{"id":10544,"date":"2026-11-06T01:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T01:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/champion-deepens-african-market-push-with-art-x-lagos-partnership\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T01:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T01:15:52","slug":"champion-deepens-african-market-push-with-art-x-lagos-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/champion-deepens-african-market-push-with-art-x-lagos-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Champion deepens African market push with ART X Lagos partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Champion Breweries Plc is showcasing its expanded portfolio at ART X Lagos 2026, bringing together a diverse range of beverage brands as part of its continued commitment to celebrating African creativity, culture and shared experiences.\n<\/p>\n<p>The 11th edition of ART X Lagos runs from 5 to 8 November 2026 in Lagos, under the theme \u2018A New Chapter, A New Decade,\u2019 exploring how Africa\u2019s cultural traditions continue to inspire new artistic expressions. The theme also resonates with Champion, which is building on its established brewing heritage as it expands into new beverage categories and markets.\n<\/p>\n<p>This marks the second consecutive year that Champion has supported ART X Lagos, reflecting a longstanding commitment to platforms that champion African cultural expression.\n<\/p>\n<p>This year, Champion Brands is bringing its diverse beverage portfolio into one<\/p>\n<p>of the continent\u2019s foremost celebrations of contemporary art and culture.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCulture is one of the most\u00a0powerful ways we express who we are, where we come from and what we aspire to\n<\/p>\n<p>become,\u201d said Group CEO, Evercorp Industries, and Director, Champion Breweries,\u00a0Eric Idiahi.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u201cIt lives in our art and music, but also in the everyday experiences we share. We believe businesses have a role to play in supporting the creative people and platforms that keep those expressions alive, while helping create opportunities for new audiences to discover and participate in them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The expanded portfolio reflects\u00a0Champion Brands\u2019 strategy to build a diversified, global beverage business. A\n<\/p>\n<p>significant milestone in this journey was the acquisition of the Bullet brand\u00a0portfolio, which strengthened the group\u2019s presence in ready-to-drink alcoholic\n<\/p>\n<p>beverages and energy drinks and expanded its commercial footprint across 14\u00a0African markets. Through its businesses, Champion Brands is building a broader <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>consumer offering, stronger distribution capabilities and a platform for\u00a0sustainable growth.\n<\/p>\n<p>Champion\u2019s partnership also\n<\/p>\n<p>extends into music through ART X Live!, the fair\u2019s flagship music and visual<\/p>\n<p>art experience, taking place on Saturday, 7 November. Bullet will be the\n<\/p>\n<p>featured partner brand for the evening, which will showcase a new generation of\n<\/p>\n<p>African musical voices, including Kunmie, Lulu and Taves. Curated by Lanre\n<\/p>\n<p>Masha, the programme celebrates artists drawing on the continent\u2019s musical\n<\/p>\n<p>traditions while developing new sounds and forms of expression.\n<\/p>\n<p>Visitors can experience the\n<\/p>\n<p>Champion Brands Lounge during the fair\u2019s programme on 6, 7 and 8 November, with<\/p>\n<p>ART X.\n                    <\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Champion Breweries Plc is showcasing its expanded portfolio at ART X Lagos 2026, bringing together a diverse range of beverage brands as part of its continued commitment to celebrating African&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}