Somaliland Beverage Industries abbreviated as SBI is a
beverage corporation
The drink industry (or drinks industry, also known as the beverage industry) produces drinks, in particular alcoholic beverage, ready to drink and soft drink products.
Drink production can vary greatly depending on the product being made. Manufac ...
headquartered in
Hargeisa
Hargeisa ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland, a ''List of states with limited recognition, de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still considered internationally to be part of Somalia. It is also th ...
, capital of
Somaliland
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, E ...
. Founded in 2010 by
Ahmed Osman Guelleh, a local businessman. Based on the revenue, SBI is the largest beverage business in Somaliland.
History
In early 2010, SBI was awarded a license to build & operate a Coca-Cola bottling factory in Somaliland. SBI is the country's single biggest investment to date. The opening of the $17 million Coca-Cola production plant took place on 22 May 2012 and was presided over by then-president
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (, ; 1 June 1938 – 15 November 2024), known by his nickname Silanyo (), was a Somaliland politician who served as the President of Somaliland from 2010 to 2017. During the 1980s, he also served as the Chairman of the ...
.
See also
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List of companies of Somaliland
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Economy of Somaliland
The economy of Somaliland largely relies on primary production and agriculture, where livestock is the main export of the country, which it ships to neighbouring Djibouti and Ethiopia, as well as to Gulf states, such as UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oma ...
References
External links
Official Website of SBI
2010 establishments in Somaliland
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