Cerveza Quilmes
Company type |
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Industry | Parent Ambev | |
Website | cerveceriaymalteriaquilmes.com |
Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes (locally
Apart from beer, the company bottles and commercialises
Quilmes has manufactured several varieties of beer through the years, such as
History
Immigrant Otto Bemberg, who had arrived in Argentina in 1852, established a brewery in the city of Quilmes in 1890. His product was marketed under the Quilmes name, which was the former indigenous denomination of the city. The company donated money to build the Quilmes hospital in 1918.[5]
The company grew quickly, and by the 1920s it was the most popular beer brand in Buenos Aires. Since then, it has become something of a national symbol and has 75% of the beer market share in Argentina. It sponsored the Argentina national football team, and the colours of its labels are Argentina's light blue and white.[9]
In 1993, the company launched Liberty, the first non-alcohol beer in Argentina, and four years later, the Quilmes Light, a low-alcohol version. By 1998, Quilmes beers exported to the U.S. and Europe [9] In 1999, Quilmes acquired Baesa, the largest Pepsi plant in Argentina.[6]
In 2002, Brazilian company
As of 2005, Quilmes had plants in Quilmes,
In 2006
In February 2020, Quilmes entered to the wine market after acquiring Dante Robino winery in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza. [6]
Products and brands
As of September 2021[update], Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes bottles and markets the following line of drink products:[7]
Division | Brands |
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Beer | Quilmes, Patagonia, |
Mineral water | Eco de los Andes, Glaciar, Nestlé[note 3], Awafrut[note 3] |
Soft drink | Pepsi[note 4], 7 Up[note 4] Mirinda[note 4], Paso de los Toros[note 4], H2OH![note 4], Guaraná[note 2] |
Sport drink |
Gatorade[note 4] |
Energy drink | Red Bull[note 5] |
Wine | Dante Robino |
Notes
References
- ^ Quilmes celebra 130 años on Dossier.net, 21 Dec 2020
- ^ a b c La cerveza Quilmes ya pasó a estar totalmente en manos brasileñas at Clarín, 14 Apr 2006
- ^ Quilmes dejó de ser argentina on Infobae. 15 Apr 2006
- ^ a b Quilmes: Brahma compra acciones on Ambito, 26 Jan 2007
- ^ a b Un paseo por el Barrio Cervecero: su historia en fotos on Perfil.com by Silvina Palumbo, 30-08-2019
- ^ a b c Quilmes compra Robino y entra al mercado bodeguero on Cronista.com, 17 Feb 2020 by JUAN MANUEL COMPTE
- ^ a b Quilmes - nuestras marcas on Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes (3 Sep 2021)
- ^ AmBev presenta una oferta por el 100% de Quilmes on iProfesional, 24 Dec 2007
- ^ a b Quilmes, la historia de una empresa que se vendió en u$s1.800 millones on Infobae, 15 Apr 2006
- ^ Quilmes cumple 130 años y lo celebra con una nueva identidad on Brandemia.org - 9 Nov 2020
- ^ Venden la cervecera Quilmes a un grupo belga-brasileño by Alfredo Sainz, La Nación, 2006
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)