Kompania Piwowarska

Kompania Piwowarska
Industry	Brewing
Founded	May 4, 1999; 24 years ago
Headquarters	Poznań, Poland
Products	Beer
Brands	Tyskie; Lech; Dojlidy
Revenue	1,738,000,000 Euro (2018)
Net income	191,000,000 Euro (2018)
Number of employees	2,711 (2018)
Parent	SABMiller (2009-17); Asahi Breweries (2017-)
Website	kp.pl

Kompania Piwowarska is a Polish brewing group based in Poznań, established in 1999. Since 2017 it has been owned by Asahi Breweries. Kompania Piwowarska currently has three breweries: Lech Browary Wielkopolski in Poznań, Tyskie Browary Książęce in Tychy and Browar Dojlidy in Białystok. Tyskie Browary Książęce (Princely Brewery Tychy), one of the oldest breweries in Europe, was founded in 1629.^[1]

The three breweries have a total capacity of 15.1 million hectolitres.^[2]

The company was owned by SABMiller from 2009 to 2017. As part of the agreements made with regulators before Anheuser-Busch InBev was allowed to acquire SABMiller in 2016, it was announced on December 13, 2016, that Kompania Piwowarska would be sold to Asahi Breweries of Japan.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Major brands[edit]

Kompania Piwowarska currently controls 45% of the Polish beer market.^{[citation needed]}

Lech[edit]

The main Lech brands are Lech Premium a 5.0% abv pale lager, Lech Pils 5.5% pale lager Lech controls 8% of the Polish beer market.^[7] The Poznań brewery brews Dębowe Mocne (Oak Strong), which is 7%. Currently produced types are "Lech Premium", "Lech Pils"

Tyskie[edit]

Tyskie is one of the best selling brands of beer in Poland, with around 18% of the Polish market.^[8] Tyskie also has a world distribution. The main brands are Tyskie Gronie, a 5.0% pale lager,^[9]^[10]

Dojlidy[edit]

The main Dojlidy Brewery brand is the 6% pale lager, Żubr (European bison).

Brands produced in Poland[edit]

Brands produced by Kompania Piwowarska
Brand of Beer	Alcohol ^%	Type
Tyskie Gronie	5.5	pale lager
Tyskie Klasyczne	5.0	pale lager
Tyskie z tanka	5.5	pale lager
Lech Premium	5.0	pale lager
Lech Pils	5.5	pale lager
Lech Free	0.5	non-alcoholic beer
Lech Shandy	2.6	shandy-style beer
Żubr	6.0	pale lager
Żubr Ciemnozłoty	6.9	pale lager
Dębowe Mocne	7.0	strong lager
Wojak Jasny Pełny	5.0	pale lager
Wojak Mocny	7.0	strong lager
Wojak Super Mocny	9.0	extra strong lager
Książęce Złote Pszeniczne	4.9	pale lager with wheat malt
Książęce Czerwony Lager	4.9	vienna lager
Książęce Ciemne Łagodne	4.1	dark lager
Książęce Korzenne Aromatyczne	5.0	winter beer
Redd's Apple	4.5	pale lager
Redd's Red	4.5	fruit beer
Redd's Sun	4.5	fruit beer
Redd's Cranberry	4.5	fruit beer
Redd's Grapefruit i Ananas	4.5	fruit beer
Gingers Beer Classic	4.1	fruit beer
Gingers Cinnamon	4.1	fruit beer
Gingers Lime	4.5	fruit beer
Grolsch	5.0	pale lager
Pilsner Urquell	4.4	pilsner
Peroni Nastro Azzurro	5.1	pale lager
Miller Genuine Draft	4.7	pale lager

References[edit]

^ "1900–1999". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
^ "Kompania Piwowarska update". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
^ "Asahi Group to buy InBev beer brands for $7.8bn". Financier Worldwide. February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ "Anheuser-Busch InBev to Sell Former SABMiller's Central and Eastern European Business to Asahi". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ Asahi Forks Over $7.8 Billion for 5 of AB InBev’s Beer Brands], Fortune, url=http://fortune.com/2016/12/13/asahi-ab-inbev-beer-deal/, 2016-12-13, Asahi Forks Over $7.8 Billion for 5 of AB InBev’s Beer Brands], Fortune, access date=February 3, 2017
^ Wells, Peter (December 13, 2016). "Asahi buys SABMiller's eastern European brands". FT. The Financial Times Ltd. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved February 3, 2017. A figure of more than €5bn ($5.32) for SABMiller's eastern European brands had been floating around in recent weeks as a likely price tag.
^ "Home". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15.
^ Teather, David (2006-10-30). "3.2m pints of Polish beer sold in Britain". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
^ Piwo Tyskie : Tyskie Browary Książęce => Kompania Piwowarska Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/kompania-piwowarska-(sabmiller)/2952/ RateBeer

External links[edit]

Kompania Piwowarska SA website (www.kp.pl)

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[1] "1900–1999". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-12.

[2] "Kompania Piwowarska update". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2011-04-12.

[3] "Asahi Group to buy InBev beer brands for $7.8bn". Financier Worldwide. February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[4] "Anheuser-Busch InBev to Sell Former SABMiller's Central and Eastern European Business to Asahi". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[5] Asahi Forks Over $7.8 Billion for 5 of AB InBev’s Beer Brands], Fortune, url=http://fortune.com/2016/12/13/asahi-ab-inbev-beer-deal/, 2016-12-13, Asahi Forks Over $7.8 Billion for 5 of AB InBev’s Beer Brands], Fortune, access date=February 3, 2017

[6] Wells, Peter (December 13, 2016). "Asahi buys SABMiller's eastern European brands". FT. The Financial Times Ltd. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved February 3, 2017. A figure of more than €5bn ($5.32) for SABMiller's eastern European brands had been floating around in recent weeks as a likely price tag.

[7] "Home". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15.

[8] Teather, David (2006-10-30). "3.2m pints of Polish beer sold in Britain". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-05-23.

[9] Piwo Tyskie : Tyskie Browary Książęce => Kompania Piwowarska Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine

[10] ttp://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/kompania-piwowarska-(sabmiller)/2952/ RateBeer

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v t e Kompania Piwowarska SA (SABMiller subsidiary in Poland)
Lech Browary Wielkopolski (Poznań) - acquired 1995-1996	Lech Mocny Lech Pils^F Lech Premium
Browary Tyskie Górny Śląsk (Tychy) - acquired 1995-1996	Tyskie^F Tyskie Gronie Tyskie Książęce Dębowe Mocne Wojak Pilsner Urquell
Browary Dojlidy (Białystok) - acquired 2003	Żubr^F Dojlidy Classic Dojlidy Herbowe Dojlidy Jakt Dojlidy Karmel Dojlidy Magnat Dojlidy Mocne Dojlidy Porter Dojlidy Złote Dojlidy Pils
Tyskie Browary Książęce (Tychy) - acquired 2007	Dębowe Mocne
^FFlagship brands

v t e SABMiller breweries worldwide
Africa	South African Breweries (1895) Delta Corporation Zimbabwe Empresa Cervejas de N’GOLA⁵ (2007) Kgalagadi Breweries⁶ (1977) Botswana Breweries⁶ (1977) Accra Brewery⁷ (2007) Lesotho Brewing Company⁸ (1980) Chibuku Products Ltd
Europe	Grolsch Brewery (2008) Kompania Piwowarska (1995) Peroni Brewery (2005) Compañía Cervezera de Canarias (1990) Plzeňský Prazdroj (1999) Ursus Breweries (1998) Dreher Brewery (1993) Radegast Brewery (1999) Topvar Breweries (2006) SABMiller RUS (1998)
North America	MillerCoors² (2007) - (Miller Brewing Company (2002) - Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company (1988) Henry Weinhard's³ (1999) Pabst Brewing Company⁴)
Oceania/Asia	Bluetongue Brewery¹ Harbin Brewery Group Fuyang City Snowland Brewery
South America	Backus and Johnston (2005) Bavaria Brewery (2005) Cerveceria Hondureña
Dates given are for the acquisition of each brewery subsidiary by SABMiller ¹Joint venture between SABMiller and Coca-Cola Amatil ²Joint venture between SABMiller (58%) and Molson Coors Brewing Company (42%) - established in 2007 ³The company contracts out brewing of three Henry Weinhard's beer brands to Full Sail Brewing Company ⁴The company is contract brewer for brands of beer and lager that are owned by Pabst Brewing Company ⁵45% equity interest and operational control by SABMiller ⁶40% equity stake and management control of both Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Limited (KBL) and Botswana Breweries (Pty) Limited (BBL) by SABMiller ⁷70% of the shares and a management contract by SABMiller ⁸Joint venture between the Lesotho National Development Corporation (51%), SAB (39%) and the Commonwealth Development Corporation (10%)