Brarudi Brewery

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Brarudi
Native name
Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi
Company type Private
Industry Brewing
Founded1955;70 years ago (1955)
Headquarters Bujumbura
Area served
 Burundi
Products Beer, soft drinks
Number of employees
500 (2013)
Parent Heineken
Website Homepage

Brarudi S.A., also known as by its French name Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi, is the largest brewer and soft beverage company in the Republic of Burundi. [1]

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History

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A Brarudi bar restaurant in Bwiza

The history of Brarudi goes back to 1955, [2] when the management of the breweries of the Belgian Congo, then under the management of Brasseries de Leopoldville (now Bralima Brewery), decided to build a brewery in the Eastern region to server Ruanda-Urundi and Eastern Congo. The city of Usumbura (now Bujumbura), on the northern shores of Lake Tanganyika, was selected to house the new brewery, Brasserie du Rwanda-Urundi. [3] The brewery became operational on December 23, 1955 and began producing Primus Beer.

In November 1957, Bralima started construction on a second brewery in Gisenyi on the northern shores of Lake Kivu under the name Brasseries et Limonaderies du Rwanda. [3]

Upon independence, Bralima was incorporated in Congo Léopoldville, Brarudi in Burundi and Bralirwa in Rwanda. [4]

In 1966, Brarudi diversified into the production of soft drinks. This was through the brewer's partnership with the Coca-Cola Company, making it a bottler for Coca-Cola products. A beverage plant was opened in Gitega for this purpose. [3]

In 1975, the Government of Burundi acquired 40% control of Brarudi while Banque Bruxelles Lambert (BBL) retained its 60% shareholding. [3] BBL exited Brarudi in 1982 through selling its 60% stake to Heineken, a Dutch brewing conglomerate. This made Brarudi a subsidiary of Heineken. [3]

The Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO) was created on 13 July 1982 as a private law mixed economy company (SARL). The State of Burundi held 21,250 shares, and 100 shares each were held by Brarudi and the Société Burundaise de Financement (SBF). [5]

Ownership

The shares of stock of the company are privately held. The ownership of the company stock is as depicted in the table below: [6]

Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi stock ownership
RankName of ownerPercentage ownership
1 Heineken International 60.0
2 Government of Burundi 40.0
Total100.0

Brands

The brands manufactured by Brarudi include the following. [7]

Beers

Soft drinks

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nduwimana, Patrick (December 10, 2012). "Brarudi says sales hit by Burundi tax rise". Reuters . Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Company Overview of Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi Brarudi S.A." Bloomberg Business . Bloomberg L.P. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brarudi - Historique". Brarudi SA. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  4. ↑ "Bralirwa History and Background Information". Bralirwa. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  5. ↑ Presentation de la SOSUMO.
  6. ↑ "About us - Brarudi". Brarudi SA. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  7. ↑ "Brarudi - Nos Marques". Brarudi SA. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-04-25.

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