Diageo PLC, producer of Meta Abo, Zemen Beer and Malta Guinness non-alcoholic beer brands, begins a 780 million Birr expansion project, according to Addis Fortune.

The expansion was needed because the company wants to increase its production capacity from 1.7 million hectoliters to four million hectoliters per year. It has received an expansion license from Ethiopian Investment Commission in July 15, 2015.

The expansion project is taking place at the factory’s site in Sebeta, 25 km south-west of Addis Ababa.
Diageo has acquired Meta Abo Brewery from the Privatization and Public Enterprises Supervising Agency (PPESA) in 2013 by 225 million dollars.

Diageo, Britain based Beverage Company, entered markets of 180 countries. It has brands in beer, wine and liquor, including Guinness Beer, Johnnie Walker (Whiskey) as well as Smirnoff (Vodka).

Source: Addis Fortune