Kenya Breweries
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| Public | |
| Traded as | KN: |
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
| Founded | 8 November 1922 |
| Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Products | Beer |
| Revenue |
 KES: 61.3 billion (2014) |
| Profit |
 KES: 10.4 billion (2014) |
| Owner |
Diageo |
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Number of employees
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1,653 (2014) |
| Website | http://www.eabl.com |
| Type | Beer, pale lager, premium lager |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Diageo |
| Country of origin | Kenya |
| Introduced | 1922 |
| Alcohol by volume | 4.2% (regular) 5.0% (malt) 4.0% (lite) |
| Website | Official brand website |
East African Breweries Limited, commonly referred to as EABL, is a Kenya-based holding company that manufactures branded beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages.
The group's headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and South Sudan. The group has distribution partners in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
East African Breweries Limited was founded in 1922, as Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), by two white settlers, George and Charles Hurst. The company was owned by the Dodd family of Kenya.
KBL acquired Tanganyika based Tanganyika Breweries in 1935 and 1936 these two companies were merged leading to the creation of the East African Breweries Limited (EABL). The group continued expanding locally through the opening of more breweries such as Mombasa brewery.
In 1954, EABL got listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. This was among the first listings in the region's oldest stock exchange. As a group, EABL expanded to Uganda through the acquisition of Uganda Breweries in 1959.
In 1964, the group's subsidiary name was changed from Tanganyika Breweries Limited to Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) following the political unification of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba to form the United Republic of Tanzania. This led to increased market for the group through the creation of union. However, in 1979 the Government of Tanzania nationalized TBL as part of the Arusha Declaration. The group officially opened 1987 Central Glass Industries Limited (CGI), as a producer of glass containers and bottles therefor leading to internal sourcing.
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