What Heineken’s CIO is brewing for better connectivity
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As a 159-year-old family business, Dutch brewing company Heineken owes its longevity to a steady stream of innovation. Founded by entrepreneur Gerard Adriaan Heineken in 1864, who sought to renovate an old brewery in the center of Amsterdam, the beer company that would later bear his name has become synonymous with Dutch beer, readily recognizable from its green bottle with red star label. Heineken owns its piece of history, too, from becoming the first brewer to introduce quality control laboratories to the first legally sold beer in the US after prohibition was revoked in 1933. Today, it own…