Archive record · Brewery
Multi Bintang Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia
- Founded
- 1929
- Archive ID
- TB-BT0TJ1NT
- Last checked
- 2026-08-05
Who owns this brewery?
The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.
- Multi Bintang IndonesiaThis brewery
- Heineken N.V.Conglomerate
From the record
Summary
Indonesia's largest brewer and producer of Bintang, operating in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country under tight advertising and sales restrictions.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Bintang holds a remarkable position — the dominant beer in a country where selling it is heavily restricted.
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Timeline
- 2013Heineken buys out APB's stake
Heineken International completes the purchase of a further 75.1% from Asia Pacific Breweries on 16 July 2013, taking its holding to 76.2% — consolidating direct control a year after buying APB itself.
The Beer Library
Beers
Bintang
Year-RoundPale Lager
Heineken opened a brewery in Dutch colonial Surabaya in 1929 to brew something it just called Java Bier. Indonesia nationalized the plant in 1957, and the beer kept being brewed under a new name — Bir Bintang, 'Star Beer.' It never stopped tasting like Heineken, because structurally, it still is.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1929Founded
- 2013Heineken buys out APB's stake
Heineken International completes the purchase of a further 75.1% from Asia Pacific Breweries on 16 July 2013, taking its holding to 76.2% — consolidating direct control a year after buying APB itself.
Today the chain tops out at Heineken N.V..
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Sources
- controlConfirmed
Multi Bintang Indonesia is controlled by Founder / family.
Heineken Holding N.V. Annual Report 2025 · Heineken Holding N.V. · 2026-04
PrimaryHigh reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-05Claim last checked 2026-08-05
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Multi Bintang Indonesia
- Who owns Multi Bintang Indonesia?
- Multi Bintang Indonesia is owned by Heineken N.V.. Multi Bintang Indonesia is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Is Multi Bintang Indonesia still independent?
- No. Multi Bintang Indonesia is owned by Heineken N.V. and is no longer independent.
- When was Multi Bintang Indonesia acquired?
- 2013. Heineken International completes the purchase of a further 75.1% from Asia Pacific Breweries on 16 July 2013, taking its holding to 76.2% — consolidating direct control a year after buying APB itself.
- When was Multi Bintang Indonesia founded?
- Multi Bintang Indonesia was founded in 1929 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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