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![]() Factory of Estrella Galicia in A Grela, A Coruña. | |
Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
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Industry | Beverages |
Founded | A Coruña, Galicia (January 1, 1906 ) |
Founder | José María Rivera Corral |
Headquarters | A Coruña, Spain |
Key people | Ignacio Rivera Quintana, Director-General |
Products | Beers, soft drinks |
Services | Distribution |
Revenue | €610 millions (2021) |
Number of employees | 1500 (2021) |
Website | www |
Hijos de Rivera, S.A.1 is a Spanish brewery founded in 1906 in the city of A Coruña, Galicia. The main brand is Estrella Galicia, a 5.5% abv pale lager.[1]
The company's origins date back to 1906 when José María Rivera Corral established La Estrella de Galicia brewery in the city of A Coruña.
In 2006, the company celebrated its centenary in the company of King Juan Carlos. A beer named 1906 Reserva Especial was launched to commemorate the occasion. In 2017, the company purchased a 32% stake in Carlow Brewing Company, an Irish-based brewery.[2]
In 2022, he transformed his online store into a marketplace, called BigCrafters,[3] to promote the sale of its own and third-party artisan products.[4]