Kompania Piwowarska is a Polish brewing group based in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

, established in 1999. Since 2017 it has been owned by

Asahi Breweries is a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: alcoholic beverage business (4 ...

. Kompania Piwowarska currently has three breweries:

Lech Browary Wielkopolski Lech Browary Wielkopolski (; English: Lech Breweries of Greater Poland) is a big industrial brewery in Poznań, with a production capacity of 7.5 million hl. The plant is owned by Asahi Breweries subsidiary Kompania Piwowarska SA. History The ...

, Tyskie Browary Książęce in Tychy and Browar Dojlidy in

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...

. Tyskie Browary Książęce (Princely Brewery Tychy), one of the oldest breweries in Europe, was founded in 1629. The three breweries have a total capacity of 15.1 million hectolitres. The company was owned by

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from 2009 to 2017. As part of the agreements made with regulators before

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was allowed to acquire SABMiller in 2016, it was announced on December 13, 2016 that Kompania Piwowarska would be sold to

of Japan.

Major brands

Kompania Piwowarska currently controls 45% of the Polish beer market.

Lech

The main Lech brands are ''Lech Premium'' a 5.0% abv pale lager, ''Lech Pils'' 5.5%

pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to-golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brewing ...

Lech controls 8% of the Polish beer market. The

brewery brews Dębowe Mocne (Oak Strong), which is 7%. Currently produced types are "Lech Premium", "Lech Pils"

Tyskie

'' Tyskie'' is one of the best selling brands of beer in Poland, with around 18% of the Polish market. ''Tyskie'' also has a world distribution. The main brands are ''Tyskie Gronie'', a 5.0% pale lager,http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/kompania-piwowarska-(sabmiller)/2952/ RateBeer

Dojlidy

The main

Dojlidy Brewery Dojlidy Brewery ( pl, Browar Dojlidy ) is a brewery located in Białystok, Poland, and owned by Kompania Piwowarska SA, the Polish subsidiary of Asahi Breweries. The brewery was modernized between 1997 and 1999, then in 2003 it was purchased b ...

brand is the 6% pale lager, '' Żubr'' (European bison).

Brands produced in Poland

References

External links

Kompania Piwowarska SA website (www.kp.pl)
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