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SABMiller (South African Breweries - Miller) (LSE: SAB, JSE: SAB,Official site) is one of the world’s largest brewers, with brewing interests and distribution agreements in over 60 countries across six continents. Image File history File links SABMiller logo, second largest brewing company in the world. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Pilsener or pilsner is a type of lager beer. ... Lager is a well attenuated beer brewed in cool conditions using a slow-acting brewers yeast, known as a bottom-fermenting yeast, and then stored (or lagered) for a period in cool conditions to clear away particles and certain flavour compounds to produce a clean taste. ... Miller Genuine Draft is one of three main beers produced by Miller Brewing Company. ... Look up draft, draught in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 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Six of the company’s brands are in the world’s top 50 beer brands and the group is one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world. The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...

The group reported an annual turnover of $18,620m in 2007, up 22% from $15,307m in 2006.

SABMiller has expanded rapidly from its South African origins, acquiring local brands and brewing operations in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Founded in South Africa in 1895, the operations of South African Breweries (SAB) were mainly limited to southern Africa until 1990, where it had established a dominant position in the market. South African Breweries was founded in 1895 by Jacob Letterstedt specifically to serve a new market of miners and prospectors in and around Johannesburg. ...

SAB’s first investment in Europe was in 1990 through the purchase of an interest in Compania Cervecera de Canarias SA in the Canary Islands.

After listing on the London Stock Exchange in 1999 to raise capital for acquisitions, the group purchased the Miller Brewing Company in North America from Altria Inc, changing its name to SABMiller. Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American beermaker and is based in Milwaukee. ...

Following this, the group’s next major acquisition was of a major interest in Bavaria S.A., South America’s second largest brewer and owner of the Aguila and Club Colombia brands in 2003. Bavaria S.A. is a Colombian beer company founded in April 1889 it forms part of SABMiller which is the worlds second biggest brewery by volume, Bavaria is also the second biggest brewery in South America, with operations in four continents and a production that surpasses 184 hectoliters in...

In the same year, SABMiller acquired a 29,6% stake in Harbin Breweries, China’s oldest brewer, preparing the group to benefit from growth of the beer category in developing markets.

Ownership

As of May 2007, SABMiller's share ownership by geographical spread was as follows:

Global Operations

SABMiller has grown from its original South African base into a global company with operations in both developed markets and in emerging economies such as Eastern Europe, China and India.

The group's brand portfolio, which is weighted towards emerging markets where both demographics and rising per capita consumption figures are encouraging, promise rewarding future growth for the company.

Africa and Asia

In China, the group’s national brand in that country, Snow, is produced in partnership with China Resources Enterprise Limited, is the leading brand by volume in China.

SABMiller is the second-largest brewer in India and has joint ventures in Vietnam and Australia.

The region contributed 12% of the overall group’s earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITDA) in 2007.

Brands include: 2M, Castle Lager, Castle Milk Stout, Eagle, Fosters, Kilimanjaro, Royal Challenge, Snow and Zorok. Castle lager is one of the oldest commercial beers in South Africa, named after the Castle Brewery where its made, founded by Charles Glass in Johannesburg in 1894. ...

South Africa

The group’s most established market to date, sales in South Africa contributed 33% to group EBITA in 2007.

Local subsidiary SAB Ltd’s soft drink division is also the country’s largest producer of products for the Coca-Cola Company. The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...

Brands include: Castle Lager, Castle Milk Stout, Hansa Marzen Gold, Hansa Pilsener, Carling Black Label, Castle Lite, Sterling Lite Lager, Redd’s, Brutal Fruit and Sarita. Castle lager is one of the oldest commercial beers in South Africa, named after the Castle Brewery where its made, founded by Charles Glass in Johannesburg in 1894. ... This article is about Black Label beer. ...

Europe

SABMiller’s entry into the European market began in 1995 with the acquisition of Dreher in Hungary. The group’s European operations are mostly centred in the fast developing consumer markets in Eastern-Europe (Hungary, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Russia), although there are operations in Italy, France, UK and Germany where it imports its international premium brands.

Brands include: Lech, Pilsner Urquell, Nastro Azzuro, Peroni, Tyskie, Ursus. Tyskie logo Tyskie is a brand of beer from Poland. ... Ursus is Latin for bear. It could refer to: Ursus (biology), a genus of bears. ...

Latin America

SABMiller first entered the Latin American Market with the acquisition of Cerveceria Hondurena in Honduras, making the company the first international brewer to enter Central America. Since then, the group has expanded its Latin American operations into six countries, including Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Panama and Peru.

North America

The USA is the world’s most profitable beer market; SABMiller’s local subsidiary in the region, Miller Brewing Company, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the country’s second largest brewer. Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American beermaker and is based in Milwaukee. ...

Brands include: Miller Lite, Miller Genuine Draft, Milwaukee’s Best and Miller Chill. Miller Lite is the name of a popular pilsner beer sold by Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a 4. ... Miller Chill is a brand of a premium light lager beer brewed with lime and salt. ...

Recent Acquisitions

On 12 September 2006 SABMiller acquired a 100% interest in Foster’s India for a cash consideration of $127m on a debt-free basis. The transaction saw SABMiller assume ownership of all of Foster’s assets in India, including the Foster's Lager brand in the territory. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

On 25 June 2007 SABMiller announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Miller Brewing Company had entered into a ten-year licensed-brewing partnership with Foster’s Group Limited to brew the Foster’s Lager and Special Bitter brands sold in the U.S from November 2007.

Environmental Responsibility

SABMiller runs a number of sustainable development initiatives across its companies and in the countries it operates in.

Operations

Subsidiaries

The subsidiaries of SABMiller are listed in the company's 2007 Annual Report, which is in PDF format; the full listings are at Section 32 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Latin American Operations Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American beermaker and is based in Milwaukee. ...

European Operations Bavaria S.A. is a Colombian beer company founded in April 1889 it forms part of SABMiller which is the worlds second biggest brewery by volume, Bavaria is also the second biggest brewery in South America, with operations in four continents and a production that surpasses 184 hectoliters in...

African Operations Kompania Piwowarska is a Polish brewery established in 1999. ...

Hotels and Gaming South African Breweries was founded in 1895 by Jacob Letterstedt specifically to serve a new market of miners and prospectors in and around Johannesburg. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...

Brands

SABMiller's brands premium international beers such as Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Miller Genuine Draft, as well as a range of market-leading local brands. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

D Castle lager is one of the oldest commercial beers in South Africa, named after the Castle Brewery where its made, founded by Charles Glass in Johannesburg in 1894. ...

I Henry Weinhards and Blitz-Weinhard are brands of beer first brewed in 1856 in Portland, Oregon. ... Henry Weinhards and Blitz-Weinhard are brands of beer first brewed in 1856 in Portland, Oregon. ... Henry Weinhards and Blitz-Weinhard are brands of beer first brewed in 1856 in Portland, Oregon. ... Henry Weinhards and Blitz-Weinhard are brands of beer first brewed in 1856 in Portland, Oregon. ... Henry Weinhards and Blitz-Weinhard are brands of beer first brewed in 1856 in Portland, Oregon. ...

M The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is a regional American beermaker based in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. ...

N Miller Chill is a brand of a premium light lager beer brewed with lime and salt. ... Miller Genuine Draft is one of three main beers produced by Miller Brewing Company. ... Miller Brewing is a large American beermaker based in Milwaukee. ... Miller Lite is the name of a popular pilsner beer sold by Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a 4. ...

R Birra Peroni, or simply Peroni, is an Italian brewing company, founded in Vigevano in 1846. ... Nastro Azzurro is an international beer produced by the Peroni Brewery of Rome. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

V Ursus is Latin for bear. It could refer to: Ursus (biology), a genus of bears. ...

Non-beer brands

SABMiller is one of the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottlers and has carbonated soft drinks bottling operations in 14 markets. The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...

The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...

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