Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana (CND), is the primary
beer
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producer in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
, the company is owned by
AmBev and
Grupo León Jimenes
E. León Jimenes is a holding vehicle controlled by the León family with a multi-decade track record of investing in and building iconic companies in the consumer sector in Latin America. This corporation was historically involved in mainly two ...
. It was founded in 1929 by the American entrepreneur Charles H. Wanzer.
It was the first brewery in the Dominican Republic and the largest in the Antilles and Central America with sales of 3.8 million
hectoliters. It first released its major brand ''
Presidente'' in 1935, and has since expanded to other brands such as Bohemia Especial, Presidente Light and Ambar.
The first two are pilsener beers that fall in the category of lager beers, and the latter is the company's first incursion into dark beer. Its current brewery complex was opened in 1951. It employs 2,500 people and produces up to 500 million liters of beer.
The CND's facilities have been certified
ISO 9001/2000 and
14001/2004.
AmBev
In June 2012,
Anheuser-Busch InBev's Brazilian unit
AmBev agreed to buy a controlling stake in the Dominican Republic-based brewer Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana (CND) for over $1.2 billion, forming the biggest beverage company in the Caribbean.
The purchase was for a 41% stake in the CND from
Grupo Leon Jimenes and an additional $200 million for
Heineken's 10% stake in the CND, giving AmBev 51% majority ownership of the CND.
Products
Beers
*
''Presidente''- Pilsner with 5% abv. Created in 1935.
*''Presidente Light''- Light Pilsner with 4.1% abv. Created in 2005.
*''Bohemia Especial''- Pilsner with 7.2% abv. Created in 1983.
*''Bohemia Especial Light''- Light Pilsner with 4.3% abv. Created in 2009.
*''The One''- Pilsner with 4.7% abv. Created in 2006.
*''Brahma Light''
Maltas
*''Malta Morena''
*''Löwenbräu''
*''Vita Malt Plus''
*''Malta Bohemia''
Soft Drinks
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Red Rock (beverage)
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History
The Red Rock Company was founded in 1885 by Lee Hagan and G. T. Dodd of Atlanta, Georgia. Dodd ...
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*''Enriquillo''
*''Guaraná Antarctica''
Rums
*''
Barceló
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''- award-winning rum that began production in 1930.
Energizers
*''911''
List of chairmen
References
Beer in the Caribbean
Drink companies of the Dominican Republic
Food and drink companies established in 1929
Dominican Republic cuisine
PepsiCo bottlers
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