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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage Soft drink |
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| Founded | 1872; 153 years ago (1872) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Beer Brisa & Laranjada |
| Owner | Pestana Group |
| Website | http://www.ecm.pt/ |
TheMadeira Brewery (Portuguese:Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira or E.C.M) is a brewery inMadeira. The main brand isCoral Lager. The company is the biggest producer and drink distributor in the Autonomous Region ofMadeira. It produces alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Until 2007, ECM drinks had been awarded 117Monde Selection awards. However, Monde Selection awards are non-competitive and only products that pay to enter are judged.
Coral was first introduced in 1969 and is distributed in Madeira and the Portuguese mainland; it is exported to the US, UK, Australia andAngola.
1872 - “H.P Miles & Cia" is created to produceBeer andsoft drinks inMadeira
1922 - “Araújo, Tavares e Passos" is created for the same purpose
1934 - “H.P Miles & Cia” and “Araújo, Tavares e Passos” merge into 1 company called Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira
1999 - The Pestana Group in partnership with the Miles family, founders of the beer industry in Madeira, purchased the shares ofCentral de Cervejas in E.C.M. gaining absolute control of the company with a 68% controlling interest.[1]
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