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Vital statistics

21.41

Population (millions)

1996

Year of investment

3

Number of breweries

17,3481

Total size of beer market (hl 000)

811

Beer consumption per capita (litres)

  • 1 Forecast figures for 2011 from Plato Logic, March 2012.
Company name

Ursus Breweries S.A.

Management

Andrew Highcock
President

Contacts

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Website

www.ursus-breweries.ro

Careers

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Brand portfolio

Main brands

  • Ursus logo
  • Timisoreana logo
  • Ciucas logo

History

1996

SAB Ltd enters Romania with the acquisition of Vulturul Buzau.

1997

SAB acquires Pitber Pitesti and Ursus Cluj-Napoca.

1998

Ursus, Vulturul Buzau and Pitber Pitesti are merged to form Ursus Breweries S.A.

2001

Ursus become the majority shareholder in Bere Timisoreana.

2004

The company acquires Aurora Brasov and takes over the Ciucas brand.

2009

SABMiller's Romanian subsidiary, Ursus Breweries, acquires a 71% interest in the Romanian brewer Bere Azuga.

2010

Closure of URSUS brewery in Cluj

2011

The opening of the mini production facility "Fabrica de Bere URSUS" in Cluj, in the premises of the old URSUS factory.

Alcohol responsibility

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Targeting students in Romania

Our ‘Measure your Lifestyle’ campaign in Romania encourages students to enjoy alcohol in moderation.

Read the alcohol responsibility case study