Grupa Żywiec
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| legal form | Joint stock company (SA) |
| ISIN | PLZYWIC00016 |
| founding | 1998 |
| Seat | Żywiec , Poland |
| management | Guillaume Duverdier (CEO) |
| Number of employees | 5158 (2012) |
| sales | 3.619 billion PLN (2012) |
| Branch | brewery |
| Website | http://en.grupazywiec.pl/ |
Headquarters in Warsaw
Beer mat Żywiec
Grupa Żywiec SA is a Polish beer producer that was founded in 1998 as an amalgamation of numerous breweries. The main owner is Heineken Holding NV with 61%, which in turn is controlled to 51.7% by L'Arche Green NV . L'Arche Green is 88.67% owned by Alfred Heineken's descendants . The brewing company has a market share of around 27% in Poland.
Brands
Grupa Żywiec SA holds the trademark rights to the following Polish beer brands:
- Żywiec
- Żywiec Białe
- Żywiec Marcowe
- Żywiec APA
- Żywiec Amerykańskie Pszeniczne
- Żywiec Porter
- Żywiec Bock
- Żywiec season
- Warka
- Warka Radler
- Tatra Mountains
- Tatra Mocne
- Tatra Mountains Niepasteryzowane
- EB
- Specjal
- Specjal Niefiltrowany
- Specjal Bursztynowy
- Królewskie
- Kujawiak
- Lezajsk
- Strong
- Freeq
- Brackie
- Hevelius
- Pirate
Furthermore, Grupa Żywiec SA has the distribution rights for Poland for the following foreign beer brands:
- Heineken
- Desperados
- Fisherman
- Murphy's Irish Stout
- Murphy's Irish Red
Breweries
Grupa Żywiec SA currently operates five breweries. In the past it had another seven breweries.
| brewery | founding year | Seat | Joined Grupa Żywiec | status |
| Elbląg Brewery | 1872 | Elbląg | 1999 | active |
| Warka Brewery | 1975 | Warka | 1999 | active |
| Leżajsk Brewery | 1977 | Lezajsk | 1999 | active |
| Żywiec Brewery | 1856 | Żywiec | 1999 | active |
| Cieszyn Castle Brewery | 1846 | Cieszyn | 1999 | active |
| Łańcut Brewery | 1834 | Łańcut | 1999 | shut down in 2001 |
| Braniewo Brewery | 1854 | Braniewo | 1999 | sold in 2003 |
| Wrzeszcz Brewery | 1871 | Gdańsk - Wrzeszcz | 1999 | shut down |
| Bielsko-Biała Brewery | 1875 | Bielsko-Biała | 1999 | leased in 2004 |
| Saxon brewery | 1815 | Radome | 1999 | given away in 2002 |
| Royal Breweries Warsaw | 1846 | Warsaw | 2004 | shut down in 2004 |
| Bydgoszcz Brewery | 1858 | Bydgoszcz | 2004 | shut down in 2006 |
See also
Web links
Commons : Grupa Żywiec - collection of images, videos and audio files
