Brarudi S.A., also known as by its French name Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi, is the largest brewer and soft beverage company in the Republic of Burundi.[1]
History
The history of Brarudi goes back to 1955,[2] when the management of the breweries of the Belgian Congo, then under the management of Brasseries de Leopoldville (now Bralima Brewery), decided to build a brewery in the Eastern region to server Ruanda-Urundi and Eastern Congo. The city of Usumbura (now Bujumbura), on the northern shores of Lake Tanganyika, was selected to house the new brewery, Brasserie du Rwanda-Urundi.[3] The brewery became operational on December 23, 1955 and began producing Primus Beer.
In November 1957, Bralima started construction on a second brewery in Gisenyi on the northern shores of Lake Kivu under the name Brasseries et Limonaderies du Rwanda.[3]