Nile Breweries Limited
| Founded | Jinja, Uganda (1951) |
|---|---|
| Founder | Muljibhai Madhvani |
| Headquarters | Uganda |
Number of locations | Breweries (Jinja, Mbarara) Maltings (Jinja) |
| Products | Beer, Traditional beer, Water |
Production output | 2.4 million hectolitres |
| Owner | SABMiller |
| Website |
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Nile Breweries Limited started as a single brewery in Jinja in 1951, it was nationalised by Idi Amin in 1972. In 1997 South African Breweries bought a 40% share in the brewery and this was raised to full ownership in July 2001.
Eagle Lager was launched to promote the use of locally grown sorghum to make lager beers and to reduce reliance on imported raw materials. Brand extensions now include an Eagle Extra and Eagle Dark.
Operations
There are now two breweries (Jinja, Mbarara) and a water bottling plant (Rwenzori)[1]
A maltings plant with a 120 ton batch size was built on the brewery site in 2011 to support a local barley growing initiative and to supply barley malt to the brewery. Involved in this construction was Excel Construction Limited (part of the Madhvani Group)
Building on the 600 000 hectolitre brewery in Mbarara started in February 2012 and was completed in April 2013.[2]
Brands
Nile breweries has 10 locally produced beer brands, 1 traditional African beer (Chibuku), 1 imported premium lager, 2 RTD drinks and 2 bottled water brands. [3]
- Nile Special 5.6% ABV - Pale lager,[4]
- Nile Gold - 4.8% ABV - Pale lager
- Club Pilsner - 4.5% ABV - Pale lager,
- Eagle Lager - 5.5% ABV - Sorghum lager,
- Eagle Extra - 6.5% ABV - Strong sorghum lager,
- Eagle Dark
- Chairmans Extra Strong Beer - 7% ABV - Pale lager
- Castle Lager - 5% ABV - Pale lager
- Castle Lite - 4% ABV - Low kilojoule pale lager
- Castle Milk Stout - 6% ABV - Milk stout
- Grolsch Premium Lager - 5%ABV - Pale lager
- Chibuku - - 4.5% ABV - Opaque Beer,
- Redd's Premium - 4.5% ABV Apple flavoured RTD
- Redd's Vodka Lemon
- Rwenzori Mineral water
- Rwenzori Premium water
Exports
The flagship brand Nile Special is exported to Kenya.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.sabmiller.com/about-us/where-we-operate#q=UG&id=2433f971-2c9d-6131-b545-ff00002059a6&type=Country. Retrieved 20 June 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Company Overview of Nile Breweries Limited". Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Nile Breweries Brands". Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Brand details". Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Uganda’s Nile Special imports stoke beer war". Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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