2 cider producer (behind what is now Heineken UK) with brands including Blackthorn, Diamond White, Gaymer's Olde English and K. It sold that business at the end of 2009 to C&C Group, producer of Magners.

2 A late starter on the acquisition trail, Heineken has now caught up with its bigger rivals. It captured the #1 position in the UK, then set about building a presence in emerging markets with deals

Heineken ("refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach") and Cinzano (with Joan Collins and Leonard Rossiter). Many of these clients were overseen by star account director Frank Lowe, who became the

Despite strong competition from Heineken, Anheuser-Busch and South African Breweries, fast-growing Belgian brewer Interbrew acquired Bass Brewers for £2.3bn. Yet Interbrew's subsequent purchase of Whitbread

Anheuser-Busch InBev and Heineken, each of whom had strengthened its position significantly since 2007 with sizeable strategic acquisitions. It lacked a single strong global brand, but controlled a number

10th Jun 2022: Heineken's former Russia CEO Boudewijn Haarsma is transferring to the UK to lead the local business once the brewer's pullout from Russia is complete. He will take over from current CEO

27 Heineken 13 2,943m $3,263m $3,148m $3,058m 28 Walt Disney Company 4,300m $2,800m $2,600m $2,900m $2,600m 29 Nissan Motor Company 14 2,179m $2,588m $2,723m $2,941m $2,898m $

Heineken brands Global ex Fr media n/s Dentsu Publicis Groupe, Dentsu Volkswagen China media $200m PHD Mediacom McDonald's China m buying n/s Dentsu OMD Uber Global media $180m

Heineken US media $150m Canvas Worldwide Starcom Arby's US media $137m Zenith Media Initiative Papa John's Pizza US media $125m Havas Media Initiative Avon Company Global media

Heineken brands TBC Global media n/s Dentsu Aegis Uber EMEA media n/s OMD Sainsbury's, Argos UK media £60m M/Six PHD, Mindshare Wholefoods Market US media $65m Mediacom GSD&M,