Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Limited are brewers based in Gaborone, Botswana. They produce lager beers, traditional beers, bottled water and soft drinks under license.[3] The brewery started out as Prinz Brau, with two brands, Prinz Brau and Prinz Deluxe.
The shares of Kgalagadi Breweries Limited are privately held. The shareholding in the company's stock as at December 31, 2012 was as depicted in the table below:[6]
By virtue of its shareholding in Kgalagadi Breweries Limited and Sechaba Brewery Holdings of 40% and 16.8% respectively, SABMiller's total direct and indirect shareholding in Kgalagadi Breweries Limited and Botswana Breweries Ltd is 50.08%. This makes both companies subsidiaries of SABMiller and associates of Sechaba Brewery Holdings.
In 2008, Ian Khama proposed an alcohol levy of 70% to reduce alcoholism in Botswana. There was resistance and the levy was imposed at 30%. By November 2009, the levy created the desired effect, causing declines of 35% in lager sales volume and 14% in traditional beer sale volumes.[7] In response to the negative statutory environment, the brewery cut costs and maximised efficiencies. Non-alcoholic brands were developed to compensate for the fall in traditional brands. In six month report (September 2013) the levy was at 45% and the decrease in alcohol brands had dropped a further 8%.[8] New brands developed include Source bottled water and Keone Mooka Mageu.
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