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Vital statistics

2.31

Population (millions)

1982

Year of investment

1

Number of breweries

1

Number of bottling plants

3991

Total size of beer market (hl 000)

171

Beer consumption per capita (litres)

  • 1 Forecast figures for 2011 from Plato Logic, March 2012.
Company name

Maluti Mountain Brewery

Management

Anthony Grendon
Managing Director

Contacts

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Careers

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Brand portfolio

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Beer

  • Carling Black Label logo
  • Hansa Pilsener logo
  • Castle Lager logo
  • Castle Milk Stout,
  • Maluti Premium Lager,
  • Hansa Marzen Gold,
  • Redd’s,
  • Castle Lite,
  • Miller Genuine Draft,
  • Peroni Nastro Azzurro

Soft drinks

  • Coca-Cola logo
  • Fanta logo

History

1980

Lesotho Brewing Company (Pty) Ltd (LBC) is established as a joint venture between the Lesotho National Development Corporation (51%), SAB (39%) and the Commonwealth Development Corporation (10%).

1982

Brewing and soft drink production starts in 1982 through Maluti Mountain Brewery and Maratholi Beverages. Wines and spirits are imported and sold through Lesotho Liquor Distributors.

2002

The Commonwealth Development Corporation sells its shares to a privatisation unit set up by the Lesotho Government.

2010

Lesotho Brewing Company changes its name to Maluti Mountain Brewery.

Performance

Share of total beer market*

Bar graph of Total beer market share

99%

Share of total soft drinks market*

Bar graph of Total share of soft drink market

97%

* Management estimates

Beer consumption*

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17
litres per capita

* Source: Forecast figures for 2011 from Plato Logic, March 2012.

Volume (hl 000)

Five-year summary
Bar graph of Volume (hl 000) - Five-year summary
  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Lager 332 335 357 376 387
Soft drinks 141 139 152 153 149
Total 473 474 509 529 536

Alcohol responsibility

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National Alcohol Policy in Africa

In Lesotho, we've been working with governments, public health experts and non-government organisations to develop national alcohol policies to reduce alcohol-related harm.

Read the alcohol responsibility case study

Investor relations contact

Janine Ackermann
Senior Manager, Investor Relations

janine.ackermann@sabmiller.com
Tel: +44 20 7659 2955
Mob: +44 75 5335 4051
Fax: +44 20 7659 0135