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Vital statistics

1.91

Population (millions)

1977

Year of investment

1

Number of breweries

1

Number of bottling plants

4

Number of sorghum breweries

4271

Total size of beer market (hl 000)

231

Beer consumption per capita (litres)

  • 1 Forecast figures for 2011 from Plato Logic, March 2012.
Company names
  • Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Limited (KBL)
  • Botswana Breweries (Pty) Limited (BBL)
Management

Hloni Matsela
Managing Director, Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Limited & Botswana Breweries (Pty) Ltd

Ticker

SCHB-B

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Brand portfolio

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Beer

  • St. Louis logo
  • astle Lager logo
  • Carling Black Label logo
  • St Louis Export,
  • Core Original,
  • Castle Lite,
  • Chibuku (opaque),
  • Phafana (opaque),
  • Hansa Pilsener,
  • Hansa Marzen Gold,
  • Peroni Nastro Azzurro,
  • Ohlsson's,
  • Lion Lager,
  • Peroni Nastro Azzurro,
  • Miller Genuine Draft,
  • Redd's Premium Cider,
  • Redd's Premium Dry,
  • Baron's,
  • Sarita, Brutal Fruit

Soft drinks

  • Coca-Cola logo
  • Fanta logo
  • Coke Zero,
  • Fanta Orange,
  • Fanta Grape,
  • Fanta Pineapple,
  • Sprite,
  • Iron Brew,
  • Ginger Stoney,
  • Pine Nut,
  • Minute Maid,
  • Cream-Soda,
  • Keone Mooka Mageu,
  • Burn,
  • Powerade,
  • Source Still Water,
  • Bonaqua Still Water

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History

1960s

Botswana Breweries Limited (BBL) is established in Francistown to brew Chibuku, the traditional opaque beer made from sorghum and maize.

1970s

Sechaba Brewery Holdings Limited (SBHL) is set up by the Botswana Development Corporation ( BDC) to hold investments in the beverage sector on behalf of the citizens of Botswana.

1977

SAB is invited to become the strategic partner of the BDC by taking a 40% equity stake and management control of both Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Limited (KBL) and Botswana Breweries (Pty) Limited (BBL).

KBL begins bottling Coca-Cola products under a standard international bottling agreement with the Coca Cola Company. KBL also imports and distributes wines and spirits from South Africa through Segwana Liquor Distributors.

1989

SBHL is listed on the Gaborone Stock Exchange, resulting in an effective free float of shares in KBL and BBL of some 35%.

1995

A separate bottling plant is established in Gaborone for sparkling soft drinks.

Sustainable development

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Save Water - Save Lives

In a water-stressed country like Botswana, water efficiency and mapping key activities are essential in ensuring the long-term viability of our operations.

Read the sustainable development case study