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Is this brewery independent?
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No. Employee ownership ended with the sale to Lion, approved by the employee-owners in December 2019.
VERIFIEDYESEvidence BChecked 2026-09-07
- Since
- 2019-12
How Tally knows
New Belgium was 100 per cent employee-owned through an ESOP fully implemented in 2012. The employee-owners voted in December 2019 to accept Lion's all-cash offer for the whole company, which ended both the ESOP and the brewery's independence.
Evidence
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- New Belgium Brewing to join Lion Little World Beverages — New Belgium Brewing (2019-11) Proves: The 2019 sale and the end of the ESOP
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- Who owns this brewery?PARTIALLY
- Who founded this brewery?Not yet established
- When was this brewery founded?Not yet established
- What is this brewery's current lifecycle status?Not yet established
- Who operates this brewery or site?Not yet established
- Who ultimately owns this brewery?YES