Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) is one of the UK's largest brewers and the leading UK brewer of traditional cask ale. Formed out of a joint venture between Carlsberg UK and Marston’s PLC, who are both shareholders, the brewer combines over 300 years of shared values, history and heritage in UK brewing.
The brewer provides its customers and consumers with an unrivalled portfolio of lagers, ales and craft beer brands from the very best of two master brewing teams, plus those under license from valued partners. These include lagers such as Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, Carlsberg Expørt and Birrificio Angelo Poretti; premium cask and packaged ales, including Hobgoblin and Wainwright; brands under license including Shipyard, Erdinger and Kirin; a broad selection of alcohol-free beers; plus the Brooklyn Brewery craft portfolio.
CMBC’s brewery network includes the Carlsberg brewery in Northampton, Marston’s in Burton upon Trent and Banks’s in Wolverhampton. With an impressive logistics network, CMBC owns and operates 15 distribution depots nationwide, including their National Distribution Centre in Northampton.
CEO, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company
1868 | Carlsberg brands first exported to the UK |
1973 | Brewing starts at the new Carlsberg brewery in Northampton |
1992 | Carlsberg and Allied Lyons merge brewing activities as Carlsberg-Tetley |
2003 | The company becomes Carlsberg UK |
2013 | Opening of new bottling line at Northampton Brewery |
2019 | Carlsberg invests in the relaunch of its flagship brand Carlsberg, including the rebrewed Carlsberg Danish Pilsner |
2020 | Carlsberg UK and Marston’s PLC completes the transaction to create a new beer company, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) |