International Beer Breweries Ltd (IBBL) is a
brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of b ...
founded in 1992 in
Ashkelon
Ashkelon ( ; , ; ) or Ashqelon, is a coastal city in the Southern District (Israel), Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip.
The modern city i ...
,
Israel
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as Israel Beer Breweries. It is also known as
Carlsberg Carlsberg may refer to:
Places
* Carlsberg (district), a district in Copenhagen, Denmark
** Carlsberg station, its train station
* Carlsberg, Germany, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
* Carlsberg Fjord, Greenland Other uses
* Carlsbe ...
Israel.
History
The company was founded in 1992. In 2004, IBBL was ranked the second largest company in Israel's beer and cider market, behind
Tempo Beer Industries. On 2008-07-23, Carlsberg announced it sold its share of IBBL stock to CBC Group.
There are approximately 320 employees.
The , which has held the Israeli franchise for
Coca-Cola products since 1968, owns 92.5% of the brewery.
The
brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of b ...
is located above an underground
aquifer
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and uses its water in the production process.
The
brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of b ...
is now part of the IBBL visitors center, in which visitors tour the brewery and the Carlsberg factory.
IBBL produces
Carlsberg Beer Carlsberg may refer to:
Places
* Carlsberg (district), a district in Copenhagen, Denmark
** Carlsberg station, its train station
* Carlsberg, Germany, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
* Carlsberg Fjord, Greenland Other uses
* Car ...
and
Tuborg Beer. In addition to beer, the company produces "Malty", a non-alcoholic beverage, as well as the "
Prigat" brand juice-based drinks and
nectars.
See also
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Beer in Israel
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Israeli cuisine
Israeli cuisine primarily comprises dishes brought from the Jewish diaspora, and has more recently been defined by the development of a notable fusion cuisine characterized by the mixing of Jewish cuisine and Arab cuisine.Gold, Rozann''A Region's ...
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Israeli wine
Israeli wine is produced by hundreds of Winery, wineries, ranging in size from small boutique enterprises to large companies producing over ten million bottles per year.
Wine has been produced in the Land of Israel since biblical times. Wine was ...
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Economy of Israel
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References
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Israeli companies established in 1992
Food and drink companies established in 1992
Breweries in Israel
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