- CEO
- Martha Bulhak
- Full Time Employees
- 88,497
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Beverages - Alcoholic
- Address
- Tweede Weteringplantsoen 5 Amsterdam Netherlands 1017 ZD
- IPO Date
- Jun 24, 2008
- Business
- Heineken Holding N.V. serves as a holding company that owns 50.005% of Heineken N.V., the Dutch multinational brewing group specializing in the production and distribution of beer, cider, spirits, wines, and soft drinks; its subsidiary Heineken N.V. operates over 165 breweries across more than 70 countries, producing a portfolio of more than 500 international, regional, local, and specialty brands including Heineken lager, Amstel, Birra Moretti, Desperados, Dos Equis, Lagunitas, Sol, Strongbow cider, Tiger, and Kingfisher. Heineken N.V. organizes its operations into five key regions—Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Africa and the Middle East—with brewing plants and subsidiaries such as Brau Union in Austria, Alken-Maes in Belgium, United Breweries in India, and Multi Bintang in Indonesia; the company targets premium beer and beyond-beer segments like flavored alcoholic beverages for consumers worldwide. Founded through roots in 1864 when Gerard Adriaan Heineken acquired the De Hooiberg brewery in Amsterdam, Heineken Holding N.V. is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Recent developments include Heineken N.V.'s agreement in September 2025 to acquire the beverage and retail businesses of Florida Ice & Farm Co. (FIFCO) in Central America for approximately US$3.2 billion, securing full ownership of Heineken Panama, an equal partnership in Nicaragua's leading beer company, and diversified operations in Costa Rica and Guatemala to expand premium brands and beyond-beer offerings with expected revenue synergies and US$50 million in run-rate cost savings; Heineken N.V. also sold €2 billion in bonds in September 2025 to finance this transaction, launched investments in beyond-beer propositions like minority stakes in STËLZ in the Netherlands and SERVED in the UK, opened a €45 million R&D innovation center, and announced share buyback programs including Heineken Holding N.V.'s two-year €750 million repurchase and pro rata participation in Heineken N.V.'s €1.5 billion program following 2024 full-year results.