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| Company type | Public (Aktsiaselts) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Beverage |
| Founded | 1820 |
| Headquarters | Saku, Estonia |
Key people | Jaan Härms (management board member) |
| Products | Beers, ciders, bottled water, long drinks, soft drinks, energy drinks |
| Website | saku.ee |
Operating under the business name Saku Õlletehase AS, Saku Brewery is an Estonian producer of beer and other beverages. It was founded in 1820 by the local Baltic German landlord Graf Karl Friedrich von Rehbinder.
Since 2008 Carlsberg Group has been the sole owner of Saku Brewery.[1] Saku Brewery’s domestic product line consists of the beers Saku Originaal, Karl Friedrich, Saku Rock and Saku On Ice.[2] Saku Brewery is also the Estonian distributor for the products of Carlsberg Group’s Danish, French, Belgian and Finnish subsidiaries. Beer brands sold by Saku include Carlsberg, Tuborg, Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc and Grimbergen. The selection also includes cider, premixed alcoholic beverages, kvass, table water and energy drinks.
As of 27 January 1998, Saku Brewery was a publicly listed company traded on the Tallinn Stock Exchange – initially its shares traded over the counter, later on in the Main List. Saku shares were last listed on the Tallinn Stock Exchange on 19 September 2008. Since leaving the exchange, the company has been 100% owned by international brewery group Carlsberg A/S. Since late 2016, operations have been led by Baltic regional management.
Turnover in 2023 was 72.2 million euros, which was comparable to the result for 2022. Net profit for 2023 was 5.5 million euros. The workforce averaged 292 employees.[3]
- ^ Saku.ee. Carlsberg Grupp täna. Retrieved 28 July 2021
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