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40-601: United Breweries Holdings Limited ( UBHL ), also called UB Group , is the Indian subsidiary of Heineken N.V. . It is headquartered in UB City , Bangalore , Karnataka . Its core business includes beverages and investments in various sectors. The company markets beer under the Kingfisher brand , and owns various other brands of alcoholic beverages . United Breweries is India's largest producer of beer. United Breweries now has greater than

80-808: A 40% share of the Indian brewing market with 79 distilleries and bottling units around the world. In 2005, UB financed a takeover of the spirits business of the rival Shaw-Wallace company, giving it a majority share of India's spirits business. The group no longer owns the Mendocino Brewing Company in the United States. The UB Group was founded by a Scotsman , Thomas Leishman, in 1915, when he brought together Castle Brewery and Nilgiris Breweries (1857), Bangalore Brewing Co. (1885), British Brewing Corp. (1903), and BBB Brewery Co. Ltd. (1913). The Group took its initial lessons in manufacturing beer from South India-based British Breweries. At 22, Vittal Mallya

120-771: A cheese trader, or his mother, whose estate included proceeds from her previous husband’s family’s historical investments in West Indies slave plantations. In a letter to his mother 18 June 1863, Gerard discussed the potential Haystack purchase and his plans for the future. Gerard’s mother, Anna Geertruida van de Paauw, came to own shares in slave plantations in Berbice (modern day Guyana) and Suriname through her first marriage in 1829 to Pieter Jacob Schumacher van Oudorp (1804–1833) who died in 1833. The Schumacher family owned several plantations in Berbice and Suriname, according to records held at

160-495: A new brewery in Zoeterwoude . The Amstel brewery was closed in 1980, and its production moved to Zoeterwoude and Den Bosch . Since mid-2007, Heineken has taken ownership of former S&N International brands such as Strongbow and Bulmers ciders and John Smith's and Newcastle Brown Ale beers. With the part acquisition of Scottish and Newcastle in 2007/2008, Heineken became the third-largest brewer based on revenues, behind

200-603: A penalty because it provided "decisive information" about the cartel which operated between 1996 and 1999 and others in the EU market. The brewers controlled 95% of the Dutch market, with Heineken claiming a half and the three others 15% each. Neelie Kroes said she was "very disappointed" that the collusion took place at the very highest (boardroom) level. She added, Heineken, Grolsch, Bavaria and InBev tried to cover their tracks by using code names and abbreviations for secret meetings to carve up

240-569: A pupil of the French chemist Louis Pasteur , developed the "Heineken A-yeast" in the Heineken laboratory. This yeast is still the key ingredient of Heineken beer. The founder's son, Henry Pierre Heineken  [ nl ] , managed the company from 1917 to 1940, and continued involvement with the company until 1951. During his tenure, Heineken developed techniques to maintain consistent beer quality during large-scale production. After World War I ,

280-485: Is first mentioned in a document from 1205, which references a certain "Florentius van Sotrewold". It is uncertain if this is a reference to the village. The first confirmed existence is from 1276 when Dirk van Santhorst received the "Soetrewold" fiefdom from Floris V, Count of Holland . Its municipal boundaries were set circa 1300. At that time it was one of the largest municipalities in the Netherlands, but later much land

320-586: Is the number one brewer in Europe and one of the largest brewers by volume in the world. Heineken's Dutch breweries are located in Zoeterwoude , 's-Hertogenbosch and Wijlre . The original brewery in Amsterdam, closed in 1988, is preserved as a museum called Heineken Experience . Since the merger between the two largest brewing empires in the world, Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller , in October 2016, Heineken has been

360-642: The Arnest Group for €1 plus a €100 million commitment to repay domestic debt. In April 2024, Heineken destroyed 300 acres of orchards in Wales. Heineken organises the company into five territories which are then divided into regional operations. The regions are: Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, The Americas, Asia Pacific and Africa and the Middle East. These territories contain 115 brewing plants in more than 65 countries, brewing local brands in addition to

400-581: The Debt Recovery Tribunal . With this, Heineken's stake in the company increased to 61.5%, taking control of United Breweries. In May 2023, employees, terminated from service at the United Breweries factory located near Ranasthalam, Srikakulam on account of reduced orders, staged protest. The Pegasus , which is the symbol of the United Breweries, first found its place as the Group logo in 1941. Then,

440-956: The Helladic horse – associated with beer and nectar in Greek mythology – carried a beer cask between the wings, ostensibly because beer formed the core operations of the Group. Later, the beer cask was removed to represent the Group's multifaceted operations. Heineken N.V. Heineken N.V. ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛinəkə(n)] ) is a Dutch multinational brewing company , founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam . As of 2019, Heineken owns over 165 breweries in more than 70 countries. It produces 348 international, regional, local and speciality beers and ciders and employs approximately 85,000 people. With an annual beer production of 24.14 billion litres in 2019, and global revenues of 23.894 billion euro in 2019, Heineken N.V.

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480-598: The NYSE Euronext Amsterdam and OTCQX under the symbols: HEIA and HEINY respectively. As at May 2023, the shareholding in the group's stock was as depicted in the table below: Heineken's main advertising slogan in the UK was "Refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach", some of which featured voice-over narration by Danish comedian/pianist Victor Borge . The British TV campaign ran for over 30 years – stopping in 2005. From March 2011 they have been advertising using

520-410: The 1950s and 60s by acquiring other breweries. First was the addition of McDowell as one of the Group subsidiaries. This move helped United Breweries to extend its portfolio to the wines and spirits business. As a strategical measure, the Group moved into agro-based industries and medicines. The former is marked by Mallya acquiring Kissan Products. A long-term relationship with Hoechst AG of Germany

560-668: The Belgian-Brazilian AB InBev and the British-South African SAB . Heineken owns the Czech brand Dačický, which was brewed in Kutná Hora from 1573 until Heineken took ownership of it and closed the brewery in 2009. In October 2016, following the merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller , Heineken became the second largest brewer in the world. On 12 January 2010, Heineken International successfully bought

600-524: The Dutch families (Heineken family and Hoyer family) who owns 25.83% and public shareholders owning 54.17%. The FEMSA acquisition is expected to keep Heineken in its strong position by growing its market share in the Latin American markets. FEMSA has a massive distribution network and owns Mexico's largest convenience store chain OXXO , which has thousands of locations throughout the country. In September 2014, it

640-604: The Heineken brand. The executive team of the company consists of the following people: Heineken's brewing plants have been designed and engineered in 4 main parts of the world. Heineken has 23 operating companies in Europe : Heineken has 9 operating companies in the Americas : Heineken has 15 operating companies in Asia Pacific : Heineken has 18 operating companies in Africa and

680-690: The Middle East. These include: Heineken International owns a worldwide portfolio of over 170 beer brands, mainly pale lager , though some other beer styles are produced. The two largest international brands are Heineken and Amstel ; though the portfolio includes Birra Moretti , Edelweiss, Lagunitas , Sol , Desperados and Tiger . Other regional brands include Affligem , Gösser and Sagres in Europe, Dos Equis , Red Stripe and Tecate in Americas , Bintang , Kingfisher and South Pacific Export in Asia-Pacific. The shares of Heineken N.V are traded on

720-767: The Money reported, based on an overview of 2022 by Heineken Russia. The Dutch brewer's Russian subsidiary looked back on “a turbulent year, with many new growth opportunities.” One of these opportunities being the departure of Coca-Cola and Pepsi from Russia, which Heineken "cynically" used to "enter the non-alcoholic carbonated beverage market". Heineken announced more investments for 2023, including more modern packaging and new flavors. New products launched in Russia included an Irish stout, replacing Guinness (which had been brewed and sold by Heineken, under licence), after Diageo withdrew from Russia. In August 2023, Heineken announced

760-536: The UK’s National Archive. After Pieter Schumacher died, Anna was remarried to Cornelis Heineken and had four children, one of which was Gerard Heineken. Anna died in 1881. On 18 April 2007 the European Commission fined Heineken €219.3m, Grolsch €31.65m and Bavaria €22.85m for operating a price fixing cartel in the Netherlands, totalling €273.7m. InBev , (formerly Interbrew ), escaped without

800-530: The brewery division of Mexican giant FEMSA in all-stock deal expanding its reach throughout Latin America. The deal brought brands such as Dos Equis , Sol , Tecate , Indio , Bohemia and Kloster. Following the deal, Heineken started selling its products in Latin America through FEMSA's distribution network. The deal made FEMSA 20% owner of Heineken N.V. essentially becoming its largest single shareholder after

840-468: The company focused more and more on exports. Three days after Prohibition ended in the United States, the first Heineken shipment landed in New York. From that day on, Heineken has remained one of the most successful imported beer brands in the United States. On 1 June 1941, Henry Pierre's son, Alfred Henry "Freddy" Heineken , entered the service of the Heineken company, which by then was no longer owned by

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880-519: The company's history and brewing processes through the years. Visitors receive one small tasting glass and two full-sized glasses of Heineken beer to drink at the end of the tour, both paid for by the 21 euro entry fee. On 15 February 1864, Gerard Adriaan Heineken bought De Hooiberg (the Haystack) brewery in Amsterdam. It remains unclear whether the funds for the purchase of the Haystack came from his father,

920-470: The company. In April 2023, Heineken completed the acquisition of Distell and Namibia Breweries . In May 2023, Heineken N.V. bought back €333 million in shares from FEMSA . FEMSA would no longer hold any shares in Heineken N.V. and Heineken Holding N.V. other than the Heineken Holding N.V. shares underlying the exchangeable bond. In August 2023, Heineken announced the sale of assets in Russia to

960-547: The deal, Lagunitas would no longer be considered a craft brewer as the Heineken stake was greater than 25%. In January 2017, Heineken announced it was in negotiations to buy the Kirin Company 's 12 breweries in Brazil. The following month, Heineken closed the deal and bought Brasil Kirin for US$ 700 million. On 4 May 2017, after previously acquiring 50% of Lagunitas Brewing Company, Heineken announced it would be purchasing

1000-539: The end of March 2022, over a month after Russia started its war in Ukraine, Heineken announced that it was leaving Russia (including with its other brands there, like Affligem , Amstel etc.), saying that ownership of the Russian subsidiary was no longer “durable or viable.” But despite this promise Heineken hired more than 240 new staff and launched 61 new products on the Russian market in the last year, investigators from Follow

1040-687: The family. Freddy bought back stock several years later, to ensure the family controlled the company again, and in 1971 was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board. He was a powerful force behind Heineken's continued global expansion, and while he retired from the Executive Board in 1989, he maintained involvement with the company until his death in 2002. During this period, Heineken tried to increase its stock price by purchasing competing breweries and closing them down. After World War II , many small breweries were bought or closed. In 1968 Heineken merged with its biggest competitor, Amstel , and in 1975 opened

1080-846: The market for beer sold to supermarkets, hotels , restaurants and cafes . The price fixing extended to cheaper own-brand labels and rebates for bars. In 2004 Heineken and Kronenbourg (then part of Scottish and Newcastle ), the two dominant brewers in France, were fined €2.5m – with the penalty reduced for co-operating. This is simply unacceptable: that major beer suppliers colluded to up prices and to carve up markets among themselves In Ireland , Heineken briefly marketed "Blasket Blonde" in County Kerry from March 2015 to September 2016, and Beanntraí Bru in parts of County Cork in August 2016, as locally-made craft beers , from invented breweries. At

1120-874: The music events: the Heineken Open'er Festival , a contemporary music festival held in Poland ; and, since 2004, the Oxegen music festival in Ireland. Heineken sponsors the Ballyheigue Summerfest in County Kerry , Ireland. In 2016, Heineken became the Official Beer of the Formula One World Championship after the Canadian Grand Prix . During the knockout stage of the 2019–20 season, Heineken 0,0% became

1160-603: The official beer of the UEFA Europa League as the season resumed followed with the start of the 2020–21 season. Since 1992 Heineken organises, together with NOC*NSF , the Dutch meeting place at all the Olympic Games , called the Holland Heineken House . The Heineken Experience is a museum about Heineken Pilsener and the Heineken brewery, based in the original brewery in Amsterdam . The original building

1200-846: The principle partner of the European Rugby Champions Cup returning to title sponsorship of the Champions Cup from 2018–19 . They have been credited as the Founding Partner of European Rugby . Heineken has been an integral partner of the UEFA Champions League since 2005, with a theme of "Enjoyed together around the world." The Heineken Open (tennis) is a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series played in Auckland , New Zealand. Heineken also sponsors

1240-554: The remaining 50% making it the sole owner of Lagunitas. In 2018, Heineken signed an agreement with China Resources Enterprises to purchase a 40% stake into the company. In June 2018, Heineken named Maggie Timoney as the CEO of Heineken USA, making her the first woman to become the CEO of a major United States beer supplier. In June 2021, Heineken's stake in United Breweries of India increased to 61.5%, ultimately taking control of

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1280-465: The sale of its Russian subsidiary to the Arnest Group for €1 plus a €100 million commitment to repay domestic debt. Zoeterwoude Located to the southeast of Leiden and north of Zoetermeer , the municipality of Zoeterwoude consists of Gelderswoude , Weipoort , Westeinde , Zoeterwoude-Dorp , Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk and Zuidbuurt . [REDACTED] Dutch topographic map of Zoeterwoude, Sept. 2014. Click to enlarge. The name Zoeterwoude

1320-475: The second-largest brewer in the world. The Heineken company was founded in 1864 when the 22-year-old Gerard Adriaan Heineken bought a brewery known as De Hooiberg (the haystack) in Amsterdam . In 1869 Heineken switched to the use of bottom-fermenting yeast . In 1873 the brewery's name changed to Heineken's Bierbrouwerij Maatschappij (HBM), and opened a second brewery in Rotterdam in 1874. In 1886 Dr. H. Elion ,

1360-534: The song 'The Golden Age' by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour . After the success of The Entrance, a web advert (4M views in YouTube), Heineken launched The Date in May 2011. In March 2017 in Amsterdam, Heineken opened a pop-up bakery for five days to promote the yeast used in its brewing. The bread was made by Mark Plaating and proceeds were donated to a local baking guild. Heineken sponsors several sporting events. The Heineken Cup

1400-687: Was also established, resulting in the creation of an Indian pharmaceutical company, Aventis Pharma . (Currently the Indian subsidiary of the global pharmaceuticals major Sanofi-Aventis ). UB Group had a relationship with United Spirits Limited , now majority-owned (54.8%) by Diageo . The conglomerate was headed by Vijay Mallya , who left India on 2 March 2016, allegedly to escape legal action by Indian banks to whom he owed an estimated ₹9,000 crore (US$ 1.1 billion) in loans. In June 2021, Heineken N.V. bought out Mallya's 15% stake in United Breweries Limited for ₹5,825 crores (US$ 730 million) from

1440-532: Was an annual rugby union knock-out competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the Six Nations: England , France , Scotland , Wales , Ireland , and Italy . Heineken was the title sponsor from the cup's inaugural tournament in 1995–96 , until the tournament ceased in 2014 and was replaced by the Champions Cup . Heineken continued its sponsorship of European Club Rugby as

1480-483: Was annexed by surrounding cities, notably Leiden . In 1450, the first bridge between Leiderdorp and Zoeterwoude was built. In 1574, Zoeterwoude was burnt to the ground and its polders inundated by Leideners in order to increase the range of the city's cannons. Almost no inhabitants remained in Zoeterwoude. Around 1650, Zoeterwoude had been almost rebuilt and 50 years later it was prospering. After 1800, Leiden started

1520-574: Was announced that Heineken would sell its Mexican packaging business Empaque to Crown for around $ 1.23 billion. Also during that month, Heineken revealed it was in talks to sell its Czech operations to Molson Coors . On 10 September 2015, Heineken International announced it would acquire a 50% stake in Lagunitas Brewing Company of Petaluma in California as part of an effort to allow it (Lagunitas) to expand its operations globally. As part of

1560-466: Was built in 1867, and was in use as a brewery until 1988. In 1991, when part of the establishment was torn down, the Heineken Reception and Information Centre ( Dutch : Heineken ontvangst- en informatiecentrum ) was opened in the remaining building. In 2001 the name was changed to Heineken Experience. The museum features "rides", interactive exhibits, and two bars. It also gives an insight into

1600-475: Was elected as the company's first Indian director in 1947. After a year, he replaced R. G. N. Price as the company's chairman. United Breweries made its initial impact by manufacturing bulk beer for the British troops before independence which was transported in huge barrels or "Hogsheads". Kingfisher, the Group's most visible and profitable brand, made a modest entry in the sixties. The company expanded greatly during

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