Peru 
Overview
Vital statistics
- 30.21
Population (millions)
- 2005
Year of investment
- 5
Number of breweries
- 2
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Number of bottling plants
- 12,4251
Total size of beer market (hl 000)
- 411
Beer consumption per capita (litres)
- Company names
Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston S.A.A.
- Website
- Management
Mauricio Leyva Arboleda
President- Contacts
- Careers
Brand portfolio
Main brands
- Pilsen Trujillo,
- Barena,
- Arequipeña,
- San Juan,
- Malta Cusquena,
- Pilsen Polar,
- Peroni Nastro Azzurro,
- Miller Genuine Draft,
- Maltin Power,
- Guaraná Backus,
- Viva Backus,
- San Mateo,
- Cristalina
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History
- 1879
Americans Jacobo Backus and Howard Johnston establish a brewery in the Rimac district of Lima.
- 1954
The Backus & Johnston Brewery Company becomes a national company and changes its name to Cervecería Backus & Johnston.
- 1996
The company merges with Compañia Nacional de Cerveza, Cervecería del Norte and Sociedad Cervecería de Trujillo to form Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston.
- 2002
The company is acquired by the Bavaria group.
- 2005
Bavaria becomes part of SABMiller.
Sustainable development
Building local maize sources
In Peru, Backus are encouraging smallholder development by moving part of their hard yellow maize procurement from imports (predominantly from Argentina) to local crops grown by smallholder farmers.
Read the Building local maize sources sustainable development case study
Sustainable development
Awareness, education and prevention
In 2007, Backus in Peru established their policy instead of position statement on HIV/AIDS based on SABMiller's global policy on this issue, the Global Compact Principles, the Millennium Development Goals and national legislation.
Read the Awareness, education and prevention sustainable development case study