Heineken N.V.

Heineken N.V.
Company typeNaamloze vennootschap
ISINNL0000009165
IndustryDrink industry
Founded15 February 1864; 160 years ago (1864-02-15)
FounderGerard Adriaan Heineken
Headquarters
Amsterdam
,
Netherlands
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Increase € 4.483 billion (2021)[2]
Increase €3.324 billion (2021)[2]
Total assetsIncrease €48.850 billion (2021)[2]
Total equityIncrease €19.700 billion (2021)[2]
OwnerHeineken Holding N.V (50.5%)[3]
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (23%)[4]
Number of employees
82,257 (2021)[2]
Websitewww.heinekeninternational.com Edit this at Wikidata

Heineken N.V. (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛinəkə(n)]) is a Dutch multinational brewing company, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. As of 2019, Heineken owns over 165 breweries in more than 70 countries. It produces 348 international, regional, local and speciality beers and ciders and employs approximately 85,000 people.[5]

With an annual beer production of 24.14 billion litres in 2019, and global revenues of 23.894 billion euro in 2019,[6] Heineken N.V. is the number one brewer in Europe and one of the largest brewers by volume in the world.[7] Heineken's Dutch breweries are located in Zoeterwoude, 's-Hertogenbosch and Wijlre. The original brewery in Amsterdam, closed in 1988, is preserved as a museum called Heineken Experience.

Since the merger between the two largest brewing empires in the world, Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller, in October 2016, Heineken has been the second-largest brewer in the world.[8]

Heineken brewery in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands
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  2. ^ a b c d e f Heineken (2021). "Annual Report 2021" (PDF). Heineken.
  3. ^ "Ownership structure | The HEINEKEN Company". The HEINEKEN Company. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family". Forbes. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Press Release" (PDF). Heineken. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Heineken N.V. 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Heineken. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Company Profile" (PDF). Heineken. Heineken N.V. 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019. With recent acquisitions in Africa, India, Asia and Latin America, we are continuing to increase our presence within emerging markets, which will contribute to our ongoing growth.
  8. ^ Blenkinsop, Philip (20 January 2017). "Heineken in talks over Kirin's struggling Brazil business". Reuters. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Japan's Nikkei business daily reported that Heineken would pay around 100 billion yen ($872 million) for the business.