Ohlsson's Cape Breweries
Location | South Africa Newlands, Cape Town |
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Coordinates | 33°58′19″S 18°27′55″W / 33.97194°S 18.46528°W |
Opened | 1881 |
Key people | Anders Ohlsson |
Parent | South African Breweries |
The Ohlsson's Cape Breweries was a South African brewing company located Newlands, Cape Town.[1] It was founded around 1881 by the Swedish immigrant and industrialist [2] Ohlsson's was bought out by Castle Breweries and merged to form South African Breweries in 1956.[3][4][5] South African Breweries continued to sell beer under the Ohlsson's brand until its discontinuation in the late 1990s.[6]
References[]
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- ^ Ryan, Michael (September 1976). "Anders Ohlsson, Brewer and Politician: 1881-94" (PDF). University of Cape Town. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Farrell, Sean (2015-10-13). "Megabrew takeover: the world's two largest brewers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Ohlsson's Cape Breweries Ltd – Rhodesian Study Circle". Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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- ^ Mager, Anne (2005). "'One Beer, One Goal, One Nation, One Soul': South African Breweries, Heritage, Masculinity and Nationalism 1960-1999". Past & Present (188): 163–194. ISSN 0031-2746.
Categories:
- Food and drink companies established in 1881
- 19th-century establishments in South Africa
- Food and drink companies based in Cape Town
- Manufacturing companies based in Cape Town
- Breweries of South Africa
- South African brands
- 1881 establishments in the Cape Colony
- Newlands, Cape Town