CARLSBERG UNIT MERGES WITH GREEK OLYMPIC BREWERY
CARLSBERG UNIT MERGES WITH GREEK OLYMPIC BREWERY
Published by Gbaf News
Posted on November 19, 2014

Published by Gbaf News
Posted on November 19, 2014

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — In a move to bolster its position in Greece, Carlsberg says its local brewer will merge with Greek beer-maker Olympic Brewery and hold a 51-percent share in the new company.
Carlsberg, a Danish company, said Tuesday that the two breweries combined would hold a market share of about 29 percent in Greece. Carlsberg already fully owns the Mythos Brewery, Greece’s third-largest.
Carlsberg CEO Joergen Buhl Rasmussen said Tuesday that the merger would make it “a strong number two player” in Greece, after the Heineken-owned Athenian Brewery.
No financial information was given about the deal, which is subject to Greek regulatory approvals.