JOHANNESBURG – International brewer Heineken Holding has laid the foundation stone of its first brewery in Mozambique, a $100-million investment which incorporates the latest technologies.
Located in the province of Maputo, between the Marracuene and Manhiça districts, the brewery will have a production capacity of 0.8 million hectoliters and will brew high quality beers for the domestic market. The first bottle of beer is expected to come off the production line in the first half of 2019.
Heineken Mozambique started its activities in 2016 through a sales and marketing office, importing international beers including Heineken, Amstel, Amstel Lite and Sagres into the country to offer more choice to Mozambican consumers.
Heineken Mozambique said it would explore the possibility of locally sourcing the raw materials it would need to produce its beers, aligned with its ambition of sourcing 60% of its agricultural raw materials in Africa by 2020.
Boudewijn Haarsma, Heineken International’s managing director east and west Africa, said the company saw promising long-term economic perspectives.
“The project is progressing well thanks to the support of the Mozambican government and its commitment to bring investments into the country,” Haarsma said.
