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S1E102 - Arno Matthee - Lion Brewery, Sri Lanka
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Ex SAB brewer Arno Matthee, head brewer at Lion Brewery (Ceylon), joins Holger Meier and they talk about Sri Lanka, SAB and Arno's adventures as a brewer in Africa and now in South Asia. During his adventures with SAB Arno has visited more than 30 countries.
Arno started his career at Polokwane, (the Pietersburg). After his training he went to Chamdor, followed by Butterworth and then Rosslyn, then back to Polokwane. Arno then left SAB, bought two liquor stores in Caledon. This bored him and when SAB contacted him again and he jumped to the opportunity and went to Bangalore in India. After that he came back to SAB Africa and did work in the following countries: Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and South Sudan.
At SAB, Arno was involved in new product development and he worked on various casava projects.
SAB was more than a brewery, it was an academic institution
Carson Cumberbatch, a private family is the main shareholder of Lion Brewery (Ceylon) other shareholders include Carlsberg at 25% stake and Allan Grey at 3%. Management is 100% local. Carlsberg standards are followed to a large degree. Carson Cumberbatch are mainly in palm oil and hotels.
Links:
http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-001402.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrack
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