Who owns Tuborg (Iceland)?
Tuborg (Iceland) is made and sold by Bera (Iceland, Nasdaq Iceland: BERA) under licence; Bera does not own the name.[1] The Tuborg name is owned by Carlsberg Group.
Evidence: Ölgerðin — About us, Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson ehf. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Bera hf. reported
- Headquarters
- 🇮🇸 Iceland, Reykjavík
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq Iceland: BERA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tuborg (Iceland)
Tuborg beers sold in Iceland — Classic, Grön and the Julebryg Christmas lager among them — are brewed locally by Ölgerðin under licence from the Carlsberg Group in Denmark, which owns the name. The company brews Carlsberg itself on the same basis, so a sizeable share of what it makes carries brands belonging to someone else even though it is produced in Reykjavík.
Ownership timeline of Tuborg (Iceland)
Where Tuborg (Iceland) sits in Bera
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Bera
Bera controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Boli
- Borg Brugghús (2010)
- Brennivín
- Collab (2023)
- Egils Appelsín (1955)
- Egils Gull (1989)
- 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.
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.
🇩🇰 Tuborg (Iceland) and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 106 brands that began in Denmark. 27 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Tuborg (Iceland) among them.
- Albani — Royal Unibrew 🇩🇰
- Carlsberg — Carlsberg 🇩🇰
- Jolly Cola — Olvi 🇫🇮
- Merrild — Lavazza 🇮🇹
- Rynkeby — Eckes-Granini 🇩🇪
- 3-Stjernet — Atria 🇫🇮
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Tuborg (Iceland)?
Bera makes and sells Tuborg (Iceland) under a licensing agreement.
Does Bera own Tuborg (Iceland)?
No. Bera holds a licence to make and sell Tuborg (Iceland), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Tuborg (Iceland) come from?
Tuborg (Iceland) originated in Denmark.
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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