South Pacific Brewery
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea · Est. 1952
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Why this matters
One brewery, eight hundred languages. SP Lager is one of the few things the whole of Papua New Guinea shares.
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Timeline
- 2012To Heineken with Asia Pacific Breweries
Passes to Heineken in 2012 when it took full control of Asia Pacific Breweries. Heineken Asia Pacific holds around 76%; the Papua New Guinean funds Nasfund and Nambawan Super hold the remaining 24%, so it is not wholly foreign-owned.
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Beers
SP Lager
Year-RoundPale Lager
South Pacific Lager, from one of the most linguistically diverse countries on Earth — 800-plus languages, one national beer. It has quietly won international brewing awards for decades.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1952Founded
- 2012To Heineken with Asia Pacific Breweries
Passes to Heineken in 2012 when it took full control of Asia Pacific Breweries. Heineken Asia Pacific holds around 76%; the Papua New Guinean funds Nasfund and Nambawan Super hold the remaining 24%, so it is not wholly foreign-owned.
Today the chain tops out at Heineken N.V..
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Sources
- controlConfirmed
South Pacific Brewery is controlled by Founder / family.
Heineken Holding N.V. Annual Report 2025 · Heineken Holding N.V. · 2026-04
PrimaryHigh reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-05Reviewed 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 South Pacific Brewery
- Who owns South Pacific Brewery?
- South Pacific Brewery is owned by Heineken N.V.. South Pacific Brewery is based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
- Is South Pacific Brewery still independent?
- No. South Pacific Brewery is owned by Heineken N.V. and is no longer independent.
- When was South Pacific Brewery acquired?
- 2012. Passes to Heineken in 2012 when it took full control of Asia Pacific Breweries. Heineken Asia Pacific holds around 76%; the Papua New Guinean funds Nasfund and Nambawan Super hold the remaining 24%, so it is not wholly foreign-owned.
- When was South Pacific Brewery founded?
- South Pacific Brewery was founded in 1952 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
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