Ringnes
Ringnes is Norway’s leading beverage company producing beer, water and soft drinks.
The company was founded in 1876 by two brothers – Amund and Ellef Ringnes.
As an innovative company that is constantly evaluating the market opportunities, Ringnes has taken advantage of the trends in water, sugar-free soft drinks and non-alcoholic beer - a range of products that have enjoyed incredible growth over the past year. In 2018, Ringnes had a total market share in the off-trade market for beer of 54%, soft drinks 43% and water 67%.
Managing Director, Ringnes
Head of Finance, Ringnes
| 1876 | Ringnes Brewery founded in Kristiania (now Oslo) |
| 1914 | Farris established in Larvik |
| 1988 | Merger between Nora and Ringnes Frydenlund creates the modern Ringnes |
| 1995 | Ringnes merges with Swedish Pripps Brewery |
| 1997 | Orkla acquires Volvo’s shares in Ringnes and becomes 100% owner |
| 2001 | Carlsberg and Orkla merge brewing activities |
