Simonds Farsons Cisk plc, commonly known as Farsons, is a

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food and beverage conglomerate whose businesses include the brewing, sale and distribution of

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and

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s; importation, wholesale and retail of food and beverages; operation of franchised food retailers; and property development.

History

Established in 1928, Farsons was the first brewery to be established on the island, in the town of Ħamrun, near the capital city Valletta. The brewery's first beer was Farsons Pale Ale, brewed to meet the preferences of the British garrison and navy stationed in Malta at the time. In 1929, Farsons merged with the H.G Simonds brewery from Reading to establish Simonds Farsons Ltd. In the same year and a short distance from the Farsons brewery, the Marquis John Scicluna, whose family had established the first privately owned local bank, opened the Malta Export Brewery. While Simonds Farsons Ltd had been granted the licence to brew ales, the Malta Export Brewery was granted a temporary exclusive licence to brew Bavarian-style

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s under the names Cisk Pilsner and Cisk Munchener. Following twenty years of rivalry, the Malta Export Brewery merged with Simonds Farsons Ltd in 1948 to form the company Simonds Farsons Cisk Ltd which soon after diversified its product portfolio and interests.

Beers

Farsons beers include lagers, ales and stouts. Its

range includes Cisk, Cisk Export (Premium Lager), Cisk Pilsner (Premium German style Pils), Cisk Extra Strong Lager, Cisk Excel (Low Carb Lager), Cisk Chill Range (Lemon, Berry and Ginger Lime Lager). Other beers include Hopleaf

Pale Ale Pale ale is a golden to amber coloured beer style brewed with pale malt. The term first appeared in England around 1703 for beers made from malts dried with high-carbon coke, which resulted in a lighter colour than other beers popular at th ...

, Farsons Double Red

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, Farsons India Pale Ale, Blue Label Light Mild, Lacto

Milk Stout Stout is a type of dark beer that is generally warm fermented, such as dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout and imperial stout. Stout is a type of ale. The first known use of the word "stout" for beer is in a document dated 1677 in the Ege ...

, Traditional Shandy, as well as

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and

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under licence. The company also has a "Smooth 'n' Creamy" draught and can variants of Blue Label. Cisk Lager, Cisk Excel, Cisk Export, Cisk Pilsner, Blue Label, are also available in 20 Litre and 30 Litre kegs for export markets. The name "Cisk" originates from Giuseppe Scicluna's nickname "Iċ-Ċisk" which developed out of the local mispronunciation of the word "cheque" which was introduced into local circulation by the Scicluna Bank. Aside from brewing, Farsons is also the franchisee of Pepsico International and produces and packages a variety of local and international non-alcoholic beverages including its

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citrus based bitter sweet soft drink,

Kinnie Kinnie () is a Malta, Maltese bittersweet Carbonated drink, carbonated soft drink brewed from bitter oranges and extracts of Artemisia (genus), wormwood. It was first introduced in 1952 by the brewery Simonds Farsons Cisk, and continues to be pr ...

. In addition to Malta, Kinnie is also produced under licence in Australia.

Subsidiaries

The group represents and imports a number of international food and beverage brands which are managed by Farsons Beverage Imports Company and Quintano Foods. The group is the franchisee for Boost Juice Bars, Burger King, Pizza Hut and KFC and manages this operation through Food Chain Limited. The group is further involved in

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and development through its fully owned subsidiary Trident Developments.

Gallery

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References

External links

*{{official, http://www.farsons.com
Cisk Lager's Official websiteRateBeer
Beer in Malta Companies listed on the Malta Stock Exchange Food and drink companies established in 1928 Maltese brands 1928 establishments in Malta Soft drinks manufacturers