Desnoes & Geddes
Jamaican beverage producer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Desnoes and Geddes Limited (D&G) is a Jamaican brewer and beverage producer, best known for Red Stripe lager. It was formed in 1918 by Eugene Peter Desnoes and Thomas Hargreaves Geddes who combined their two shops into one business, originally producing soft drinks and distributing imported alcohol, and later opening the Surrey Brewery in Kingston.[1][2]
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Company type | Public (JSE: DG) |
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Industry | Beverages |
Founded | 1918 |
Headquarters | Kingston, Jamaica |
Key people | Richard Byles (Chairman) |
Products | Beers, lagers, malt beverages |
Revenue | JMD 9.13 billion ($148 million) (2005) |
Number of employees | 750 (2007) |
Parent | Heineken N.V. |
Website | redstripebeer.com |
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