Heineken International [SEP] named after
Heineken N.V.
Heineken N.V. (; at times self-styled as HEINEKEN) is a Dutch brewing company, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. As of 2017, Heineken owns over 165 breweries in more than 70 countries. It produces 250 international, regional, local and speciality beers and ciders and employs approximately 73,000 people.
With an annual beer production of 188.3 million hectoliters in 2015, and global revenues of EUR 20,511 billions in 2015, Heineken N.V. is the number one brewer in Europe and one of the
brewery exports its beers to the U.S., Europe, Japan, Australia and the Maldives.
Sri Lanka's second largest brewer is Heineken Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, which was started as United breweries Lanka in 1997, in 2005. Asia Pacific Breweries is a Singaporean-based joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave. After the Asia Pacific Brewery acquired by Heineken, it was named as Heineken Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. The brewery in Mawathagama where it produces a range of strong beers, including "Bison",