Grans Brewery

The Grans Brewery (Grans Bryggeri AS) is a brewery founded in 1899 in Sandefjord, Norway. The name was "Sandefjord Bryggeri og Mineralvandfabrik A/S" until 1965. After two generations of Guttorm Gran (senior and junior) in the management, Trygve Christophersen was employed as CEO in 2001.

The brewery was not a member of "Norwegian Brewers & Soft Drink Association" from 1965 to 1996.

Facts

*Owners are Guttorm Gran Jr. and Reitangruppen (50% each)
*57 employees (2005)
*Approximately 18 million liters beer and 18 million liters soft drinks produced in 2004
*Turnover 151 million NOK (2004)
*Distribution deal with the store chain REMA 1000

External links

* [http://www.grans.no Home page (Norwegian version)]
* [http://www.bryggeriforeningen.no/sw241.asp Norwegian Brewers & Soft Drink Association]
* [http://www.ratebeer.com/Brewers/grans-bryggeri/2493/ RateBeer]