Guinness Ghana Breweries

Guinness Ghana
Company typePublic
GSE: GGBL
IndustryBrewing
Founded29 August 1960; 64 years ago (1960-08-29)
Headquarters
Kumasi & Accra
,
Ghana
ProductsBeer brewing, Non-alcoholic Malt drinks and RTD drinks dry stout; liquor
ParentDiageo

Guinness Ghana Breweries is a Ghanaian brewery founded in 1960. It is located at the Kaase Industrial Area in Kumasi.[1][2]

Guinness Ghana Breweries is listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index.[1] At its inception, the company produced only Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, popularly known as Guinness. The primary depot was at the same position with stores across the country particularly in the south.

In Accra, they are at the former premise of Achimota Brewery Company in Achimota,[3] which is actually the Tata Brewery Ltd established by iconic, indigenous Ghanaian industrialist J. K. Siaw.

Brands

The company makes the following products:[4]

  • Malta Guinness
  • Star Beer
  • Orijin
  • Smirnoff
  • Alvaro
  • Gulder
  • Guinness
  • Odehye3

Sponsorship

On 5 August 2022, the Ghana Football Association announced a title sponsorship with Malta Guinness for the Ghana Women’s Premier League worth GH¢10 million (renaming the league as the Malta Guinness Women's Premier League) for three years from the 2022–23 season onwards.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Guinness Ghana Breweries Ltd". Ghana Stock Exchange. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Guinness Ghana Breweries Ltd | African Business Chief". africa.businesschief.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Ghana Telephone Directory : Guinness Ghana Breweries Ltd., Accra". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC". Diageo. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Malta Guinness unveils flagship sponsorship of Women's Premier League: GHc10million investment over the next 3 years". Ghana FA. Ghana Football Association. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  6. ^ "PHOTOS: Unveiling of Malta Guinness as headline Sponsor of Women's Premier League". Ghana FA. Ghana Football Association. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.


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