Tempo Beer Industries (Tempo) is

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's largest brewer and the country's second-largest beverage company.

Products

Beers

Tempo produces three brands of

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, which was acquired in a 1985 merger *Maccabee, also marketed in the United States and Europe * Nesher Malt, brewed in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions Goldstar () is a 4.9% ABV pale lager which has been produced since the 1950s. It is marketed as a dark lager beer (""), though it is pale golden in appearance. In January 2007, Tempo introduced 4% Goldstar Light with a commercial starring Moshe Datz, from the Israeli duet

Duo Datz Duo Datz (Hebrew: אורנה ומשה דץ, ''Orna U-Moshe Datz''; commonly referred in Hebrew as דץ ודצה ''Datz Ve-Datza'') is a group comprising Orna and Moshe Datz (colloquially known as Datz and Datza or as the Datzes). A musical duo ...

. The beer is certified

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by the

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of Netanya, Israel. Maccabee () is a 4.9% ABV pale lager that was first brewed in 1968. It is distributed in Israel and is also marketed in the United States and Europe. Nesher Malt was the first commercial beer to be brewed in Israel. It is produced in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic styles, and has been brewed since 1935.

Soft drinks

Tempo produces juice-based drinks under the Jump brand and is also the local bottler of

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Distribution

Since 1992, Tempo has been an importer of Heineken lager, and in 2005 they became the sole distributor in Israel for Samuel Adams lager. Heineken International owns a 40% share of Tempo, which has its main office in

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Barkan Wine Cellars

In September 2004, Tempo acquired a 39% controlling interest in Barkan Wine Cellars, which is Israel's second-largest

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. Barkan produces the Segal brand of wine.

Popular culture

*Goldstar beer was referred to in the song "Tel Aviv" by

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in their 1981 album

. *For some reason, at many American

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summer camps an old Tempo

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is often sung. Tempo was once one of Israel's largest soft drink brands, with a line of drinks called Tempo Kan-Kan (טמפו קן-קן), which featured several flavors, such as orange and cola. Today, Tempo is

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's Israeli bottler.

References

External links

{{Commons category, Tempo Beer Industries
Company web page
1952 establishments in Israel Food and drink companies established in 1952 Breweries in Israel Companies based in Netanya Israeli brands