The leading beverage Company in Eswatini

Eswatini Beverages Limited (EBL) is the leading beverages company in Eswatini. It manufactures, markets, sells and distributes a range of AB InBev beer brands.

We strive to make the world a better place.

We envision a growing world where everyone has the opportunity to improve their livelihood. We are also committed to helping small retailers grow –providing the next generation of entrepreneurs across our market with the business skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

We will help create a cleaner world where natural resources are shared and preserved for the future. We will continue to reduce our carbon emissions, invest in sourcing renewable electricity and increase recycled content in our packaging materials.

We are dedicated to creating a healthier world where every experience with beer is a positive one, for lives well lived.

Our Heritage

1969

Eswatini Breweries is established in Matsapha with 21 employees, four of which are German. South African Breweries (SAB) owns the company with 100% shareholding.

1981

Eswatini Breweries directors open a new wing of the business in Manzini that specialises in traditional brews. Imvelo becomes the equivalent of South Africa’s Chibuku, and Imphilo the equivalent of Mageu. They call this wing Ngwane Breweries. SAB brings up a need for local ownership and, together with the then Ministry of Industry and Commerce and Tibiyo Taka Ngwane, a 40% shareholding is agreed upon.

1984

Eswatini Breweries further expanded in the Swazi market even further, by targeting the soft-drink market and the Eswatini bottling company is born.

1995

In order to manage costs, Eswatini Breweries ,The Traditional Beer Plant and Eswatini Bottling Company are merged into one business operating under one roof

2003

The amalgamated companies are renamed Eswatini Beverages.

2016

AB-InBev acquires the SABMiller controlling stake in Eswatini Beverages and therefore becomes a new owner of our company.