Tanker Brewery
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Beverage |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Jüri, Estonia |
Key people | Ranner Kuningas (CEO) |
| Products | Beers |
Number of employees | 10 |
| Website | Official website  |
Tanker Brewery is an Estonian brewery founded in Tallinn in 2014.[1] The brewery's best-selling product is Sauna Session, a beer flavoured with birch whisks.[1]
In 2019, Tanker Brewery opened a new factory in the town of Jüri south of Tallinn, nearly two times bigger than their existing factory. This allowed the brewery to package beer in cans instead of glass bottles.[2][3]
In 2021, Tanker Brewery was acquired by the Danish company Royal Unibrew, which also owns the Finnish brewery Hartwall.[4] Tanker's CEO, Jaanis Tammela, said the cooperation would be beneficial to both parties and would enable further growth, expansion into new markets and wider product availability.[5]
In 2022 the Estonian Agriculture and Food Board initiated proceedings against Tanker's owner for submitting false information about the origin of some Tanker beers. It had become apparent that they were produced not in Estonia but by Royal Unibrew's Lithuanian subsidiary Kalnapilis.[6]
Tanker is responsible for the distribution in Estonia of various international brands, including Heineken and Pepsi.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Tanker Brewery. Accessed on 28 November 2021.
- ^ Estonian craft beer giant Tanker opens a new factory with a revolutionary change, The Baltic Times 16 May 2019. Accessed on 28 November 2021.
- ^ Cavegn, Dario: Independent brewery Tanker expands production capacity, opens new plant, ERR.ee 8 May 2019. Accessed on 28 November 2021.
- ^ Kähkönen, Heikki: Viron pienpanimoiden kärkeen kuuluva Tanker siirtyy tanskalaisen olutjätin omistukseen, Viisi Tähteä 13 September 2021. Accessed on 28 November 2021.
- ^ Taani Royal Unibrew ostab Eesti käsitööõlle tootja, Postimees majandus 13 September 2021. Accessed on 2 December 2021.
- ^ Suspicions confirmed: Tanker sells Lithuanian beer for Estonian production, Postimees news 23 May 2022. Accessed on 17 June 2022.
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