Carlsberg Polska is the

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subsidiary of the

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multinational brewing company

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. Carlsberg has 1/3 control of the Okocim Group, which included the Okocim Brewery, in 2004.Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter - Climbing up Poles to sniff the first hops
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owns four

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s and employs 1,250 staff. It is the third largest brewing company in

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with a 14.4%

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History

The Okocim Brewery was founded in 1845. Carlsberg beer was imported into Poland until Carlsberg acquired a stake in the Okocim Brewery in 1997 in exchange for giving Okocim a license to produce Carlsberg. Carlsberg expanded its presence in Poland in 2001 by becoming a majority shareholder of Okocim and purchasing the Bosman, Kasztelan and Piast breweries; the operation was named the Carlsberg Okocim Group. The Carlsberg brand was re-launched that year and became the fastest growing international brand in Poland, with a sales increase of 671%. In 2004 Carlsberg purchased the remaining shares of Okocim and renamed the group, Carlsberg Polska. Carlsberg Polska is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Carlsberg Group and is the third largest brewing company in the Polish beer market, which is one of the world's top 10 by volume.

Brewing plants

Okocim Brewery

Okocim Brewery was established in 1845 by Johann Evangelist Götz, who was born in Wirtemberg in 1815. His son Jan Albin expanded the family business, married a Polish aristocrat, and changed his name to Goetz-Okocimski. In 1945 the brewery was

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, then reprivatised in the 1990s.STAWSKI DISTRIBUTING – Okocim Beer
Carlsberg first acquired an interest in 1996, eventually acquiring 1/3 control. Brands produced are mainly

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s of varying strengths ranging from 0.5% abv to 7% and include ''Carlsberg'', ''O.K. Beer'', ''Signature'', ''Mocne'', and ''Karmi''. The brewery produces two dark lagers, ''Palone'' (5.5%) and ''Porter'' (8.3%).

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External links

Carlsberg Group in Polandcarlsbergpolska.pl (Polish)
Breweries of Poland Food and drink companies established in 2001 Polish companies established in 2001 Carlsberg Group

History

Brewing plants

Okocim Brewery

See also

References

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