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Carlsberg A/S
219 words
14 September 2005
Hoover`s Company Basic Records
English
Hoover's Company Profiles, Copyright(c), 2005, Hoover's, Inc., Austin, Tx

If any company has thirst quenching down to a science, it's Carlsberg A/S, the owner of Carlsberg Breweries. In
addition to the worldwide brewing operations of its flagship subsidiary, Carlsberg A/S also operates the
Carlsberg Research Center, which houses 80 beer brewing laboratories. In 2004 the group acquired Swedish
conglomerate Orkla's 40% stake in Carlsberg Breweries and the Germany-based beer brewer and distributor
Holsten-Brauerei. Carlsberg has more than 90 production sites in nearly 50 countries. The group is controlled by
the Carlsberg Foundation, established in 1876 by founder J.C. Jacobsen.

STOCK

Company Type: Public

Foreign Ticker: CARC

Foreign Exchange: Copenhagen

KEY NUMBERS

Fiscal Year Ended December

Sales For Year 2004

Sales $6,596.4

One Year Sales Growth: 13.0%

Net Income For Year 2004

Net Income $87.4

One Year Income Growth: (45.8%)

Employees 31,703

One Year Employee Growth: 0.5%

TOP THREE OFFICERS

Chairman, Prof Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen

CEO, Nils S. Andersen

EVP and CFO; CFO, Carlsberg Breweries, Jørn P. Jensen

KEY COMPETITORS

Heineken

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InBev

SABMiller

SUBSIDIARIES/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES

Carlsberg Breweries A/S

Holsten-Brauerei AG

INDUSTRY

Beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

Brewers

LOCATION

1, Valby Langgade

DK-2500 Valby, Denmark

Valby

Denmark

DK-2500

+45-3327-2727

+45-3327-4850

http://www.carlsberg.com

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