Kronenbourg 1664 is owned by Carlsberg (Denmark, CPH: CARL-B), which acquired the brand on 28 April 2008, as part of a £7.8 billion deal that also included Strongbow.[1][2] Kronenbourg 1664 was founded in 1664 in Strasbourg and was independent until 2008.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Kronenbourg has brewed in Strasbourg since 1664, and its 1664 lager is the largest beer brand in France. Carlsberg acquired the business from Scottish & Newcastle in 2008 when that company was broken up between Carlsberg and Heineken. The two buyers divided the assets between them rather than one taking the whole company.
Carlsberg is a publicly listed company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 1847. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as CPH: CARL-B.
Carlsberg was founded in Copenhagen in 1847 and its laboratory isolated the first pure yeast strain for lager brewing in 1883, then published the method rather than patenting it, which changed brewing worldwide. The Carlsberg Foundation, which funds scientific research, remains its controlling shareholder.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France.
100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Kronenbourg 1664 among them.
Heineken and Carlsberg bid jointly for Scottish & Newcastle at about GBP 7.8 billion and split it between them rather than one buying the whole company. Heineken took the British and Irish business including Strongbow, Carlsberg took the French and Russian operations including Kronenbourg. A joint bid to divide a target is unusual, and it is why two competing brewers date their ownership of these brands to the same day.
The parent company of Kronenbourg 1664 is Carlsberg, a publicly listed company headquartered in Denmark.
Is Kronenbourg 1664 French or Danish?
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Kronenbourg 1664 originated in France in 1664, but it is owned today by Carlsberg, which is headquartered in Denmark. So Kronenbourg 1664 is a French-origin brand under Danish ownership.
When did Carlsberg buy Kronenbourg 1664?
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Carlsberg completed its acquisition of Kronenbourg 1664 on 28 April 2008, after announcing the deal on 25 January 2008. The deal, which also included Strongbow, was valued at £7.8 billion (enterprise value).
Who owned Kronenbourg 1664 before Carlsberg?
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Kronenbourg 1664 was an independent company from its founding in 1664 in Strasbourg until Carlsberg acquired it in 2008.
Is Kronenbourg 1664 still owned by Carlsberg?
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Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Kronenbourg 1664 is still owned by Carlsberg. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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