Who owns BRAHMA BEER?
BRAHMA BEER is owned by
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV

First Brewed
1888
Origin
Brazil, South America
Brahma Beer was created in 1888 in Rio de Janeiro by Swiss brewer Joseph Villiger. The company was originally known as Manufactura de Cerveja Brahma Villiger & Companhia. Although the origins of the name “Brahma” are unclear, the leading theories are that it is either a reference to German composer Johannes Brahms or a tribute to the British inventor Joseph Bramah, the inventor of a valve for opening beer taps.
Villiger ran the brew until 1907, when it was taken over by Johann Kunning on behalf of its largest shareholders, coffee exporter Theodor Willie and the Brasilianische Bank für Deutschland. Throughout the twentieth century, Brahma Beer became one of the most popular beers in Brazil, and soon began expanding to other countries within South America.
In 1989, the brand was purchased by three Brazilian billionaires Jorge Paulo Lemann, Carlos Alberto Sicupira and Marcel Telles for $50 million. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1997, but in 1999, Brahma merged with Antarctica Brewing to become AmBev. The deal was approved by Brazilian authorities under the condition that Brahma discontinue its soft drink line, and instead focus on Antarctica’s soft drinks.
AmBev merged again with Belgian brewer Interbrew, owners of the Stella Artois brand, to become InBev in 2004. InBev then purchased the American brewing giant Anheuser-Busch in 2008, and now goes by Anheuser-Busch InBev. The company is now the largest brewing company in the world.
With this expansion, Brahma increased its market share, and by 2006 it had become the second most popular beer in Brazil, and the ninth most popular beer brand on the global market.
Popular Beers by this Brand
- Brahma Lager
- Chopp
- Extra
- Malzbier
- Black
- Fresh
- Light
- ice
- Extra Light Brahma
- Morena
- Bock
- Bier
- Porter
- Stout
- Brahva
- Brahva Beats
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