The history of Brarudi goes back to 1955[2] when the management of the breweries of the Belgian Congo, then under the management of Brasseries de Leopoldville (now Bralima Brewery), decided to build a brewery in the Eastern region to server Ruanda-Urundi and Eastern Congo. The city of Usumbura (now Bujumbura), on the northern shores of Lake Tanganyika, was selected to house the new brewery whose name was Brasserie du Rwanda-Urundi.[3] The brewery became operational December 23, 1955 and began producing Primus Beer.
Upon independence, Bralima was incorporated in Congo Léopoldville, Brarudi in Burundi and Bralirwa in Rwanda.[4]
In 1966, Brarudi diversified into the production of soft drinks. This was through the brewer's partnership with The Coca-Cola Company making it a bottler for Coca-Cola products. A soft beverages plant was opened in Gitega for this purpose.[3]
The Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO) was created on 13 July 1982 as a Private Law Mixed Economy Company (SARL).
The State of Burundi held 21,250 shares, and 100 shares each were held by Brarudi and the Société Burundaise de Financement (SBF).[5]
Ownership
The shares of stock of the company are privately held. The ownership of the company stock is as depicted in the table below:[6]
Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi Stock Ownership