Asmara Brewery
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| Location | Asmara, Eritrea | ||||||
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| Opened | 1939 | ||||||
| Barrels per year | 400,000 | ||||||
| Owner(s) | Asmara Brewery Corporation | ||||||
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Asmara Brewery (formerly, Melotti Brewery) was the first brewery in Eritrea. It was founded in 1939 by Luigi Melotti.[1] The brewery was nationalized by the Derg during the Eritrean War of Independence, and was then inherited by the Government of Eritrea. Ownership in the brewery is shared between investors and the Government of Eritrea. In 1998, its factory exported up to 40% of production, with the remainder being domestically consumed.[2]
Football
The brewery operates a football team, which plays in the Eritrean Premier League.
See also
References
- ↑ (Italian) Cronologia storica dell'Eritrea
- ↑ Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3437-5.