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South Africa12%EuropeCzech RepublicHungaryItalyPolandRomaniaRussiaSlovakiaCanary IslandsUKEBITA 2007Africa and AsiaAfrica and AsiaAngola TanzaniaBotswana UgandaComoros ZambiaGhana ZimbabweLesothoMalawi AustraliaMayotte ChinaMozambique IndiaSwaziland VietnamIn Africa, our primary brewing and beverageoperations cover 31 countries and we arethe number one brewer in terms of marketshare in most of these countries. In 12of these countries we have managementcontrol, while in the others we have astrategic alliance with Castel and a minorityshareholding in Kenya and Zimbabwe.We bottle soft drinks for The Coca-ColaCompany in seven of our African markets.CR Snow, our partnership with ChinaResources Enterprise Limited, is the largestbrewer by volume in China, and we are thesecond largest brewer in India. We have ajoint venture in Vietnam with Vinamilk andwe also sell our premium brands in Australiathrough a joint venture with Coca-Cola Amatil.* See note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.** Volumes are defined in the ‘Definitions’ section on page 140.Denotes regions where SABMiller operates, or has a major distributionagreement (over 100,000 hectolitres) or recent start-up operationsDenotes regions covered by our strategic partner CastelTotal number of breweries – 76Total number of bottling plants – 17Total average number of employees – 11,028*Key lager brands include: 2M; Castle;Castle Milk Stout; Chibuku (sorghum);Club; Club Pilsner; Eagle (clear sorghum);Fosters; Haywards; Laurentina; Kilimanjaro;Manica; Mosi; Nduvo; N’gola; Nile Special;Royal Challenge; Safari; Snow; Stone;St Louis and ZorokFor more information see pages 27-28200More than 200 brands owned127Total number of breweries67,000Total average numberof employees*216 millionTotal volume of lager sold**(hectolitres)33%EBITA 2007South AfricaSouth African Breweries Ltd (SAB Ltd) is ouroriginal brewing company. Founded in 1895,SAB Ltd has since become one of SouthAfrica’s leading companies as well as Africa’slargest brewer. The soft drinks division ofSAB Ltd is South Africa’s largest producer ofproducts for The Coca-Cola Company.SABMiller has hotel and gaming intereststhrough the Tsogo Sun Group, one of thelargest hotel and gaming groups in SouthAfrica. The group was created in 2003 whenSABMiller and Tsogo Investments mergedtheir activities. At the time, it was the largestempowerment transaction in the sector andSABMiller holds a 49% interest in the group.Total number of breweries – 7Total number of bottling plants – 10Total average number of employees – 11,400*Key local brands include: Brutal Fruit;Carling Black Label; Castle; Castle Lite;Castle Milk Stout; Hansa Marzen Gold;Hansa Pilsener; Redd’s and SaritaFor more information see pages 28-29Overview Operating and financial review Governance Financial statements Shareholder informationFor more information on our brands, visitwww.sabmiller.com/sabmiller.com/en_gb/Our+brandsGlobal footprint SABMiller plc Annual Report 20073