{"id":53282,"date":"2023-03-18T13:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T17:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/?p=53282"},"modified":"2026-11-11T18:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T22:59:16","slug":"backus-history-perus-largest-brewery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/backus-history-perus-largest-brewery\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of the Backus Group: Peru’s Largest Brewery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Backus is the largest and oldest brewery in Peru<\/a>, with 150 years of history since its founding in 1876. It leads the Peruvian beer market and, since 2016, belongs to Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s largest brewing group.<\/p>

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The history of the Backus brewery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Its portfolio includes national and international brands that are present in more than 200,000 points of sale across the country.<\/p>\n

Among Backus products we find the beer brands Cristal, Pilsen Callao, Cusque\u00f1a, Pilsen Trujillo, Arequipe\u00f1a and San Juan, along with global AB InBev brands such as Corona.<\/p>\n

It also produces non-alcoholic drinks such as Guaran\u00e1 and Maltin Power. San Mateo mineral water, which it had owned since 1936, was sold to Grupo Gloria in 2025.<\/p>\n

The origins of Backus go back to 1876, when Jacobo Backus and Howard Johnston, two young American entrepreneurs and immigrants, decided to found the F\u00e1brica de Hielo Sudamericana, an ice factory, in the traditional district of R\u00edmac, in Lima.<\/p>\n