The Hans Just Group is a distributor of wine and alcohol in the Nordic countries. The group consists of Hans Just A/S in

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, Nigab AB in Sweden, Robert Prizelius AS in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

, Beverage Partners Finland OY in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

and BJC Distribution Z O.O. in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

History

The company was founded by Hans Just on 17 June 1867, when he purchased a wine and spirits business on

Store Kongensgade Store Kongensgade ( lit. English. Great King's Street) is the longest street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends northeast from Kongens Nytorv to Esplanaden, running parallel to Bredgade, where it breaks left, continuing northwest to Grø ...

street, in Copenhagen, Denmark, from an old friend who wanted to emigrate to America. In the 1870s, Just constructed a summer residence near the coast in

Østerbro Østerbro () (literally, "Eastern Bridge") is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just north of the city centre, outside the old city gate Østerport which, after it was moved around 1700, used to be located clos ...

. In 1882, together with other investors, he established a distillery, Fortuna, on the neighbouring site. In 1885 they constructed a new road which connected the site to

Østerbrogade Østerbrogade is the principal shopping street and thoroughfare in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends from Lille Triangel at the north-eastern tip of The Lakes, passes Trianglen, and continues to Svanemøllen station from ...

. It was given the name Fortunavej (Fortuna Road( after the distillery and was later renamed

Århusgade Århusgade is a street in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends east from Østerbrogade and passes under the railway just before entering the southernmost part of Nordhavn which is known as the Århusgade neighbourhood (Danish ...

. Hans Just's son Poul Just inherited the company after his father's death in 1912. He demolished the Østerbro buildings and constructed a large warehouse at the site in 1917. The site was conveniently located close to the

Freeport of Copenhagen The Free Port of Copenhagen is a bonded area in the northern part of Port of Copenhagen of Copenhagen, Denmark. Created to consolidate Copenhagen's position as an important maritime hub in Northern Europe, it was established in the area just nor ...

, and he expected Denmark to introduce an alcohol monopoly similar to the ones in Sweden and

. This did not happen, and much of the building was instead rented out. It was for a while used by Goodyear for storing car tires. The company was later passed on to his son Henning Just (norn 1905) and son-in-law Peter Christian Karberg (born 1909M married to Kirsten Ingeborg Just). Their son, Flemming Just Karberg, joined the family business at the age of 22 in 1959. He became co-owner in 1965 and its sole owner in 1979. His sons Peter, Thomas and Andreas each received 10 % of the shares in the 1980s. In 2017, Hans Just Group sold its share of Det Danske Spiritus Kompagni A/S to the Norwegian company Arcus Gruppen.

Companies

* Hans Just A/S, Denmark * Nigab AB, Sweden * Robert Prizelius AS, Norway * Beverage Partners Finland OY, Finland * BJC Distribution Z O.O., Poland

References

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External links

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