Bydgoskie Kujawiak brewery expands spending minimum zl.15 million

In 2001 Bydgoszcz-based beer producer Browary Bydgoskie Kujawiak intends to spend at least zl.15 million for investments. The company wants to install four fermenting chambers and increase production capacity enabling it to expand production to 640,000 hectoliters per year. Additionally, management plans to complete a warehouse construction project. "We also want to improve the distribution network." says Kujawiak president Wladyslaw Lukasik. Kujawiak holds a very strong position in the regional market and its local market share is estimated at 50%. Austria-based Brau-Union group holds a 24% stake in Kujawiak and plans to acquire the remaining stake in a couple of months. (Puls Biznesu, p.11)