Leaders of beer makers on Estonian market

The leading company on the Estonian market is Saku brewery with 47% stake, according to Estonian union of beer makers. The second place belongs to AS Tartu Õlletehas brewery with 37% stake. Viru Olu holds the third place with 6% stake. Then comes Viru-Nigula with 2% and Saaremaa Õlletehas with 0.5%.

According to the Union, beer consumption per capita in Estonia increased with 3 litres in 2002 from 67 litres in 2001 to 70 litres. Estonian beer market increased by 4.5% in 2002 and averaged 95.8 million litres of beer, 4.4 million litres of which was imported. Saku Õlletehas, the biggest Estonian brewer held about 49% stake on beer market in 2001.

13 February, 2003