URBB marketing vice-president Paul Markovits said Carlsberg annual sales in Romania rose nearly 38% over the last two years.
URBB portfolio currently includes beer brands Tuborg, Tuborg Christmas Brew, Tuborg Shot, Carlsberg, Carlsberg Elephant, Holsten, SKOL, SKOL Nepasteurizat, Guinness, Kilkenny, Weihenstephaner, Grimbergen Ambreé, Grimbergen Blanche Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc, Angelo Poretti, premium cider Somersby and Granini on the soft drinks market. URBB holds a production unit in the Romanian town of Pantelimon (Ilfov County), which was opened more than two decades ago.
According to Trade Registry data, Dutch-based International Breweries is the sole shareholder of URBB. According to company officials, the company was 24% held by Danish group Carlsberg and the remaining 76% was held by several groups in Israel and Romania. Businessmen Octav Cobzareanu is among shareholders in Romania.