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Heineken Headquarters & offices · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Heineken · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Four buildings in four styles, a restored villa for meetings, and an in-house bar lined with bottles from Heineken's global family of beers.
The head office on the Tweede Weteringplantsoen, its themed floors and the Dutch benefits — then the business. Every number from Heineken's own website, results releases, job postings and the City of Amsterdam's building record.
- 8,800 m²four buildings renovated, 2006–07
- 6 weeksvacation a year (Netherlands)
- 3 + 2days in the office + at home
- 87,870employees (average FTE, 2025)
Sources: Gebouwd in Amsterdam (City of Amsterdam) · Heineken job postings, Amsterdam (2026) · theheinekencompany.com Key figures 2025
Companies / Netherlands / Beer & beverages / Heineken
THE HEAD OFFICE · TWEEDE WETERINGPLANTSOEN, AMSTERDAM
Four buildings, one villa and a bar for the world's beers
Heineken International's head office sits in four neighbouring buildings, each in a different style. In 2006–07 they were given one interior: the listed villa on the corner was restored as a meeting and reception centre, a restaurant and café for staff sit by the entrance, and a new pavilion was built on the roof. A later fit-out by Kubik added The World of Heineken at the entrance, an in-house bar and themed zones across four floors — The Lounge, The Garden, The Beach and Back to Africa.
- 8,800 m² (≈ 94,700 sq ft)
- Four buildings, four styles
- Restored villa for meetings
- Rooftop pavilion
- In-house bar
- Design: Op ten Noort Blijdenstein
The World of Heineken and the in-house bar
A fit-out by Kubik added The World of Heineken at the entrance and an in-house bar.
Themed floors
Themed zones run across four floors: The Lounge, The Garden, The Beach and Back to Africa.
The villa on the corner
The listed villa on the corner of the complex was restored in 2006–07 as a meeting and reception centre.
Facts: Gebouwd in Amsterdam, project “Heineken Awet” (City of Amsterdam) · Kubik project page “Heineken HQ” (thinkubik.com).
Tweede Weteringplantsoen, Amsterdam
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Head office (Heineken N.V. and Heineken International) | Tweede Weteringplantsoen 21, 1017 ZD Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| The villa — meeting and reception centre, on the corner of the complex | Tweede Weteringplantsoen, Amsterdam |
Source: theheinekencompany.com and careers.theheinekencompany.com terms and conditions · Gebouwd in Amsterdam · See them on the map ↓
Source: Gebouwd in Amsterdam, project “Heineken Awet” (City of Amsterdam) · Kubik project page “Heineken HQ” · sq ft converted by eciffo
Benefits (Netherlands)
20 vacation days plus a flexible budget to add 10 more.
Paid on top of the monthly salary.
A bonus linked to your results.
Public transport card, or €0.23 per km up to 30 km each way.
Typically three days a week in the office, two at home.
Gross allowance for a 40-hour week, plus 2 vacation days a month.
Source: Heineken job postings, Amsterdam (2026): “Global Category Manager Plastics” and “Internship - Global Early Careers” (173002)
Why people stay, in Heineken's own words
Passed down through four generations of ownership; today more than 88,000 colleagues in 80 operating companies.
An international programme for graduates, run from the Amsterdam head office, across three tracks.
Opportunities to learn, grow and explore new career paths, both locally and globally.
Over 99% of direct employees earned at least a fair wage by the end of 2022, as defined by the Fair Wage Network.
Up over five years to 2022; the ambition is 30% by 2025 and 40% by 2030.
By the end of 2022, 100% of operating companies had been assessed on equal pay, with action plans.
Source: careers.theheinekencompany.com (HEINEKEN Head Office, HEINEKEN Netherlands) · Heineken job postings (2026) · Heineken N.V. 2022 full year results release
Who works here
employees, average FTE (2025)
operating companies worldwide
head office roles affected by the 2026 reshaping
founded, February 15, in Amsterdam
Source: theheinekencompany.com Key figures 2025 · careers.theheinekencompany.com · Heineken newsroom, 14 October 2025 · Our heritage · 2022 full year results release (gender)
Pay at Heineken
Source: Heineken job postings “Global Category Manager Plastics” (Amsterdam, closing 1 October 2026) and “Internship - Global Early Careers” (173002). The manager range excludes the 8% holiday allowance; the intern figure is a monthly allowance.
Office history: 160 years in Amsterdam
- 1864 The Haystack brewery
On February 15, 1864, 22-year-old Gerard Adriaan Heineken took over De Hooiberg (the Haystack), a brewery on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam. A second Heineken brewery opened in Rotterdam less than a decade later.
Source: theheinekencompany.com, “Our heritage” · Heineken Collection Foundation
De Hooiberg brewery, Amsterdam, 1864 · AnonymousUnknown author / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 1867 A new brewery in Amsterdam
Heineken began brewing in a new building in Amsterdam, the brewery that is today the Heineken Experience. Part of the old Haystack became the grand café Die Port van Cleve, where Heineken showed off electric lighting in 1879.
Source: heinekenexperience.com · Heineken Collection Foundation, “Self-made brewer”
Heineken brewery, Stadhouderskade, Amsterdam, 1986 · Roland Gerrits / Anefo / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1983 Head office on the Tweede Weteringplantsoen
A Dutch National Archives photograph from November 1983 shows the Heineken head office on the Tweede Weteringplantsoen, where it still is today.
Source: Nationaal Archief, Anefo photo collection, item 932-7677
Heineken head office, Tweede Weteringplantsoen, Amsterdam, 1983 · Marcel Antonisse / Anefo / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1988 The old brewery closes
Brewing stopped at the 1867 brewery when production outgrew the historic building. It is now the Heineken Experience, a tour and museum.
Source: heinekenexperience.com
Former Heineken brewery, Stadhouderskade, Amsterdam, 2021 · MatteoNL97 / CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2006–07 One interior for four buildings
Op ten Noort Blijdenstein gave the four neighbouring head office buildings a single interior (8,800 m² gross): the villa on the corner was restored as a meeting and reception centre, and a pavilion was added on the roof.
Source: Gebouwd in Amsterdam (City of Amsterdam)
Tweede Weteringplantsoen 21 from the Singelgracht, Amsterdam, c. 1900 · Boon, N.J. (uitgever) / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - Later Themed floors and an in-house bar
Kubik's Amsterdam team fitted out the renovated headquarters with The World of Heineken at the entrance, an in-house bar and themed zones such as The Garden, The Beach and the Travel Room, installed in phases.
Source: Kubik project page “Heineken HQ”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2026 A focused strategic centre
From 2026 the Amsterdam head office becomes a more focused strategic centre under EverGreen 2030, affecting about 400 roles on top of 200 in Digital and Technology, with work moving to HEINEKEN Business Services.
Source: Heineken newsroom, 14 October 2025
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Map: how the headquarters moved
Heineken has never left Amsterdam: from the Haystack in the old centre to the 1867 brewery and the head office on the Tweede Weteringplantsoen, all within about two kilometres.
- 1 · 1864The Haystack, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal — Gerard Heineken takes over De Hooiberg brewery.
- 2 · 1867The 1867 brewery (Heineken Experience) — Brewed Heineken until 1988; now a tour and museum.
- 3 · 1983–Tweede Weteringplantsoen 21 — Head office of Heineken N.V. today.
Addresses: theheinekencompany.com · Heineken Collection Foundation · heinekenexperience.com · Nationaal Archief · Locations: OpenStreetMap
What Heineken does
Heineken brews and sells beer and cider: more than 340 international, regional, local and specialty brands led by Heineken®, with breweries, malteries, cider plants and other production sites in more than 70 countries.
Beer and cider, managed in four regions: Africa and Middle East, Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe.
Source: theheinekencompany.com Key figures 2025 · Heineken N.V. 2025 full year results release · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
€28.5B → €34.3B
88,497 → 87,870
Calendar years. Revenue (IFRS, before excise deduction): Heineken N.V. full year results releases 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and Key figures 2025 (2020 not shown: the release gives only growth rates). Employees: average FTE from Key figures 2025. Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Chair of the Executive Board and CEO for four years from 1 October 2026; previously CEO of JDE Peet's.
Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO; more than 28 years at Heineken.
Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO for 15 years.
Founder: Gerard Adriaan Heineken, who bought the Haystack brewery in Amsterdam in 1864, aged 22.
Source: Heineken newsroom (12 January, 23 June and 5 August 2026; 2019 full year results release) · theheinekencompany.com, “Our heritage”
Heineken: questions people ask
Where is Heineken's headquarters?
At Tweede Weteringplantsoen 21, 1017 ZD Amsterdam, the Netherlands — the head office of Heineken N.V. and Heineken International.
Source: theheinekencompany.com, terms and conditions
What is the Heineken head office like inside?
It fills four neighbouring buildings, each in a different style, with a restored villa used for meetings and receptions, a staff restaurant and café by the entrance, a rooftop pavilion, an in-house bar and themed zones such as The Garden and The Beach.
Source: Gebouwd in Amsterdam · Kubik project page
Who designed Heineken's head office interior?
Op ten Noort Blijdenstein architecten en ingenieurs designed the 2006–07 renovation; Kubik later designed, built and installed the branded zones and bar.
Source: Gebouwd in Amsterdam · Kubik project page
How big is Heineken's head office?
The 2006–07 renovation covered 8,800 m² gross floor area (about 94,700 sq ft) across four buildings.
Source: Gebouwd in Amsterdam
Can you visit Heineken's headquarters?
The head office is an office. Visitors can tour Heineken's original Amsterdam brewery, which brewed from 1867 to 1988 and is now the Heineken Experience.
Source: heinekenexperience.com
Does Heineken allow hybrid work?
Yes. Heineken works with a hybrid model in the Netherlands, typically three days a week in the office and two at home.
Source: Heineken job posting 173002 (2026)
How much vacation do Heineken employees get in the Netherlands?
20 vacation days plus a flexible budget for 10 more — six weeks in total — and an 8% holiday allowance.
Source: Heineken job posting, Amsterdam (2026)
How many people work at Heineken?
87,870 on average (full-time equivalents) in 2025, across about 80 operating companies.
Source: theheinekencompany.com Key figures 2025 · careers site
When was Heineken founded?
On February 15, 1864, when Gerard Adriaan Heineken took over the Haystack brewery in Amsterdam.
Source: theheinekencompany.com, “Our heritage”
Who is Heineken's CEO?
Rafael Oliveira, Chair of the Executive Board and CEO since 1 October 2026. He succeeded Dolf van den Brink, who stepped down on 31 May 2026.
Source: Heineken newsroom, 2026
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