Who owns Egils Gull?
Egils Gull is owned by Bera (Iceland, Nasdaq Iceland: BERA).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ölgerðin — About us, Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson ehf. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bera hf. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇸 Iceland, Reykjavík
- Origin
- 🇮🇸 Iceland, Reykjavík
- Founded
- 1989
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq Iceland: BERA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Egils Gull
Egils Gull is the pale lager the company introduced in 1989, the year Iceland ended a prohibition on beer stronger than 2.25 per cent that had run for seventy-four years. It is one of the best-known beer names in the country and sits at the centre of a portfolio that the brewer says makes it the largest producer of alcoholic drinks in Iceland.
Ownership timeline of Egils Gull
Where Egils Gull sits in Bera
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Bera brand portfolio (9) →
Other brands owned by Bera
Bera controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Boli
- Borg Brugghús (2010)
- Brennivín
- Collab (2023)
- Egils Appelsín (1955)
- Egils Kristall (1994)
- Egils Malt (1913)
- Iceland Spring
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
The 200 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17; Bera has 2.
About the owner: Bera
Bera is a publicly listed company headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland, founded in 1913. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq Iceland: BERA.
Bera is the listed Icelandic drinks group that Tómas Tómasson started on 17 April 1913 as Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson, brewing in two basement rooms with a 65-litre kettle. It is Iceland's largest producer of both alcohol-free and alcoholic drinks and owns several of the oldest brand names in the country. Shareholders approved the change of name from Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson hf. to Bera hf. on 26 February 2026 and Nasdaq Iceland made the switch on 4 March 2026; Ölgerðin continues as one of the group's operating companies alongside Danól, Collab, Iceland Spring, Kjarnavörur and Gæðabakstur, the last two having joined on 1 December 2025. Revenue for the year to 28 February 2026 was up 7.3 per cent with EBITDA of ISK 5,007 million.
🇮🇸 Egils Gull and other Icelandic brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 32 brands that began in Iceland. 2 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Egils Gull is not one of them.
- Air Atlanta Icelandic — Air Atlanta 🇮🇸
- Bananar — Hagar 🇮🇸
- Eimskip — Eimskip 🇮🇸
- Eitt Sett — Nói Síríus 🇮🇸
- Icelandair — Icelandair 🇮🇸
- Kerecis — Coloplast 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Egils Gull?
The parent company of Egils Gull is Bera, a publicly listed company headquartered in Iceland.
Is Egils Gull Icelandic?
Yes. Egils Gull originated in Iceland in 1989 and its owner, Bera, is also headquartered in Iceland.
Is Egils Gull still owned by Bera?
Yes. As of 22 September 2026, Egils Gull is still owned by Bera. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ölgerðin — About us — Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson ehf., Official document; retrieved 22 September 2026.
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