Grans Brewery
Grans Brewery with a REMA 1000 store in front. | |
| Company type | Aksjeselskap |
|---|---|
| Industry | Beverages |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Founder | Jørgen Martin Osmundsen |
| Headquarters | Sandefjord, Norway |
Area served | Norway, Denmark |
Key people | Guttorm Gran |
| Products | Beers, ciders, soft drinks, bottled water |
Number of employees | 57 (2005) |
| Website | www.grans.no |
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.
In 2019, the brewery sold 55 million liters of drinks, which was a four percent increase from 2018. 80 percent of their production consists of soda and mineral water, while beer and other alcoholic beverages make up 20 percent of the production. As of 2020, Grans is the fifth-largest brewery in Norway.
It distributes most of its products domestically through the REMA 1000 chain stores.
The brewery was not a member of Norwegian Brewers & Soft Drank Association ("Den norske bryggeriforening") from 1965 to 1996. It withdrew in 1966 in order to compete outside its designated sales area. The organization organized a nationwide boycott of Grans products following their decision to withdraw.