Industry | Beverages |
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Founded | 1914 |
Area served | French Polynesia |
Products | Hinano beer |
Revenue | 14.5 billion XPF [1] |
Parent | Martin Group |
Website |
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Brasserie de Tahiti is a French Polynesian beverage company. Its products include Hinano beer, O'Tahiti bottled water, and it holds the local production and marketing licenses for Coca-Cola, Orangina and Schweppes. In addition, it controls a large number of subsidiaries in the food, distribution, and tourism industries. [2] In 2022 it was ranked as the third-largest company in French Polynesia by turnover. [1] It is a subsidiary of the Martin Group.
The brewery was founded in 1914 and initially made a beer name "Aorai". [3] [4] [5] After being destroyed in the Bombardment of Papeete in 1914, the brewery was rebuilt in 1917. [5] After being bought by an American company in 1922, it was sold to Emil Martin in 1937. [6] It was enlarged in 1953. [7] In 1955 "Aorai" beer was renamed "Hinano". [5] In 1959 the company obtained the local licence for Coca-Cola. [3]
In 2019 the company acquired import and distribution company Morgan Vernex. [8]
In April 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the company shut down all production of beverages after the sale of alcohol was banned by the French Polynesian government. [9] The ban was immediately reversed. [10] [11]
In March 2023 the company purchased the Hyper-U and Happy Market supermarkets. [12] [2]
Industry | Beverages |
---|---|
Founded | 1914 |
Area served | French Polynesia |
Products | Hinano beer |
Revenue | 14.5 billion XPF [1] |
Parent | Martin Group |
Website |
www |
Brasserie de Tahiti is a French Polynesian beverage company. Its products include Hinano beer, O'Tahiti bottled water, and it holds the local production and marketing licenses for Coca-Cola, Orangina and Schweppes. In addition, it controls a large number of subsidiaries in the food, distribution, and tourism industries. [2] In 2022 it was ranked as the third-largest company in French Polynesia by turnover. [1] It is a subsidiary of the Martin Group.
The brewery was founded in 1914 and initially made a beer name "Aorai". [3] [4] [5] After being destroyed in the Bombardment of Papeete in 1914, the brewery was rebuilt in 1917. [5] After being bought by an American company in 1922, it was sold to Emil Martin in 1937. [6] It was enlarged in 1953. [7] In 1955 "Aorai" beer was renamed "Hinano". [5] In 1959 the company obtained the local licence for Coca-Cola. [3]
In 2019 the company acquired import and distribution company Morgan Vernex. [8]
In April 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the company shut down all production of beverages after the sale of alcohol was banned by the French Polynesian government. [9] The ban was immediately reversed. [10] [11]
In March 2023 the company purchased the Hyper-U and Happy Market supermarkets. [12] [2]