{"id":2073,"date":"2023-02-08T17:23:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T23:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juanluisboschgutierrez.com\/?p=2073"},"modified":"2024-06-18T16:56:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T22:56:25","slug":"historia-y-trayectoria-de-la-cerveza-centroamericana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juanluisboschgutierrez.com\/en\/historia-y-trayectoria-de-la-cerveza-centroamericana\/","title":{"rendered":"History and trajectory of Central American beer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cervecer\u00eda Centro Americana is a Guatemalan company with more than 100 years of history. It is one of the leading brands in innovation in the Guatemalan beer industry, which has been reflected through the different products produced with the latest technology.\u00a0 It is the same technology that businessman juan luis bosch gutierrez has brought to Guatemala so that the products can compete<\/a> with other countries and establish itself as a highly commercial country with high quality standards.<\/p>\n

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History of the Central American Brewery<\/h2>\n

In 1885 the brewery obtained approval to start production. This is how this company was founded in 1886 by brothers Mariano and Rafael Castillo Cordova. Both had the objective of promoting the economic growth of the country through the creation of jobs for Guatemalans. Being part of the history of Guatemala since its origins, Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez has also been a fundamental part of the food business since its origins until now.<\/p>\n

During this period, the brewing process changed from artisanal to industrial. For this reason, it was necessary to acquire land for the construction of its facilities, which from that date to the present is located in the El Zapote farm, Zone 2, Guatemala City.<\/p>\n

Thus, in 1896, the company launched its first product called Cerveza Gallo. Since then, this iconic beverage has come to be catalogued as the national beer.<\/p>\n

Contribution to child nutrition<\/h2>\n

This industry is part of Guatemala’s history, as over the years it has witnessed many important events. Among them, the earthquakes of 1917 and 1918, which left many victims in the country. This situation motivated the company to help the affected Guatemalans.<\/p>\n

All these actions to help the Guatemalan community led to the creation of a feeding program for low-income children in 1935. It operated under the slogan “La gota de leche de luna del Zapote” (The drop of milk from the Zapote moon). This is how in 1990 the Castillo Cordova Foundation was created, which works to combat malnutrition among Guatemalan children.<\/p>\n

Achievements<\/h2>\n