KEO Brewery / KEO plc

Founded in 1927 in Limassol, KEO — the Cyprus Wine Company — is one of the island's largest industrial employers, reigning over wine and beer alike. Its KEO Beer, a pilsner-type lager launched in 1951 and developed with the help of Czech brewers, has become "the taste of Cyprus": golden, smooth, built for the climate, crowned with gold at the 1987 Brewing Industry International Awards and exported to some thirty countries. From its seafront brewery in Limassol, capable of more than 30,000 hectolitres a month, it accompanies mezze, souvla and sunsets — the absolute institution of the Cypriot table.