KENYA - One of the brands belonging to the Namibia Breweries Limited, Windhoek has returned into the Kenyan market, but this time with a new partner, Kapari Limited, a Kenyan importer and distributor of wines and spirits. Business Daily reported that the come-back came after the brewer terminated its initial distribution agreement with East Africa…
KENYA - Developers of Garden City Mall are set to spend Sh54 billion (US$540 million) on a business park that will house the headquarter offices of beer maker EABL (East Africa Breweries Limited). The project, whose construction started yesterday, will be funded by UK private equity fund Actis. The commercial complex adjacent to its Garden…
KENYA - East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has intensified its outreach to farmers ahead of a grant opening of a new brewing facility in Kisumu in a bid to achieve a steady supply of the grain. In addition, the East Africa's largest alcohol beverage company seeks to deepen socio-economic benefits, at the same time play…
KENYA - East African Breweries Limited (EABL) will be taking office space at the Garden City Business Park, an upcoming building complex on Thika Highway whose first phase is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of next year. The beer manufacturer signed a lease with UK private equity fund Actis the developer of the Garden…
KENYA - East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has secured a Sh12.5 billion (US$125 million) long-term loan from Standard Bank Group to fund the ongoing construction of its Senator Keg factory in Kisumu. The completion of the factory is expected to create 110,000 direct and indirect jobs and push sorghum demand from the current 20,000 tonnes…
KENYA - East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is constructing a Sh300 million spirits line at its Ruaraka headquarters in a bid to meet the growing demand for the brand of beverages. The regional brewer’s new line in Nairobi will have the capacity to produce 22.5 million litres of product annually, enough to meet the double-digit…
KENYA - East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has started brewing Captain Morgan Gold at its Ruaraka brewery in Nairobi as it seeks to tap into the growing market of spirits drinkers. The regional brewer, which has until now been importing the rum produced by its parent firm Diageo, is now producing the premium spirit in…
KENYA - Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) targets to recruit 15,000 sorghum farmers in the lakeside region ahead of production set to commence next year. The move has already excited small-scale farmers from Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori, Siaya and Busia counties who intend to start planting the drought-resistant plant as a cash crop. Among other raw…
KENYA – East African Breweries Limited (EABL) will borrow the Sh15 billion it needs to build its new brewery in Kisumu. The brewer said on Friday it will not be turning to its shareholders to fund the project through equity after it received an approval from the board to borrow.
TANZANIA – Tanzania’s antitrust agency has fined East African Breweries Ltd an undisclosed amount over failure to meet the terms attached to the deal when the company acquired a controlling stake in Serengeti Breweries.
