Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Ltd (KBL) and Botswana Breweries Limited (BBL) KBL and BBL are the Botswana subsidiaries of SABMiller plc. – the world’s second largest brewer by volume, with more than 200 brands, brewing interests and distribution agreements in 75 countries across six continents.
KBL and BBL are Botswana’s leading producers and distributors of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and are among the nation’s largest manufacturing firms. KBL’s portfolio of beer brands meets the needs of a wide range of consumers and includes St. Louis Larger, Castle Lager, Castle Lite, Ohlsson’s, Lion Lager, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller Genuine Draft, Redd’s, Baron’s, St Louis 24, St Louis Export, Grolsch, Hansa Marzen Gold, Sarita, and Brutal Fruit. Through its Sparkling Soft Drinks Division, KBL is the only producer and distributor of Coca-Cola brands in Botswana with a state of the art manufacturing plant in Gaborone. BBL brews Chibuku and Phafana - rich traditional opaque beer brews made from sorghum and maize, as well as the fortified non-alcoholic beverage Keone Mooka Mageu that comes in banana, cream and plain flavours. Botswana Breweries and Kgalagadi Breweries have recorded numerous successes, including retaining and improving its high safety standards which saw an improved NOSA rating from 4-star to 5-star, which was very gratifying. The
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