Heineken eyeing two breweries in Ethiopia

Heineken NV, one of the world’s largest brewers, has made an offer for two Ethiopian breweries. According to Bloomberg, Heineken is prepared to pay $85.2 million for Bedele Brewery SC and $78.2 million for Harar Brewery SC. How we made it in Africa earlier reported that Heineken’s competitor SABMiller has acquired Ambo, which bottles a strong-tasting, naturally sparkling water from a valley of the same name about 130km west of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Read the full article at Bloomberg


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