Anadolu Efes

Background

Updated: 27th November 2008

Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii A.S. (Anadolu Efes) is the holding company of the Efes Beverage Group (the Group) which is a group of companies that produce and market beer, malt and soft drinks accross a geography that consists of Turkey, Russia, the CIS countries, Southeast Europe and the Middle East.

Anadolu Efes, together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries and affiliates form the Efes Beverage Group.

The Group is the beverage division of the Anadolu Endüstri Holding A.S. (Anadolu Group), one of Turkey's leading conglomerates. Anadolu Group was founded by Yazici and Özilhan families in the early 1950s and has principal interests in beverage, automotive, finance, chain restaurant management and writing instruments and office supplies sectors.

Efes Beer Group

Commencing its operations with two domestic breweries in Turkey in 1969, Anadolu Efes now operates with 15 breweries, 6 malteries and 1 hop processing facility in 5 countries, and became one of the leading brewers in the region.

Efes Soft Drinks Group

With its Coca-Cola operations in seven countries, Anadolu Efes is also active in the soft drinks business. Following the agreements completed in 2005, Anadolu Efes expanded its soft drinks operations into the Middle East, covering Iraq and Jordan. Currently Anadolu Efes conducts its soft drink operations through 12 bottling plants with a total annual capacity of 573 million unit cases. In its current operating geography Anadolu Efes reaches an aggregate capacity of over 120 million people.