Manufacturing at Carlsberg’s three breweries in Ukraine was suspended in 2022, however operations have regularly resumed over the previous few months. Now, the brand new line in Kiev will ‘optimize operations, meet shopper demand, and improve the manufacture of merchandise in tin cans by 80%’.
Responding to Carlsberg’s 2023 funding announcement, Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark to Ukraine, stated the brand new manufacturing line has a ‘symbolic significance’ in representing {that a} international participant and trade chief has religion in investing in Ukraine regardless of the battle.
“That is an occasion of historic significance,” he stated. “It is among the largest overseas investments in Ukraine in 2023. This new manufacturing line has a symbolic significance that goes far past the beverage trade in Ukraine.”
Second largest participant in Ukraine beer market
Carlsberg Group began its operations in Ukraine in 1996. In 2020, it had a 30% market share within the nation, making it the second largest participant. Over time, Carlsberg Ukraine has invested over €1bn within the nation.
In its Q1 ends in April this yr, Carlsberg reported that its enterprise in Ukraine remained ‘closely impacted’ by the struggle. Nevertheless, it did report a restoration from 2022: volumes grew by greater than 50% on the again of final yr’s closure of the breweries, though remained some 15% under pre-war ranges.
Carlsberg Ukraine contains breweries in Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv and Lviv. Operations in any respect three breweries have been suspended in 2022, however operations have been regularly resumed over the spring this yr.
The corporate employs over 1,350 employees, and is among the prime 25 taxpayers in Ukraine. It additionally estimates it helps 20,000 jobs in associated industries, equivalent to hospitality, agriculture and logistics. In one other signal of long-term funding, it introduced a two-year internship program in Ukraine, which can start in September this yr.
In 2022, Carlsberg introduced its resolution to hunt a full disposal of its Russian enterprise. In April, it confirmed it was ‘progressing with the sophisticated job of divesting the enterprise’.
