Ownership: Anadolu Group (Turkey) — brewed in Turkey; AB InBev holds a 50% stake in the international operations
Known for: Efes Pilsener — Turkey's dominant beer brand and one of the most widely drunk lagers across Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. The most recognisable beer from a historically under-represented brewing region in Europe.
History: Anadolu Efes was founded in 1969 in Istanbul. Efes Pilsener became Turkey's national beer and expanded across a vast geography — from Bulgaria and Russia to Kazakhstan. Turkey sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and Efes is the beer that built a brewing industry in a country that was not historically a beer culture. Now one of the largest brewing groups operating in the broader European sphere, with production across multiple countries.
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