Beer in Tanzania

[4] Tanzania Breweries Limited is the largest taxpayer in the country and made over 3 trillion Tanzanian shillings in revenue in 2022.

Tanzania Breweries was nationalized by the government in 1976 as part of the Arusha Declaration and then sold to SABMiller in 1993 after 25 years of failed operations.

The company is the largest tax payer in the country and the most traded stock on the Dar bourse.

[2] Serengeti Breweries Limited is the second largest brewer in the country and holds approximately 15% of the bottled beer market.

In 2010 51% of the company was acquired by East African Breweries marking their re-entry into the Tanzanian beer market since their forced exit in 1976.