Heineken Asia Pacific, formerly Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) is a Singaporean brewery company. Founded in 1931 as a joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave, it was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) in 1989 and given its present name after merging with Heineken Asia Pacific in 2013. Headquartered in Singapore, it currently controls 45 breweries in 19 countries in the Asia Pacific region, selling over 50 beer brands and variants. It is wholly owned by parent company Heineken International. History In 1931, Singapore's Fraser & Neave (F&N) formed a joint venture with Holland's Heineken to venture into the brewing business in Singapore. The brewery, initially called "Malayan Breweries Limited", produced Tiger Beer, and later acquired Archipelago Brewery, which produced Anchor Beer. In 1990, Malayan Breweries changed its name to Asia Pacific Breweries. In 2004, APB acquired 90% of DB Breweries. In 2010, APB acquired PT Multi Bintang Indonesia from Heineken International BV. In August 2012, Fraser & Neave accepted an offer from Heineken to acquire its stake in APB for US$4.1 billion. Shareholders approved the deal during the extraordinary general meeting held on September 28, 2012. In 2013, APB merged with Heineken Asia Pacific and was renamed Heineken Asia Pacific to reflect its role as Heineken's regional hub. Key brands The company’s main brands include Tiger Beer, Anchor, Baron’s Strong Brew, Bintang Beer, DB Bitters, Tui, ABC Extra Stout and Archipelago Brewery Company range of beers. It also brews Heineken under a license from its parent company. Tiger Beer Tiger Beer is a core product by Heineken Asia Pacific, amongst the beers originally brewed in Singapore. It is a 5% abv pale lager that was first made in 1932. Today, Tiger Beer is produced at Tuas. Heineken Heineken Lager Beer is another core product of Heineken Asia Pacific. It is a 5% abv pale lager that was first made in 1868 and brews under a license from its parent company. Bintang Beer Bintang Beer, is a 4.7% abv Pilsner brewed by APB's subsidiary PT Multi Bintang Indonesia in Indonesia. Tui Beer Tui, is a 4% abv pale lager brewed by APB's subsidiary DB Breweries in New Zealand. Anchor Beer (Hainan, China) Asia Pacific Breweries opened the first mass production brewery on Hainan Island in the capital city of Haikou in 1997. The new brewery produced Tiger Beer and the now discontinued budget ‘Aoke’ but mainly focused on Anchor