However, in 1979 the Government of Tanzania nationalized TBL as part of the Arusha Declaration. This led to increased market for the group through the creation of union. In 1964, the group's subsidiary name in present-day Tanzania was changed from Tanganyika Breweries Limited to Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) following the political unification of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba to form the United Republic of Tanzania. As a group, EABL expanded to Uganda through the acquisition of Uganda Breweries in 1959. This was among the first listings in the region's oldest stock exchange. In 1954, EABL got listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The group continued expanding locally through the opening of more breweries such as Mombasa brewery. KBL acquired Tanganyika-based Tanganyika Breweries in 19 these two companies were merged leading to the creation of the East African Breweries Limited (EABL). The company was owned by the Dodd family of Kenya. The EABL logo prior to the 2012 rebranding 1920–1949 Įast African Breweries Limited was founded in 1922, as Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), by two white settlers, George and Charles Hurst.
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