Kayode Olanrewaju 
Nigerian Breweries Plc has kick started a year-long activities to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company. The plans and logo for the anniversary with the theme “75 Years of Refreshing Lives” was officially unveiled during a media parley, organised by the company. Speaking at the media parley, the Managing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Hans Essaadi, said the company had lined up a series of activities to mark the anniversary.
He, however, expressed the company’s gratitude to Nigeria and Nigerians for the unflinching support it has received and continued to receive from its esteemed stakeholders and consumers over the last 75 years. “We are grateful to everyone, particularly our consumers, investors, staff, government and media for their steadfast support. With the support of our passionate staff, committed shareholders and stakeholders like you, we remained fully energised for another 75 years,” he said.
In his keynote address at the parley, the Chairman of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Chief Kolawole Jamodu recalled that there are very few companies in the country today that could boast of being in existence before the country’s independence and that are still standing tall, and sustaining the leadership position in their respective industries like Nigerian Breweries Plc