Zambian Breweries

Zambian Breweries Plc

Company type	Listed
Traded as	LuSE: ZAMBREW
Industry	Alcoholic beverages
Predecessor	Zambian Breweries, Zambia Bottlers, Copperbelt Bottling, Northern Breweries
Founded	1963
Headquarters	Plot 6438, Mungwi Road, Heavy Industrial Area, Lusaka , Zambia
Number of locations	Lusaka, Ndola
Key people	Valentine Chitalu (chairman)
Products	Production and distribution of clear beer and soft drinks
Production output	1,070 million hl
Revenue	ZMK 919,257 million
Owner	SABMiller
Number of employees	1,060 (2012)
Parent	SABMiller Africa & Asia
Subsidiaries	National Breweries, Heinrich’s Syndicate Limited

Zambian Breweries Plc is a Zambian brewing and beverage company listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange. Its brews mainly pale lagers and a clear sorghum lager. It is also a major bottler of Coca-Cola. It has two breweries and three bottling plants.

History

• 1963 – Started as Northern Breweries Limited, a private company formed by South African Breweries (SAB-80%) and Labatt Breweries of Canada (20%). Started brewing from plants in Ndola and Lusaka.
• 1968 – Nationalised by the government and split into Zambian Breweries (Lusaka) and Northern Breweries (Ndola). Renamed Zambian Breweries Limited.
• 1994 – Privatisation began.
• 1997 – Listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange
• 1999 – Acquires Northern Breweries (Ndola) and the brand Rhino Lager.
• 2002 – Acquires the Coca-Cola franchise for Zambia, with bottling plants in Kitwe and Lusaka.

Brands

Castle Lager,

• Mosi Lager,
• Mosi Gold,
• Eagle Lager,
• Redd's,
• Castle Lite,
• Carling Black Label,
• Ohlsson's Lager

The company has a virtual monopoly on clear brew products in Zambia.

External links

• biglaw.co.zw