The
Grand Brewery of Nouméa (GBN) was founded by Edouard Pentecost in 1969, whose son, Michel Pentecost, created the recipe for Number One in 1972 alongside an Alsatian brewer. In 1974, the GBN merged with the
Grand Caledonian Brewery (GBC), owned by Dutch brand
Heineken, to form the (GBNC). In 1993, Number One was awarded a gold medal by the
International Institute of Quality Selections (IISQ) in
Brussels,
Belgium. In 2004, the GBNC launched
Panach One, which contains 20% of Number One and titrates at less than 1.0% alcohol. ==References==