AmBev
Sign in to saveAlso known as Companhia de Bebidas das Américas, Americas' Beverage Company, Companhia de Bebidas das Americas
Ambev, formally Companhia de Bebidas das Américas and Companhia Brasileira de Bebidas, is a Brazilian brewing company now merged into Anheuser-Busch InBev. Its name translates to "Americas' Beverage Company", hence the "Ambev" abbreviation. It was created on July 1, 1999, with the merger of two breweries, Brahma and Antarctica. The merger was approved by the board of directors of the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) on March 30, 2000. The organization's headquarters are in São Paulo, Brazil. It is one of the largest companies by market capitalization in Brazil and i
Key facts
- Company.parent
- AB InBev
- Company.name
- Ambev S.A.
- Company.logo
- Ambev logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 225px
- Company.type
- Public subsidiary
- Company.hq_location_city
- São Paulo
- Company.hq_location_country
- Brazil
- Company.area_served
- Brazil, Latin America, Canada
- Company.key_people
- Jean Jereissati (chairman & CEO)
- Company.industry
- Beverage
- Company.products
- Beers and soft drinks
- Company.revenue
- US$ 15.9 billion (2025)
- Company.net_income
- US$ 2.8 billion (2025)
- Company.num_employees
- 41,000+
- Company.predecessor
- Companhia Cervejaria BrahmaCompanhia Antarctica Paulista
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.ambev.com.br
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- inception
- 1999-00-00
- social media followers
- 83500
- Commons category
- AmBev
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Environmental efforts
- Products
- Beers
- Soft drinks
- Other beverages
- Former brands
- See also
- References
- External links
Ambev, formally Companhia de Bebidas das Américas and Companhia Brasileira de Bebidas, is a Brazilian brewing company now merged into Anheuser-Busch InBev. Its name translates to "Americas' Beverage Company", hence the "Ambev" abbreviation. It was created on July 1, 1999, with the merger of two breweries, Brahma and Antarctica. The merger was approved by the board of directors of the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) on March 30, 2000. The organization's headquarters are in São Paulo, Brazil. It is one of the largest companies by market capitalization in Brazil and in the Southern Hemisphere. Belonging to the Anheuser-Busch InBev group, it is the largest beer manufacturer in the world. It controls about 69% of the Brazilian beer market, is the 11th largest company in the country in net revenue and is a manufacturer of soft drinks, energy drinks, juices, teas, and mineral water.
It went public in 2004 on the São Paulo Stock Exchange, trading under the ticker ABEV3 on B3.