Cerveza Quilmes
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| Quilmes | |
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| Location | Quilmes, Argentina |
| Owner | QUINSA (88%) AmBev (12%) |
| Year opened | 1888 |
| Annual production | 15 million hectolitres |
| Active Beers | |
| Quilmes Cristal | Lager |
| Quilmes Bock | Bock |
| Quilmes light | Light Lager |
| Iguana | Light Lager |
| Imperial | Pilsner |
| Andes | Lager |
| Bieckert | |
| Norte | |
| Palermo | Lager |
| Liberty | Non-alcoholic beer |
Cervecería y maltería Quilmes is an Argentine Brewery founded in 1888 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, by Otto Bemberg, a German immigrant.
The company quickly started growing and in the 20s it was already the most popular beer in Buenos Aires. Since then, it has become something of a national symbol. It sponsors the Argentina national football team, and the colours of its labels are Argentina's light blue and white.
As of 2005, Quilmes has plants in Quilmes, Zárate, Tres Arroyos, Corrientes, Tucumán and Mendoza. It is also exported to Perú, Ecuador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, USA, Spain, France, UK, Italy and several other countries. It sells a yearly total of around 17 million hL of beer and 8 million hL of soft drinks and others.
[edit] QUINSA
The international company Quilmes Industrial S.A. (QUINSA) is a Luxembourg-based holding that controls Quilmes, and franchises PepsiCo's products, including Gatorade and Tropicana, in Argentina and Uruguay. QUINSA holds the 30% of Quilmes, with 53% of the rights of vote.
In April of 2006, Brazilian company AmBev bought 37,5% of Quilmes S.A. in an agreement that will give Quilmes the control of the AmBev brands in Argentina. The merge of the two companies, that have option for paper exchange between them, turns AmBev/Quilmes into the third world beberage producer.
[edit] External links
- Official site (Spanish)
- Current activities (Spanish)
- Quilmes' History (Spanish)
- QUINSA (English)
