes as an ADR under the ticker GPMCY in the OTC
markets and in Latibex in Spain as XGMD.

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Contact:
Alvaro Zarza de la Rosa, +55-2266-0000 x 4740, or
alvaro.zarza@gmodelo.com.mx, or Jennifer Shelley, +55-2266-0000 x
6321, or comunicamodelo@gmodelo.com.mx, both of Grupo Modelo