Habesha Breweries S.C. is an Ethiopian brewery and beverage making company owned by Dutch company Swinkels Family Brewers Holding N.V with 60% share, 8,000 local shareholders and Linssen Participations B.V. Founded in 2009, Habesha is the largest beverage producing company with annual production capacity of 650,000 hectoliters to 1.5 million hectoliters in 2017. Its brewery plant is located in Debre Birhan with a plan of its strategic market in Addis Ababa and Debre Birhan.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Brewery Beverage |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Rebecca Building, Yeka sub-city, , Ethiopia |
Area served | Ethiopia |
Key people | Omo Ohiwerei (CEO) |
| Products | Negus |
Production output | 650,000 hectoliters to 1.5 million hectoliters (2017) |
| Revenue | $7.4 million (2024) |
| Owner | Royal Swinkels |
Number of employees | 300 (2023) |
| Website | www |
In 2019, the company signed 50 million euro agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to extract barley source from smallholder farmers. It was funded by the Dutch Development Bank, Rabobank and ING Bank. The company commenced developmental program of barley chain producing. Since 2021, the current CEO of Habesha Breweries is Omo Ohiwerei.[1]
History
editHabesha Breweries S.C. was founded in 2009 by a group of Ethiopian investors. It is owned by Dutch company Swinkels Family Brewers Holding N.V with 60% share, 8,000 local shareholders (30%), and Linssen Participations B.V (10%).[2] Habesha is the largest beverage company in Ethiopia producing annual capacity from 650,000 hectoliters to 1.5 million hectoliters as of 2017. The brewery plant is located in Debre Birhan that involved in the production with a brand name of "Negus", and aimed its market distribution through Debre Birhan and Addis Ababa.[3] In 2019, Habesha Breweries signed to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) with 50 million euro agreement to extract barley source from smallholder farmers funded by the Dutch Development Bank, Rabobank and ING Bank.[4] In 2023, the company set development of barley chain program to become self-sufficient barley producer.[5]
Omo Ohiwerei is the current CEO of Habesha Breweries since 2021.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Habesha Breweries appoints Omo Ohiwerei as new CEO". Food Business Africa. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Project detail - HABESHA BREWERIES SHARE COMPANY - FMO". www.fmo.nl. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Fortune, (Addis). "Habesha Brews Second Product". Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Fortune, (Addis). "IFC Loans 50m to Habesha Brewery". Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Smith, Donovan; Kaapa, Marcus (2021-05-24). "Habesha Breweries". Africa Outlook Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-15.