# Samoa Breweries

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{{Infobox company
| founded = {{start date and age|1978}}
| parent = {{ubl|[Carlton Brewery of Fiji](/source/Paradise_Beverages) (1999-2011)|[Coca-Cola Amatil](/source/Coca-Cola_Amatil) (from 2011)}}
| website = {{url|vailima.ws}}
| industry = [Brewery](/source/Brewery)
| location_country = Samoa
}}

'''Samoa Breweries''' is the main brewer in [Samoa](/source/Samoa), established in 1978.

It brews a German type [lager](/source/lager) beer, called [Vailima](/source/Vailima_(beer)) after a village in Samoa. Samoa Breweries also brewed [San Miguel](/source/San_Miguel_Beer) under licence from 1982 to 1990. In 1999 a majority stake in the company (68.3%) was purchased by the [Carlton Brewery of Fiji](/source/Paradise_Beverages), a subsidiary of the [Foster's Group](/source/Foster's_Group), the remaining shares were held by the Samoan government (15%), the Nauruan government (10%) and the remainder by small shareholders. In 2011 Foster's was acquired by [SABMiller](/source/SABMiller) which subsequently sold its Fiji and Samoa operations to [Coca-Cola Amatil](/source/Coca-Cola_Amatil).<ref>[http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8440308 Coca-Cola Amatil buys Fiji Bitter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323083700/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8440308 |date=2012-03-23 }}</ref>

Main brands include Vailima Lager (4.9% alc v/v), Vailima Special Export (6.7% alc v/v)and Vailima Pure (4.9% low carb)
In 2013 they released "Vailima Natural" which uses locally grown breadfruit in its recipe as a partial replacement for imported malted barley. 

"Vailima" is literally translated from the Samoan as "water in hand" and has its origin in a Samoan folktale in which a woman revives her dying lover by carrying water to him in her hands. 

Samoa Breweries also bottles [Coca-Cola Amatil](/source/Coca-Cola_Amatil) and allied soft-drink brands under licence. Annual production is approximately 8,500,000 litres of beer (85,000hL) and 6,500,000 litres of soft-drinks. The majority of beer produced is for the domestic market. Exports amount to about 12% with [American Samoa](/source/American_Samoa), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) and the [Cook Islands](/source/Cook_Islands) being the main export markets.

In July 2022 Samoa Breweries announced it would cease brewing Vailima in Samoa and move production to [Fiji](/source/Fiji).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/470126/taste-of-samoa-will-soon-be-brewed-in-fiji |title='Taste of Samoa' will soon be brewed in Fiji |publisher=[RNZ](/source/RNZ) |date=1 July 2022 |access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref> Following public opposition to the move it licensed production of the beer to a Samoan producer in August 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/99533 |title=Vailima to stay in Samoa and brewed locally  |publisher=Samoa Observer |author=Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong |date=23 August 2022 |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiopolynesiasamoa.com/local/vailima-to-be-brewed-locally |title=Vailima to be brewed locally |publisher=Radio Polynesia Samoa |author= Joyetter Feagaimaalii |date=23 August 2022 |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Beer}}
* [Paradise Beverages](/source/Paradise_Beverages)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.vailima.ws/ Samoa Breweries Limited]

Category:Beer in Samoa
Category:Companies of Samoa
Category:1999 mergers and acquisitions
Category:2011 mergers and acquisitions
Category:1978 establishments in Samoa

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