- Polmos
Polmos (an acronym for "Polski Monopol Spirytusowy", "Polish Spirit Monopoly") was a Polish state-owned
monopoly , controlling the Polish market ofspirit s,fine spirit s and other alcohols. Founded in late 1920's, untilWorld War II it was one of the leading vodka producers in Poland. At the same time, its factories were the most modern such facilities in the region, which allowed the company to export its' products to many other countries of Central and Western Europe.After the
World War II the company became a true monopoly as all other distilleries were nationalized by the communist authorities of Poland and attached to the Polmos. In1990 the monopoly was divided onto several independent companies, each being an owner of one of the factories and one of the best-selling brands of Polish spirits. Currently the companies are being privatized and only 5 remain state-owned.Among the best-known descendants of Polmos are:
* Polmos Starogard Gdanski - Destylarnia Sobieski SA - owner of
Krupnik and producer ofSobieski vodka
* Kompania Spirytusowa "Wratislavia" PolmosWrocław - owner ofKrakus vodka
* Podlaska Wytwórnia Wódek Polmos inSiedlce - owner ofChopin vodka
*Polmos Białystok - sole owner ofAbsolwent vodka andŻubrówka
* PolmosBielsko-Biała - owner ofŻytnia , currently produced under the name of Extra Żytnia
* Polmos Kraków - owner of Cracovia Vodka
* Polmos Lublin - owner ofŻołądkowa Gorzka
*Polmos Łańcut - owner ofRosolis and Polonaise vodka
* Polmos Łódź - owner ofPrezydent vodka
* Polmos Toruń - owner ofCopernicus vodka
* Polmos Sieradz - owner ofJarzebiak vodka andRatafia vodka
* Polmos Szczecin - producer ofStarka , brandy andGin Pomorski
* Polmos Warszawa - The sole producer ofrectified spirit in PolandExternal links
* [http://www.polmos.torun.pl/english/t4.html Polmos Toruń]
* [http://www.polmos-siedlce.com.pl/ Polmos Siedlce]
* [http://www.polmos.szczecin.pl/ Polmos Szczecin]
* [http://www.wodki.gda.pl/eng/index.html Polmos Starogard Gdanski - Destylarnia Sobieski S.A.]
* [http://www.polmoslancut.com.pl/ Polmos Lancut - Fabryka Wodek Polmos Lancut S.A.]
* [http://www.polmos.krakow.pl/ Polmos Krakow - Destylernia Polmos w Krakowie S.A.]
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