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Bralima is a brewing and soft drink company headquartered in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, founded on 23 October 1923 as the Brasserie de Léopoldville. The company runs six breweries across major Congolese cities and is best known for its flagship Primus lager, and it is one of the country's largest formal-sector employers, reporting 2019 revenue of CDF 249.84 billion. Heineken N.V. held majority ownership from 1986 until April 2026, when the company was acquired by the Mauritius-based ELNA Holdings Ltd, and Bralima also produces soft drinks, mineral water and ice for markets across Central Africa.

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1923 1
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1. Wikipedia: Bralima
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