Pilsner Urquell is owned by Asahi Group (Japan, TSE: 2502), which acquired the brand on 31 March 2017 from AB InBev.[1][1] Before Asahi Group, Pilsner Urquell was owned by SABMiller from 1999 to 2017.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Pilsner Urquell was first brewed in Plzeň in 1842 and was the first pale lager, the beer that gave the pilsner style its name and that most of the world's lager now imitates. Asahi acquired it from AB InBev in 2017 in the second tranche of SABMiller divestitures.
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Asahi bought SABMiller's central and eastern European businesses from AB InBev, including Pilsner Urquell in the Czech Republic and Tyskie in Poland, in the second and larger tranche of divestitures required to clear the SABMiller merger.
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The parent company of Pilsner Urquell is Asahi Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Pilsner Urquell originated in the Czech Republic in 1842, but it is owned today by Asahi Group, which is headquartered in Japan. So Pilsner Urquell is a Czech-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Asahi Group completed its acquisition of Pilsner Urquell on 31 March 2017, after announcing the deal on 13 December 2016.
Before Asahi Group, Pilsner Urquell was owned by SABMiller from 1999 until 2017.
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Pilsner Urquell is still owned by Asahi Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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