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- Nigerian Breweries Plc is a Nigeria-based beverage manufacturing company engaged in the brewing, marketing, and distribution of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The company operates across multiple beverage categories, offering a comprehensive product portfolio that includes lager beers, comprising Star Lager, Gulder, Heineken, 33 Export, Goldberg, Life Continental, Desperados, and Tiger; stouts, featuring Legend Extra Stout and Turbo King; non-alcoholic malt drinks, including Maltina, Amstel Malta, Malta Gold, and Hi-Malt; soft and energy beverages, consisting of Fayrouz, Climax, and Zagg Energy Malt; and wines, ciders, and spirits, including Amarula, Nederburg, Drostdy-Hof, 4th Street, Viceroy, Chamdor, Hunters, and Savanna. The company distributes its products through a nationwide network of distributors, wholesalers, modern retail outlets, and hospitality establishments across Nigeria, and exports select brands to regional and international markets. In recent developments, the company acquired an 80% majority equity stake in Distell Wines and Spirits Nigeria Limited, expanding its business portfolio into local and imported spirits, wines, and flavored ready-to-drink products. To address foreign currency exposure and strengthen its capital structure, the company executed a N599.1 billion rights issue to refinance debt and support operational working capital. In addition, the company initiated a company-wide operational efficiency program that included the strategic suspension of operations at two of its production plants in Kakuri and Awo-Omamma to consolidate brewing capacity and optimize asset utilization across its core manufacturing facilities. Founded in 1946, Nigerian Breweries Plc is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, and operates as a subsidiary of Heineken N.V.