Heineken International
Heineken International
Heineken International
Desde 2015, Heineken ha sido propietaria de más de 165 fábricas de cerveza en más de 70
países y ha tenido unos 76.000 empleados aproximadamente. Además de la
cerveza Heineken lager, elabora y vende más de 2.500,000 cervezas internacionales, regionales
y locales, así como especialidades. Entre las marcas que más ha comercializado
están Amstel, Bohemia, Cruzcampo, Birra Moretti, Dos Equis, Murphy, Ochota,
Starobrno, Tecate, Zagorka, Żywiec.
Since 1864, Heineken has captivated millions of people for its product quality.
Since 2015, Heineken has owned more than 165 breweries in more than 70 countries and has
had approximately 76,000 employees. In addition to Heineken lager beer, he makes and sells
more than 2,500,000 international, regional and local beers as well as specialties. Among the
brands that have most commercialized are Amstel, Bohemia, Cruzcampo, Birra Moretti, Dos
Equis, Murphy, Ochota, Starobrno, Tecate, Zagorka, Żywiec.
With an annual beer production of 181.3 million hectoliters, Heineken has positioned itself as one
of the largest beer manufacturers in the world, based on the volume produced. The factories of
Heineken Netherlands are located in Bolduque, Zoeterwoude and Wijlre. The original brewery is
located in Amsterdam and although closed in 1988, it has been preserved as a museum called
Heineken Experience.
Since 1869, Heineken has changed the use of low fermenting yeast.
Since 1886, with the development of the "Heineken A yeast" by H. Elion, disciple of the French
chemist Louis Pasteur, in the Heineken laboratory. This yeast has been used as the key ingredient
in Heineken beer.
Heineken has developed techniques to maintain beer quality during large-scale production. After
World War I (1914-1918), the company has focused more and more on export. Three days after
the end of the alcohol ban in the United States, he landed the first shipment of Heineken in New
York. Since that day, Heineken has remained one of the most successful import beer brands in
the United States.
Heineken and Carlsberg have acquired Scottish and Newcastle (S & A). A British brewer S & A,
the seventh brewing company in the world and both were divided their markets. Heineken has
stayed with India, Portugal, Ireland, Finland, Belgium and UK. On the other hand, Carlsberg with
France, Greece, Russia, China and Vietnam.
With the acquisition of S & A Heineken has become the third producer of beer according to its
income, behind the Belgian-Brazilian company Ab Inbev and the British-South African Sabmiller.
Since January 11, 2010, it has signed agreements with the Mexican FEMSA group for Cervecería
Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, one of the most important in Mexico, and the Empaque division, holding
company of Famosa, Silíces de Veracruz, among others.
Heineken has sold its products in Mexico through FEMSA, which is the largest bottler and brewery
in all Latin America, and the manufacturer of brands like Dos Equis XX, Bohemia and Sol. FEMSA
has now owned 20% of Heineken NV (In an operation valued at 7200 million dollars), becoming
then its greater shareholder after the Dutch families (Heineken and Hoyer)
Heineken has announced the sale of its Empaque subsidiary to Crown Holdings for $ 1.2 billion.
Heineken has organized the company into five territories which are then divided into regional
operations zones. The regions are: Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, The Americas,
Africa and the Middle East, and Asia and the Pacific. These territories are home to 115 brewery
plants in more than 65 countries, producing local brands in addition to the Heineken brand.
Heineken has also started the expansion in the restaurant-bar business under the Heineken Life
franchise
Heineken has been a sponsor of the European Champions League football tournament and has
also given its name to the Rugby Europe Cup: the Heineken Cup.