Heineken N.V. describes itself as the world’s most international brewer, with a portfolio of more than 340 international, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders led by the Heineken brand. The company traces its start to 1864, when Gerard Adriaan Heineken took over the Haystack brewery in Amsterdam. It says it has more than 85,000 employees and production facilities in more than 70 countries. Rafa Oliveira is Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Board, a role the company said he would take up on 1 October 2026.
In the UK it trades as Heineken UK Limited. BeverageDaily reported in August 2021 that HEINEKEN gained control of India’s United Breweries Limited, whose portfolio is led by Kingfisher.
Food Engineering ranks Heineken No. 10 in its 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies, with food sales of Euros 34,257 million (US$40,194 million) for the year to December 2025.