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Carlsberg Britvic
Carlsberg Britvic is a British subsidiary of Carlsberg Group, created in January 2025 by the merger of Carlsberg's UK business (including the former Marston's plc breweries) and Britvic, acquired by Carlsberg Group in 2024. HistoryIn 2020, Marston's plc merged its brewing business with Carlsberg UK (the United Kingdom arm of Carlsberg Group), in a joint venture valued at £780m. Marston's took a 40% stake and received up to £273m in cash. The deal involved Marston's six breweries and distribution depots, but not its 1,400 pubs.[2][3] The merger was approved by the Competition and Markets Authority on 9 October 2020.[4] In 2024, Marston's sold their 40% share in CMBC to Carlsberg for £206m in order to focus on running the pub business.[5] The deal to acquire Marston's 40% stake in CMBC was completed on 21 July 2024.[6] Carlsberg then bought the soft drinks company Britvic for £3.3bn, merging it into a single company called Carlsberg Britvic in January 2025.[7] OperationsBeers The company owns and operates three breweries:[8]
 The brewery was one of the last major brewers to use Burton Union Sets, a system whereby fermentation barrels and troughs were linked together by pipework.[9] Half of all the company's beer is bottled.[10] Marston's Pedigree is brewed in Burton-upon-Trent: it is a 4.3% ABV bitter.[11] Introduced in 1952, it is Marston's flagship brand, selling 150,000 hectolitres in 2010.[11] It is the only beer to use the oak Burton Union System so that it is fermented in wood; the ingredients are mineral enriched Burton Water, malted barley, and Fuggles and Goldings hops.[11] Marston's had been brewing Thwaites' beers since early 2014 after Thwaites main brewery in Blackburn was shut down. Marston's acquired Thwaites' main brewing arm, including the Wainwright brand, in March 2015 for £25.1 million.[12] Other beers distributed by the company include the 1664 brand, which was acquired from Heineken N.V. in June 2023.[13] Soft drinksSoft drinks include Robinsons, Tango, R. White's, and J2O.[14] SponsorshipFrom 2007 to 2017, Marston's sponsored the England and Wales Cricket Board and Marston's Pedigree was the official beer of the England Cricket team. They were exclusive beer advertisers and suppliers at home test matches.[15] See alsoReferences
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