Brarudi S.A., also known by its French name Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi, is the largest brewer and soft beverage company in the Republic of Burundi.[1]

History

The history of Brarudi goes back to 1955[2] when the management of the breweries of the Belgian Congo, then under the management of Brasseries de Leopoldville (now Bralima Brewery), decided to build a brewery in the Eastern region to server Ruanda-Urundi and Eastern Congo. The city of Usumbura (now Bujumbura), on the northern shores of Lake Tanganyika, was selected to house the new brewery, Brasserie du Rwanda-Urundi.[3] The brewery became operational on December 23, 1955 and began producing Primus Beer.

In November 1957, Bralima started construction on a second brewery in Gisenyi on the northern shores of Lake Kivu under the name Brasseries et Limonaderies du Rwanda.[3]

Upon independence, Bralima was incorporated in Congo Léopoldville, Brarudi in Burundi and Bralirwa in Rwanda.[4]

In 1966, Brarudi diversified into the production of soft drinks. This was through the brewer's partnership with the Coca-Cola Company, making it a bottler for Coca-Cola products. A beverage plant was opened in Gitega for this purpose.[3]

In 1975, the Government of Burundi acquired 40% control of Brarudi while Banque Bruxelles Lambert (BBL) retained its 60% shareholding.[3] BBL exited Brarudi in 1982 through selling its 60% stake to Heineken, a Dutch brewing conglomerate. This made Brarudi a subsidiary of Heineken.[3]

The Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO) was created on 13 July 1982 as a private law mixed economy company (SARL). The State of Burundi held 21,250 shares, and 100 shares each were held by Brarudi and the Société Burundaise de Financement (SBF).[5]

Ownership

The shares of stock of the company are privately held. The ownership of the company stock is as depicted in the table below:[6]

Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi stock ownership
Rank Name of owner Percentage ownership
1 Heineken International 60.0
2 Government of Burundi 40.0
Total 100.0

Brands

The brands manufactured by Brarudi include the following.[7]

Beers

Soft drinks

See also

References

  1. ^ Nduwimana, Patrick (December 10, 2012). "Brarudi says sales hit by Burundi tax rise". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Company Overview of Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi Brarudi S.A." Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg L.P. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Brarudi - Historique". Brarudi SA. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  4. ^ "Bralirwa History and Background Information". Bralirwa. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  5. ^ Presentation de la SOSUMO.
  6. ^ "About us - Brarudi". Brarudi SA. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  7. ^ "Brarudi - Nos Marques". Brarudi SA. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-04-25.

Sources

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brarudi
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