[1] The construction of the company's Rs 550 million brewery in Mawathagama commenced in early 1997 and was completed in 1998, with an annual production capacity of 120,000 hectolitres.
[2] In September 2005 Asia Pacific Breweries acquired a 60% stake in United Brewery,[3][4] partnering with the Sri Lankan-based Anandappa family group (20%) and MBL Offshore Limited (20%).
[5] Asia Pacific Breweries is a Singaporean-based joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave.
The company was subsequently renamed Asia Pacific Brewery Lanka Limited.
The Heineken Group having acquired full control of Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd in 2012 and rebranding it as Heineken Asia Pacific in 2013.