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Labatt Brewing Company Ltd. was a Canadian beer company, founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London, Ontario with the purchase of London's Simcoe Street brewery in partnership with Samuel Eccles. By 1853 Labatt had become the brewery's sole proprietor, which was later renamed John Labatt's Brewery. With the completion of the Great Western Railway in the 1850s, Labatt's operations expanded to export beer to the rest of the country. By the early 20th century Labatt was a corporation, its shares distributed among John Labatt's seven daughters and two sons.In 1915 Prohibition began in Canada when public bars were banned in Saskatchewan. A year later prohibition was instituted in Ontario as well, affecting all 64 breweries in the province. Although some provinces totally banned alcohol manufacture, however, some permitted production for export to the United States. Labatt survived by producing full strength beer for export south of the border and by introducing two "temperance ales" with less than two per cent alcohol for sale in Ontario. When Prohibition was repealed in Ontario in 1926 just 15 breweries remained and only Labatt retained its original management. This resulted in a strengthened industry position.
Labatt became a publicly traded company in 1945 with the issuance of 900,000 shares. In 1951Events January events January 9 United Nations headquarters officially opens ( New York City). January 15 Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald," wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in We Labatt launched its Pilsener Lager. When it was introduced in ManitobaManitoba ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free Capital Winnipeg Largest City Winnipeg Area Total % fresh water 8th largest(6th lgst prov. 647 797 kmē 14. 5% Population Total (2003) Density Ranked 5th 1 162 800 1. 78/kmē Ad, the beer was nicknamed "Blue" for the colour of its label and the company's support of Winnipeg's Canadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League (French: Ligue Canadienne de Football is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. The league's top trophy, the Grey Cup, was donated by Governor-General Earl Grey in 1909 to the team winni (CFL) franchise, the Blue BombersThe Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded 1880 Formerly known as Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 1880 to 1929, Winnipegs 1930 to 1932, 'Pegs 1933 to 1935 Home stadium Canad Inns Stadium (formerly Winnip. The nickname stuck and in 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings. Labatt Blue claimed top spot in the Canadian beer market, a position it has held ever since.
Labatt's innovations include the introduction of the first twist-off cap on a refillable bottle ( 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe).
Today, Labatt is owned by the large Belgian brewer Interbrewthis article deals with the former brewery Interbrew before its merger into InBev Interbrew was a large Belgium-based brewing company which owns many internationally known beers, as well as some smaller local beers. In 2004 Interbrew merged with Brazilian.
Labatt has sponsored the construction of many buildings in London, including Labatt Park, the John Labatt Centre, the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre at the University of Western Ontario, and the Elizabeth A. "Bessie" Labatt Hall at UWO's King's University College campus.
