Carlsberg: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Carlsberg (CPH: CARL-B) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark that owns 6 consumer brands.[1]
Carlsberg was founded in Copenhagen in 1847 and its laboratory isolated the first pure yeast strain for lager brewing in 1883, then published the method rather than patenting it, which changed brewing worldwide. The Carlsberg Foundation, which funds scientific research, remains its controlling shareholder.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Carlsberg A/S
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Founded
- 1847
- Tickers
- CPH: CARL-B
- Wikidata
- Q71408
- Website
- www.carlsberggroup.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Carlsberg in numbers
- Carlsberg owns 6 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is beverages with 6 brands.[1]
- 3 of its brands originated outside Denmark.
Everything Carlsberg owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Carlsberg own?
Carlsberg owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including Tuborg, Kronenbourg 1664, Grimbergen, Carlsberg, Somersby and Baltika.
Is Carlsberg a Danish company?
Yes. Carlsberg is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and was founded in 1847.
Who owns Carlsberg?
Carlsberg is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as CARL-B on the CPH.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Carlsberg A/S Annual Report 2025 — Carlsberg A/S, Annual report, published 5 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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