Carlsberg Malawi has changed its name to Castle Malawi nearly one and a half years after the brewery changed hands. In August 2016 Danish Carlsberg Group sold its sole operation in Africa to French Groupe Castel, a privately owned beverage company, which is mainly engaged in France and Africa. (<link news detail carlsberg-struggles-on-numerous-fronts.html>inside.beer, 16.8.2016)
Carlsberg Malawi was the first Carlsberg brewery outside of Denmark and started operations in 1968. The sale was part of Carlsberg’s seven-year strategy called SAIL’22.
Castel Malawi is a beverage company comprising of five soft drink bottling plants, a distillery and a brewery.
