Guinness Nigeria, a subsidiary of Diageo Plc of the

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, the heart of

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. The brewery was the first Guinness operation outside

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. Other breweries have been opened over time: Ogba brewery in 1963 and Benin City brewery in 1973.

History

Guinness product was sold in Nigeria in the 1940s and 1950s by

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(UAC) and the country soon became an important export market for the firm. In 1961, plans came into fruition between Arthur Guinness Son and Co and UAC to establish a brewery at Ikeja, Lagos. Arthur Guinness first factory outside the British Isles was built by

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. The initial plant had the annual capacity to brew 75 million bottles or 150,000 barrels of beer. The plant area had a 15 million capacity bottle bin and office block designed by the firm of Godwin and Hopwood.

Products

Guinness Nigeria produces the following beer brands: * Foreign Extra Stout (1962), 7.5% ABV (varies), * Harp Lager Beer (1974), 5.15% ABV, * Guinness Extra Smooth (2005) 6% ABV, * Satzenbrau (November 2006), * Harp Lime (2012) – discontinued. * Armstrong Black Lager – discontinued * Dubic Extra Lager (April 2012) 5% ABV, The RTD (ready-to-drink) products include: * Gordon's Spark (2001) – discontinued, *

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Ice (September 2006)5.5% ABV, * SNAPP (September 2012) 5% ABV, * Orijin (August 2013) 6%ABV The popular

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drink range includes: * Malta Guinness (1990), * Malta Guinness Low Sugar (May 2012)

Community Investment

Guinness Nigeria Plc's Water of Life initiative currently provides potable water to over 500,000 Nigerians spread across several rural communities, from Northern to Southern Nigeria. It funds scholarship and provides Guinness Eye Hospitals in three cities in Nigeria.

References

External links

Guinness Nigeria official website

Guinness official site

Tasting notes for Foreign Extra StoutGuinness Nigerial plc at AlacrastoreGuinness Nigeria at Google financeGuinness Nigeria at Nigerian Stock Exchange
Breweries in Nigeria Companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange Manufacturing companies based in Lagos Diageo Nigerian subsidiaries of foreign companies {{Nigeria-company-stub

History

Products

Community Investment

See also

References

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