Case Study: SABMiller achieves over 50% reduction in web production costs with Acquia Cloud Site Factory

Acquia’s Cloud Site Factory Powers SABMiller to Slash Web Production Costs by over 50%

SABMiller, the world’s second-largest brewer with over 200 local and international brands across 80 countries, faced a fragmented web presence where local teams independently built and managed sites, creating spiralling costs, inconsistent brand experiences and regulatory risk. The company needed a way to regain control, enforce standards and reduce duplication while preserving creative freedom for local markets.

Working with Acquia and partner VML, SABMiller implemented Acquia Cloud Site Factory and multisite blueprints—standardized, reusable Drupal archetypes (including mandatory modules like an Age Gate)—to centrally govern and speed site delivery. In under 20 months more than 100 sites across six regions were built or migrated, delivering ~90% code reuse, improved security and consistency, and cutting web production costs by over 50%.

SABMiller

Karl Mansour

Global Deployment Lead and Programme Manager