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Ghanaian market. Capping this era is the US$ 130 million expansion project that has resulted in the construction and installation of three new packaging lines warehouse with hard stand and loading area electricity substation two additional power generators ten new beer tanks two additional water storage tanks a water treatment plant sidewalks for location road and a new entrance with gate house and offices. The expansion was necessary and urgent as a result of the increasing need to meet consumer demands.
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ABL has been manufacturing CLUB Premium Lager for over 85 years. CLUB Premium Lager sold under the tagline, "Beer deԑ ԑnoaa ne CLUB" and the moniker 'Charlie' is Ghana's #1 selling beer. The company introduced CLUB Shandy in the early 1990s, and Eagle Lager in the 2010s while Beta Malt in PET
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The company's ownership was revised in 1975 following the passage of an
Investment Law. Consequently, Overseas Breweries Ltd. acquired 45% shares, the government of Ghana bought 40% shares, and the remaining 15% shares were floated to the Ghanaian public. In view of this new arrangement, Sekar
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brand, becoming Ghana's first manufactured product. In 1975, the assets of
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Brewery Limited's (ABL) history began in 1931 when Overseas Breweries Ltd., a Swiss-registered company built the brewery in Adabraka, in an area later designated as the South Industrial Area of Accra.
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