Investment of R$ 2 billion by the Hijos de Rivera group, owner of Estrella Galicia, for the construction of a beer factory in Araraquara – São Paulo, promises to generate 400 direct job openings.

Estrella Galicia announced the construction of a new brewery in Brazil after some time exploring the territory in search of the best location. The chosen location has been the municipality of Araraquara, in the state of São Paulo, where it is certain that it will have an excellent quality water supply for the production of its beers.

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Estrella Galicia brewery in Brazil will be the company's second “beer kitchen” in the world after 115 years of history.

The Estrella Galicia brewery in Brazil will be the company's second “beer kitchen” in the world after 115 years of history. The company will invest around 300 million euros (about 2 billion reais) in two phases of its construction with the aim of installing a medium-term production capacity of 300 million liters of beer per year, to be carried out in two phases of 150 million liters each.

Ignacio Rivera, CEO of Corporación Hijos de Rivera, the company that owns Estrella Galicia, presented the project last November 25th in São Paulo, accompanied by local authorities. The governor of São Paulo, João Doria, presented at the Palácio dos Bandeirantes, the official seat of the state government, the top executive of the Spanish brewery with the aim of supporting the launch of this industrial project that he defined as “key to the region“.

Beer factory promises to generate 400 direct jobs in São Paulo

In his speech, Ignacio Rivera highlighted the company's firm commitment to the community, which in this case will be materialized in the generation of 400 jobs in the new facilities, which will be technologically avant-garde in terms of sustainability and respect for the environment. “The start-up of our factory in Brazil is a dream come true and a historic milestone for our company that we hope will drive our future development in America,” he said.

Gustavo Diniz Junqueira, president of the São Paulo Investment Promotion Agency, said this Thursday that “the choice of Araraquara to host the first Estrella Galicia factory outside Spain shows the competitiveness of the interior of São Paulo in attracting investments”. The new unit will create 400 new jobs at the facilities, having a very positive impact on the region's economy. In addition, another important point is respect for the environment. “We look for projects in São Paulo that develop their businesses in a sustainable way, which is what will guarantee the future growth of our economy”, added the president.

New Estrella Galicia plant is expected to open in 2023

Estrella Galicia is going to build its factory on a plot of 250 square meters in Araraquara, 270 kilometers from the capital. This production center, scheduled to open in 2023, will be a model of a sustainable factory in the environmental sphere, applying good practices and state-of-the-art technologies to reach the goal of zero emissions, through various measures such as the consumption of clean energy or hybrid vehicles, among others. others.

Estrella Galicia do Brasil is a business unit of Hijos de Rivera Corporation in the country. The company has been selling its products in this market since 2011 and currently has a sales volume of 16 liters per year.