URBB is one of the largest brewers on the local market and the only brewer in Bucharest developed through a greenfield investment. Its portfolio includes Tuborg, Tuborg Christmas Brew, Carlsberg, Carlsberg Elephant, Holsten, SKOL, SKOL Nepasteurizat, Guinness, Kilkenny, Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier, Weihenstephaner Vitus, Grimbergen Ambreé, Grimbergen Blanche, Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc, Angelo Poretti, Bucur – boulevard beer, premium cyder Somersby and Granini on the soft drinks market.
United Romania Breweries Bere¬prod, the fourth largest brewer in terms of sales, reported a net profit of over RON20 million (over EUR4 million) in 2018, compared with a net loss of RON2.7 million in 2017, according to Finance Ministry data. Its sales reached RON466 million (EUR100 million) in 2018, up 19% year-on-year. The increase in the company’s sales comes in the context in which the local beer market grew 3% year-on-year in 2018, reaching a volume of 16.6 mi¬llion hec¬to¬liters (1.6 billion liters), which translates into 85 liters per capita, according to data from the Romanian Brewers Association.
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. Businessman Octav Cobzareanu is among shareholders in Romania.