E-Malt.com News article: Denmark: Royal Unibrew moving production of beer brand Nørrebro Bryghus to improve efficiency

Royal Unibrew is moving production of beer brand Nørrebro Bryghus to another brewery in Denmark in a bid to improve efficiency.

The Danish brewer confirmed to the press production will move from its Baldersbrønde location, west of Copenhagen, to its Albani site in the city of Odense by the end of this year.

Royal Unibrew said the decision followed “an overall assessment of how we can best utilise production capacity across Royal Unibrew’s production network”.

“Consolidating production at Albani will allow us to make better use of our capacity and create a more efficient production setup,” the company added.

Following the production shift to the Albani facility, Baldersbrønde “will no longer form part of Royal Unibrew’s production footprint”.

Baldersbrønde is the group’s “smallest brewery in Denmark”, while Albani has “a well-established specialty/craft beer operation and available capacity to accommodate the production from Baldersbrønde”, the company said.

Albani produces mainstream beer brands including Albani and Ceres, as well as specialty beers such as Anarkist and Too Old To Die. The site also makes malt beverages.

Royal Unibrew currently operates four production sites in Denmark: Faxe, Albani in Odense, Frem in Ribe and Baldersbrønde. The closure will reduce that number to three.

The owner of Royal Beer brand employs around 550 people across the sites, including workers in production, quality, planning and goods receiving.

Baldersbrønde accounts for five of those employees, who will remain in their positions until the end of the year, the company said.

Royal Unibrew said it was discussing “relevant opportunities” with them across its Danish sites.

Globally, the group operates 20 production sites across ten countries and sells its goods in more than 70 markets, its website shows.

In Denmark, Royal Unibrew gained market share across most categories in the first half of 2026, including carbonated soft drinks, beer, enhanced beverages and RTD/cider.

Beer growth came from across the portfolio, with Royal and Heineken the main contributors despite a declining overall beer market, the group said in its first half results in August.

RTD was the fastest-growing category, led by Shaker and Royal Club.

In the first half of 2026, the company’s organic net revenue grew 0.7% to Dkr7.73bn ($1.17bn). EBIT was Dkr1.02bn, up from Dkr959m last year. Net profit for the period also increased 7.6% to Dkr707m.


25 September, 2026