Heineken N.V.
Gerard Adriaan Heineken | |
Headquarters | , |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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€ 4.483 billion (2021)[2] | |
€3.324 billion (2021)[2] | |
Total assets | €48.850 billion (2021)[2] |
Total equity | €19.700 billion (2021)[2] |
Owner | Heineken Holding N.V (50.5%)[3] Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (23%)[4] |
Number of employees | 82,257 (2021)[2] |
Website | www |
Heineken N.V. (Dutch pronunciation:
With an annual beer production of 24.14 billion litres in 2019, and global revenues of 23.894 billion euro in 2019,[6] Heineken N.V. is the number one brewer in Europe and one of the largest brewers by volume in the world.[7] 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,
History
Gerard Adriaan Heineken
The Heineken company was founded in 1864 when the 22-year-old
Henry Pierre Heineken
The founder's son, Henry Pierre Heineken , 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, 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.
Alfred Henry Heineken
Henry Pierre's son,
Recent history
Since mid-2007, Heineken has taken ownership of former S&N International brands such as
In October 2016, following the merger between
On 12 January 2010, Heineken International successfully bought the brewery division of Mexican giant
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 the deal, Lagunitas would no longer be considered a craft brewer as the Heineken stake was greater than 25%.[15]
In January 2017, Heineken announced it was in negotiations to buy the Kirin Company's 12 breweries in Brazil.[8] The following month, Heineken closed the deal and bought Brasil Kirin for US$700 million.[16][17]
On 4 May 2017, after previously acquiring 50% of Lagunitas Brewing Company, Heineken announced it would be purchasing the remaining 50% making it the sole owner of Lagunitas.[18]
In 2018,
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.[20]
In June 2021, Heineken's stake in United Breweries of India increased to 61.5%, ultimately taking control of the company.[21]
In April 2023, Heineken completed the acquisition of
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.[23]
In August 2023, Heineken announced the sale of assets in Russia to a local company, Arnest, for €1 plus a €100 million commitment to repay domestic debt.[24]
Global structure
Heineken organises the company into five territories which are then divided into regional operations.[25] 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,[26] brewing local brands in addition to the Heineken brand.
Executive team
The executive team of the company consists of the following people:[27]
- Dolf van den Brink, Chairman Executive Board/CEO
- Harold van der Broek, Member Executive Board/CFO
- Marc Busain, President Americas
- Jacco van der Linden, President Asia Pacific
- Chris Van Steenbergen, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Marc Gross, Chief Supply Chain Officer
- Jan Derck van Karnebeek, Chief Commercial Officer
- Roland Pirmez, President Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe
- Blanca Juti, Chief Corporate Relations Officer
- Soren Hagh, President Europe
Brewing plants
Heineken's brewing plants have been designed and engineered in 4 main parts of the world.[28]
Europe
Heineken has 23 operating companies in Europe:[29]
- Brau Union Österreich in Austria
- Alken-Maes in Belgium
- Zagorka Brewery in Bulgaria
- Karlovačka pivovara in Croatia
- Starobrno Brewery in the Czech Republic
- H. P. Bulmer in Hereford in England
- John Smith's in Tadcaster, England
- Royal Brewery in Manchester, England
- Heineken France:
- Brasserie de l'Espérance in Schiltigheim
- Mons-en-Baroeul
- Brasserie de la Valentine in Marseille
- Athenian Brewery in Greece
- Heineken Hungária in Hungary
- Heineken Ireland at Lady's Well Brewery in Cork, Ireland
- Heineken Italia in Italy
- Heineken Nederland in the Netherlands
- Żywiec Brewery in Poland
- Central de Cervejas in Portugal
- Heineken Romania in Romania
- Heineken Srbija in Serbia
- Heineken Slovensko in Slovakia
- Pivovarna Laško Union in Slovenia
- Heineken España in Spain, with breweries in Seville, Valencia, Jaén and Madrid
- Heineken Switzerland in Switzerland
- Calanda Bräu in Switzerland
The Americas
Heineken has 9 operating companies in the Americas:[29]
- Commonwealth Brewery in the Bahamas
- Heineken Brasil in Brazil
- Brasserie Nationale d'Haiti in Haiti
- Desnoes & Geddes in Jamaica
- Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery in Mexico
- Cervecerías Barú-Panama, S.A. in Panama
- Windward & Leeward Brewery in Saint Lucia
- Surinaamse Brouwerij in Suriname
- Lagunitas Brewing Company in the United States
Asia Pacific
Heineken has 15 operating companies in
- Cambodia Brewery Ltd (CBL) in Cambodia
- Shanghai Mila Brewery in China
- Hainan Asia Pacific Brewery Company Ltd in China
- Guangzhou Asia Pacific Brewery in China (under construction)
- United Breweries Ltd in Banglore, India
- Multi Bintang Indonesia in Indonesia
- Heineken Lao Brewery in Laos
- Heineken Malaysia in Malaysia
- DB Breweries in New Zealand
- South Pacific Brewery Ltd (SPB) in Papua New Guinea
- Heineken Asia Pacific in Singapore
- Heineken Lanka (APB Lanka) in Sri Lanka
- Thai Asia Pacific Brewery in Thailand
- Heineken Vietnam Brewery Co Ltd in Vietnam
- Heineken Hanoi Brewery Co Ltd in Vietnam
Africa and the Middle East
Heineken has 18 operating companies in Africa and the Middle East.[29] These include:
- Al Ahram Beverages Company, Egypt
- Amstel Jordan Brewery, Jordan
- Harar Brewery, Ethiopia
- Bedele Brewery, Ethiopia
- Bralirwa Brewery, Rwanda
- Brarudi Brewery, Burundi
- Brasserie Almaza, Lebanon
- Brasseries de Bourbon, Réunion
- Brasseries du Maroc, Morocco
- Bralima Brewery, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Consolidated Breweries, Nigeria
- Heineken Kilinto Brewery, Ethiopia
- Distel, South Africa
- Groupe Castel Algérie, Algeria
- Namibia Breweries, Nanibia
- Nigerian Breweries, Nigeria
- Société nouvelles des Brasseries SONOBRA, Tunisia
- Sierra Leone Brewery Limited, Sierra Leone
- Sedibeng Brewery, South Africa
- Tango Brewery, Algeria
Beer brands
Heineken International owns a worldwide portfolio of over 170 beer brands, mainly
Ownership
The shares of Heineken N.V are traded on the
Rank | Name of Owner | % Ownership |
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1 | Heineken Holding N.V1 | 50.5 |
2 | Others | 49.5 |
Total | 100.00 |
- Heineken Holding N.V is a public company listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam. Its single investment is Heineken N.V. It is majority owned by L’Arche Green N.V an investment vehicle of the Heineken family and the Hoyer family.
Marketing
Advertising
Heineken's main advertising slogan in the UK was "Refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach",[32] 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.[33][34] From March 2011 they have been advertising using 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.[35]
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.[36]
Sponsorships
Heineken sponsors several sporting events. The
Heineken has been an integral partner of the
Holland Heineken House
Since 1992 Heineken organises, together with NOC*NSF, the Dutch meeting place at all the Olympic Games, called the Holland Heineken House.
Heineken Experience
The
The museum features "rides", interactive exhibits, and two bars. It also gives an insight into 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.[citation needed]
Controversies
This article's "criticism" or "controversy" section may compromise the article's neutrality. (March 2021) |
Possible ties to the slave plantations
On 15 February 1864, Gerard Adriaan Heineken bought De Hooiberg (the Haystack) brewery in Amsterdam.[42] It remains unclear whether the funds for the purchase of the Haystack came from his father, a cheese trader, or his mother, whose estate included proceeds from her previous husband’s family’s historical investments in West Indies slave plantations.[43][44]
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)[45] who died in 1833. The Schumacher family owned several plantations in Berbice and Suriname, according to records held at the UK’s National Archive.[46] After Pieter Schumacher died, Anna was remarried to Cornelis Heineken and had four children, one of which was Gerard Heineken. Anna died in 1881.[44]
Price fixing
On 18 April 2007 the
In 2004 Heineken and
This is simply unacceptable: that major beer suppliers colluded to up prices and to carve up markets among themselves[47]
— Neelie Kroes, EU Competition Commissioner
Fake craft beers
In
Investments in Russia
At 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,[clarification needed] investigators from Follow the Money[49] 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.[50][51][52] 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.[53]
In August 2023, Heineken announced the sale of assets in Russia to a local company, Arnest, for €1 plus a €100 million commitment to repay domestic debt.[24]
See also
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With recent acquisitions in Africa, India, Asia and Latin America, we are continuing to increase our presence within emerging markets, which will contribute to our ongoing growth.
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