Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery

The Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma ( German: Brewery Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma ) is a brewery based in Monterrey, Mexico. It was created in 1988 by the merger of the breweries Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma from Monterrey and from Orizaba. Other forms of the name are: Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, CuaMoc, CCM and CM.

The company is as FEMSA Cerverza third division of the Trade and beverage company Fomento Económico Mexicano ( FEMSA ) and since 2010 owned by Heineken, which FEMSA became the second largest shareholder.

The company operates breweries in Monterrey, Tecate, Navojoa, Guadalajara, Toluca and Orizaba. It produces around 3.09 million hectoliters. In Mexico, the company employs over 20,000 people.

History

The Cuauhtémoc brewery was founded on November 8, 1890 by Isaac Garza Garza and Jose Calderon with the assistance of Joseph A. Muguerza, Joseph M. Schnaider and Francisco Gómez Sada with an initial capital of 15 million pesos in Monterrey, Nuevo León. It changed its name under the name of the factory Hielo y Cerveza Cuauhtémoc, which then changed in Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc. The first brand of beer was Carta Blanca, which is still produced today.

The Cuauhtémoc brewery was also the nucleus of Fomento Económico Mexicano ( FEMSA ).

Beer brands

The company produces some well-known Mexican beers such as:

  • Carta Blanca
  • Indio
  • Sol
  • Bohemia
  • Tecate
  • Dos Equis XX
  • Moctezuma
  • Noche Buena
  • Sito de Kaiser
  • Casta
  • Superior

Sol

Tecate

Bohemia

Types of business entity Heineken International Mexican peso Beer in Mexico
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