After water, beer is consumed more than any other drink in the world.

Heineken knows this and its sparkling Dutch lager is the best selling beer on the planet.

The story of this company began more than 140 years ago in 1864 when Gerard Adriaan Heineken acquired a small brewery in the heart of Amsterdam. Since then, four generations of the Heineken family have expanded the Heineken brand and the Company throughout Europe and the rest of the world.

The brand is available nowadays in almost every country on the planet and is the world's most valuable international premium beer brand.

In addition to the Heineken brand, the company has more than 170 international, regional, local and specialty beers around the globe. Its principal brands are Heineken® and Amstel®, but they also include Cruzcampo®, Tiger®, Zywiec®, Birra Moretti®, Ochota®, Murphy's® and Star®.

In 2007, the average number of employees employed in the company was 54,004

The company owns own more than 119 breweries in more than 65 countries brewing a Group beer volume of 139.2 million hectolitres.

Chairman of the Executive Board/CEO of the Company is Jean-François van Boxmeer.

The Net Operating revenues for 2007 was 12,554 millions of Euro.

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