SABMiller's Kompania Piwowarska may be sold
Kompania Piwowarska, a Polish brewer that is part of SABMiller, an international brewing group, may be sold, Portalspozywczy.pl reported.
According to the Polish portal, brewery group Anheuser-Busch InBev has declared it will sell the European assets of SABMiller, which could mean the sale of the entire Kompania Piwowarska or its separate brands. The divestment is related with a process of the takeover of SABMiller by AB InBev, said the report.
The report quoted an announcement by AB InBev, on 29 April, about the submission of an updated package of commitments to the European Commission, related with the above transaction.
The spokespersons of Kompania Piwowarska in Poland did not comment on the subject, directing Portalspozywczy.pl to the company's owner.
Kompania Piwowarska operates three breweries: Tyskie Browary Ksiazece, Browar Dojlidy (Dojlidy Brewery) in Bialystok, and Lech Browary Wielkopolski in Poznan. Kompania Piwowarska’s beer portfolio includes Tyskie, Zubr, Lech, Debowe, Redd, and the Ksiazece specialty collection.
The item reported that in the financial year 2015, ended in March 2015, Kompania Piwowarska’s domestic sales volumes stood at 13.5hl of beer, giving the company a 36% market share.
Portalspozywczy.pl