Who owns Société des Brasseries du Maroc?

Société des Brasseries du Maroc is owned by Groupe Castel (BGI). Société des Brasseries du Maroc is based in Casablanca, Morocco.

Is Société des Brasseries du Maroc still independent?

No. Société des Brasseries du Maroc is owned by Groupe Castel (BGI) and is no longer independent.

When was Société des Brasseries du Maroc acquired?

2003. Morocco's largest industrial holding, ONA, sells the brewery to France's Castel Group for around €170 million in 2003, through its North African subsidiary BGI.

When was Société des Brasseries du Maroc founded?

Société des Brasseries du Maroc was founded in 1919 in Casablanca, Morocco.

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Société des Brasseries du Maroc

Name: Société des Brasseries du Maroc
Address: Casablanca, Morocco

Casablanca, Morocco

ActiveConglomerate-ownedMacro

Founded: 1919
Archive ID: TB-8ZH7R65Z
Last checked: 2026-08-05

Who owns this brewery?

Groupe Castel (BGI)

The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.

Société des Brasseries du MarocThis brewery
Groupe Castel (BGI)Conglomerate

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Summary

Morocco's principal brewer, producing Casablanca and Flag Spéciale for a market where alcohol sales are legal but socially constrained.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

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Brewing in Morocco means operating in a market that permits alcohol but rarely celebrates it — a quieter trade than most.

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Timeline

2003
Sold to Castel
Morocco's largest industrial holding, ONA, sells the brewery to France's Castel Group for around €170 million in 2003, through its North African subsidiary BGI.

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Beers

Casablanca

Year-Round

Pale Lager

ABV5.0%

Brewed in Casablanca since the French protectorate era. A premium lager quietly made and mostly consumed in a country where drinking keeps a low profile.

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How it changed hands

1 recorded move

1919Founded
2003Sold to Castel
Morocco's largest industrial holding, ONA, sells the brewery to France's Castel Group for around €170 million in 2003, through its North African subsidiary BGI.

Today the chain tops out at Groupe Castel (BGI).

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Sources

controlConfirmed
Société des Brasseries du Maroc is controlled by Founder / family.
Pierre Castel, brasseur de fortune en Afrique · Le Monde · 2023-07
NewsMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-05
Claim 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.

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Common questions about Société des Brasseries du Maroc

Who owns Société des Brasseries du Maroc?: Société des Brasseries du Maroc is owned by Groupe Castel (BGI). Société des Brasseries du Maroc is based in Casablanca, Morocco.
Is Société des Brasseries du Maroc still independent?: No. Société des Brasseries du Maroc is owned by Groupe Castel (BGI) and is no longer independent.
When was Société des Brasseries du Maroc acquired?: 2003. Morocco's largest industrial holding, ONA, sells the brewery to France's Castel Group for around €170 million in 2003, through its North African subsidiary BGI.
When was Société des Brasseries du Maroc founded?: Société des Brasseries du Maroc was founded in 1919 in Casablanca, Morocco.

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