Mopa Breweries

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Mopa Breweries, Ltd. is a Nigerian brewery founded in 1980 by Chief J. Adewale Bello in Kogi State, Nigeria. The brewery is based in the town of Mopa in the Mopa-Muro Local Government Area. In 2005, the Canadian company Alexus-NextGen bought a controlling interest. [1]

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The company produces One Lager, a popular lager, Lion Stout, and non-alcoholic malt beverages.

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References

  1. "Alexus-NextGen, Inc". Alexus-NextGen, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2010-04-03.