The Tunisian Beverage Manufacturing Company (, SFBT), known as the Tunis Frigorific and Brewery Company until 2012, is a Tunisian food industry group focused on four main products.
Founded in 1889, under the French protectorate, the private group occupies a dominant position in the marketing of beverages: it controls approximately 85% of the national beer market, 90% of that of soft drink and 40-50% of that of mineral waters. The Tunisian Beverage Manufacturing Company operates two factories in El Omrane, Tunis and Bou Argoub in Cape Bon. In early 2012, a PET bottle production unit is to be created in Gabès.
History
Privatized in 1979, it was partly bought by the French Castel Group.[1] It then bought companies to strengthen its positioning in the beverage market segments, in particular mineral water companies such as Marwa (2000) and SOSTEM (2003) which exploit the historic brands Safia (still water) and Aïn Garci (carbonated water). At one time, there was talk of SFBT joining forces with the Dutch brewer Heineken but the project ultimately failed. SFBT officially received MSI 20000 certification on 1 November 2008.[2]