Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira

Infobox Brewery
name = Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira


caption = Logo of Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira
location = Madeira Island flagicon|Madeira
Portugal flagicon|Portugal
owner = Pestana Group
opened = 1872

Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira or E.C.M is a brewery in Madeira, known as the home of Coral Lager. It is the biggest producer and drink distributor in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. It produces alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Until 2007, ECM drinks have been awarded 117 Monde Selection Medals. The company is certified by the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 quality norms.

Product range

Alcoholic beverages

*Coral
*Zarco
*Coral Tónica

Non-Alcoholic beverages

*Coral Sem Álcool branca
*Coral Sem Álcool tónica

*Laranjada
*Brisa Água Tónica
*Brisa Ananás
*Brisa Cola
*Brisa Cola Light
*Brisa Cola Zero
*Brisa Laranja
*Brisa Limonada
*Brisa Maçã
*Brisa Maracujá
*Brisa Manga Mix

*Soda Water

*BriSol Laranja
*BriSol Maracujá
*BriSol Trópico
*BriSol Maçã
*Brisol Manga Zero

*BriTea Limão
*BriTea Pêssego
*BriTea Maracujá

*Atlântida sem gás
*Atlântida com gás
*Atlântida limão

History

1872 - “H.P Miles & Cia" is created to produce Beer and soft drinks in Madeira
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 of Central de Cervejas in E.C.M. gaining absolute control of the company with a 68% controlling interest. [cite web
url = http://www.pestana.com/NR/rdonlyres/14E48D5C-8635-4B26-9BFA-66993CA2F6B4/0/PestanaGroupProfileUK.pdf
title = Pestana Group Profile: P31 - Industrial Sector of the Pestana Group Profile
accessdate = 2007-12-02]

References

External links

* [http://www.ecm.pt/ Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira - Brewery of Madeira website] (in Portuguese)
* [http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/empresa-de-cervejas-da-madeira-(heineken)/2530/ www.ratebeer.com] - Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira
* [http://www.cervejacoral.com www.cervejacoral.com] (in Portuguese)
* [http://www.brisanet.pt www.brisanet.pt] (in Portuguese)