Brasil Kirin

Brasil Kirin S.A.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryDrink
Founded1939; 85 years ago (1939)
Defunct2017; 7 years ago (2017)
FateAcquired by Heineken International
SuccessorHeineken Brasil
HeadquartersItu, Brazil
Key people
Gino di Domenico, (CEO)
ProductsBeers and Soft drinks
RevenueIncrease US$ 1.7 billion (2012)
Decrease - US$ 41.8 million (2012) [1]
Number of employees
10,041
ParentKirin Company (2011-2017)

Brasil Kirin was a Brazilian brewery and drink company, the second largest in the country after AmBev.[2] Founded in 1939 as Schincariol, the company was purchased in 2011 by the Kirin Company. In 2017, Kirin sold the company to Heineken N.V. of the Netherlands, and is now fully integrated into Heineken's Brazil operations.

  1. ^ [1] The AmBev's net income was of 4.7 USD Billion in 2010 ended fiscal year
  2. ^ "Schincariol Is Now Brasil Kirin". November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013.