Heineken International

Summary

Heineken International is a brewery^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of brewery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,760 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].

Product Details

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• Type: Imprint^[28]

• Began / founded: 1873^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7e3198df-f7a6-4e54-9f74-4ba8fb39991d^[30]

Body

Founding

Heineken International's founder is recorded as Gerard Adriaan Heineken^[9]. July 12, 1864 marks the founding of it^[31]. Its location of formation is recorded as Amsterdam^[32].

Identity

Heineken International's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Heineken N.V.'}^[33].

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^[34], in Portugal^[35], founded in 1934^[36], headquartered in Vila Franca de Xira^[37]; Brarudi^[16], a business^[38], in Burundi^[39], founded in 1955^[40], headquartered in Bujumbura^[41]; John Smith's Brewery^[17], a business^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1852^[44], headquartered in Tadcaster^[45]; Harar Brewery^[18], a brewery^[46], in Ethiopia^[47]; Bralirwa^[19], a business^[48], in Rwanda^[49], founded in 1957^[50], headquartered in Kigali^[51]; and Bralima Brewery^[20], a business^[52], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[53], founded in 1923^[54], headquartered in Kinshasa^[55].

Industry

Industries include beverage industry^[56] and brewing industry^[57].

Ownership

Owners include Heineken Holding^[10], a business^[58], in Netherlands^[59], founded in 1952^[60], headquartered in Amsterdam^[61] and Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken^[11], an entrepreneur^[62], b. 1954^[63], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[64]. Heineken International's stock exchange is recorded as Amsterdam Stock Exchange^[65]. Its product or material produced is recorded as beer^[66].

Recognition

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

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Heineken International include AFAS Live^[67], a concert hall^[68], in Netherlands^[69], founded in 2001^[70].

Why It Matters

Heineken International ranks in the top 0.44% of brewery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,760 views/month, #3 of 680).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[71] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[72]

Entities named for it include AFAS Live^[67], a concert hall^[68], in Netherlands^[69], founded in 2001^[70].

FAQs

What awards did Heineken International receive?

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