Heineken International

Summary

Heineken International is a brewery^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of brewery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,252 views/month, #3 of 680).^[2]

Key Facts

• Heineken International received the Purveyor to the Royal Household^[3].
• Heineken International is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• Heineken International's instance of is recorded as brewery^[5].
• Heineken International's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Heineken International's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• Heineken International's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• Heineken International's founder is recorded as Gerard Adriaan Heineken^[9].
• Heineken International is owned by Heineken Holding^[10].
• Heineken International is owned by Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken^[11].
• Gerard Adriaan Heineken is named after Heineken International^[12].
• Heineken International's headquarters location is recorded as Amsterdam^[13].
• Heineken International's chief executive officer is recorded as Jean-François van Boxmeer^[14].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Central de Cervejas^[15].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Brarudi^[16].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as John Smith's Brewery^[17].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Harar Brewery^[18].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Bralirwa^[19].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Bralima Brewery^[20].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Nigerian Breweries^[21].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Sierra Leone Brewery Limited^[22].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Lao Asia Pacific Brewery^[23].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as DB Breweries^[24].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Asia Pacific Breweries^[25].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Asia Pacific Brewery Lanka^[26].
• Heineken International's child organization or unit is recorded as Brau Union^[27].

Body

Founding

Heineken International's founder is recorded as Gerard Adriaan Heineken^[9]. July 12, 1864 marks the founding of it^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Amsterdam^[29].

Identity

Heineken International's official name is recorded as Heineken N.V.^[30].

Leadership

Heineken International's chief executive officer is recorded as Jean-François van Boxmeer^[14].

Operations

Heineken International's headquarters location is recorded as Amsterdam^[13]. Subsidiaries include Central de Cervejas^[15], a business^[31], in Portugal^[32], founded in 1934^[33], headquartered in Vila Franca de Xira^[34]; Brarudi^[16], a business^[35], in Burundi^[36], founded in 1955^[37], headquartered in Bujumbura^[38]; John Smith's Brewery^[17], a business^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1852^[41], headquartered in Tadcaster^[42]; Harar Brewery^[18], a brewery^[43], in Ethiopia^[44]; Bralirwa^[19], a business^[45], in Rwanda^[46], founded in 1957^[47], headquartered in Kigali^[48]; and Bralima Brewery^[20], a business^[49], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[50], founded in 1923^[51], headquartered in Kinshasa^[52].

Industry

Industries include beverage industry^[53] and brewing industry^[54].

Ownership

Owners include Heineken Holding^[10], a business^[55], in Netherlands^[56], founded in 1952^[57], headquartered in Amsterdam^[58] and Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken^[11], an entrepreneur^[59], b. 1954^[60], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[61]. Heineken International's stock exchange is recorded as Amsterdam Stock Exchange^[62]. Its product or material produced is recorded as beer^[63].

Recognition

Heineken International received the Purveyor to the Royal Household^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Heineken International include AFAS Live^[64], a concert hall^[65], in Netherlands^[66], founded in 2001^[67].

Why It Matters

Heineken International ranks in the top 0.44% of brewery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,252 views/month, #3 of 680).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

Entities named for it include AFAS Live^[64], a concert hall^[65], in Netherlands^[66], founded in 2001^[67].

FAQs

What awards did Heineken International receive?

Honors received include Purveyor to the Royal Household^[3].