New Belgium Brewing Co.

Craft beer brewery

This company was 100% employee owned until 2019 when it was bought by Kirin-owned Lion Little World Beverages. USA's fourth largest craft brewery.

Company Ownership


New Belgium Brewing Co.	USA	website	email	facebook	twitter
Lion Little World Beverages owns 100% of New Belgium Brewing Co.	AUS	website
Alcoholic beverages, especially craft beer Established in 2015 to focus on growing a portfolio of craft beer in new markets outside Australia, NZ and Japan. They also operate a wine business in USA. Acquired USA's fourth largest craft beer brewery, New Belgium Brewing in 2019.
Lion Pty Ltd owns 100% of Lion Little World Beverages	AUS	website	email
Beverages and dairy manufacturing Through a series of mergers and acquisitions between 2002 and 2009, this company became Australia's largest dairy company, largest juice company and second largest brewery. Owned by Japan's Kirin since 2007.
» Kirin Holdings Company Ltd owns 100% of Lion Pty Ltd	JPN	website	email
Food, beverage, alcohol and pharmaceuticals manufacturer Kirin's main businesses include alcohol, soft drinks, pharmaceuticals and food. Japan's largest brewer. Kirin bought Australian dairy & juice company National Foods in 2007, and Dairy Farmers in late 2008, and the 54% of Lion Nathan (Australia's #2 brewer) it didn't already own in 2009. While Kirin is an independent company, it is part of Japan's largest "keiretsu", Mitsubishi Group.