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Heineken Asia Pacific, formerly Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) is a Singaporean brewery company. Founded in 1931 as a joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave, it was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) in 1989 and given its present name after merging with Heineken Asia Pacific in 2013.
The re-launch of Archipelago is consistent with Heineken Asia Pacific's objectives to add a new dimension to Singapore's beer industry; and to continue to grow its presence and stature locally. [3] Archipelago Brewery produces boutique beers in small batches. In 2016, Archipelago Brewery brewed and sold 390,000 litres of beer.
On 27 June 2007, F&N Singapore launched a new logo for its food and beverage business in order to reach the Asia-Pacific market. In 2010, Temasek's entire stake was sold to Japan's Kirin Holdings for S$1.33 billion. [8] On 1 September 2011, the three-quarter-century partnership between F&N and Coca-Cola in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei ended.
The beer was also seen in the 2002 movie The Transporter with Jason Statham.Crates of Tiger appeared in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder.Also, in the 2001 Hong Kong action thriller The Accidental Spy it's the preferred beer of Buck Yuen (played by Jackie Chan) who orders it by name in a bar and, also, has an empty bottle of Tiger by his bed in the next scene as he wakes up from a dream.
Immediately following the liberation of Singapore in September 1945 by the Allied forces, operations at Malayan Breweries recommenced. [11] In 1990, it was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries (APB). [12] [13] In 2013, APB merged with Heineken Asia Pacific and was renamed Heineken Asia Pacific to reflect its role as Heineken's regional hub.
Jean-François van Boxmeer (born 12 September 1961) is a Belgian businessman, [1] [2] and was the chairman of the executive board and chief executive officer (CEO) of Heineken International. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In June 2020 Jean-François van Boxmeer was succeeded as CEO of Heineken International by Dolf van den Brink .
With an annual beer production of 24.14 billion litres in 2019, and global revenues of 23.894 billion euro in 2019, [6] Heineken N.V. is the number one brewer in Europe and one of the largest brewers by volume in the world. [7] Heineken's Dutch breweries are located in Zoeterwoude, 's-Hertogenbosch and Wijlre.
Heineken Lao Brewery is a joint-venture between Heineken Asia Pacific (68%), the Government of Laos (25%) and SBK Consultant Ltd (7%). [2] It opened its first brewery on 12 March 2008, at a cost of €23 million, with an initial capacity of 300,000 hectolitres per annum. [3]