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Diageo Kenya Mulls East African Expansion as Growth Jumps
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Diageo Plc’s Kenyan unit plans to expand operations in South Sudan and other nations in East Africa to capitalize on accelerating economic growth in the region, Chief Executive Officer Charles Ireland said.
East African Breweries Ltd., the region’s biggest beer maker, is considering growing its distribution infrastructure in South Sudan, Ireland said in a Nov. 7 interview in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where the company is based. Last month the company commissioned a depot in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, with the capacity to store 100,000 crates of beer.