[2][3] The company's commenced production of its first beer, Fiji Bitter, twelve months later in November 1958, following the official opening of the Carlton Brewery in Walu Bay, Suva.

[7] In July 1999 CBFL purchased Samoa Breweries Limited in Apia, the producer of Vailima beers and Samoan bottler of Coca-Cola.

[8] In 2000 Carlton and United held a majority 63% stake in the company, Fijian Holdings Limited (a Fijian investment company owned by the provinces of Fiji) held 30%, purchased in 1995, and the remaining 7% was owned by a number of local interests.

[12][13] The Island Brewing Company was established in 2009 by New Zealand brothers Jeremy and Jonathan Ullrich.

[15][16] In February 2019 the company launched the Fiji Gold Moli, a version of their best selling beer with a lemon flavour.