Rwanda: Heineken invests 9 mln euros into local production of Heineken beer

Setting up installations to produce the new made in Rwanda Heineken beer cost the local brewery 9 mln euros, The New Times reported on December 24.

The made in Rwanda Heineken beer will be exported to regional market, Bralirwa’s Managing Director Victor Madiela said on December 21.

He said that as Rwanda becomes a regional hub for Heineken production, the beer will be exported as from next year.

“We anticipate starting to export the drink to the region (Uganda, Burundi and DRC) next year. To reach this milestone we have made an overall investment of €9 million on equipment to produce the beer,” he said.

Figures show that 2.5 million bottles of Heineken are sold globally every day.

Rwanda becomes the 9th country among African countries that produce Heineken after Ethiopia Nigeria, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, and Tunisia.

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