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Vital statistics

3.3¹: Population (millions)
2005: Year of investment
1: Number of breweries
2: Number of bottling plants
2,711¹: Total size of beer market (hl 000)
82¹: Beer consumption per capita (litres)

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

Company name: Cervecería Nacional, S.A.
Website: www.cerveceria-nacional.com
Management: Fernando Zavala Lombardi,
Chief Executive Officer
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Brand portfolio

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Beer

Soft drinks

History

1939: Cervecería Nacional is formed following the merger of Panama’s three largest breweries.
1995: The company acquires the franchise to distribute Pepsi Cola along with a number of other prestigious soft drinks brands.
2001: Cervecería Nacional becomes part of the Bavaria group.
2005: SABMiller acquires Bavaria.

Sustainable development

Nearing zero waste to landfill

In 2004, 17% of the solid waste such as cardboard, paper, plastic, PET bottles, wood pallets, Aluminium cans, paper and plastic bags and metals various, produced at Cervecería Nacional's brewery in Panama was sent to municipal solid waste landfills.

Read the Nearing zero waste to landfill sustainable development case study