controls
Carlsberg A/S
Role: Controlling shareholder
No narrower time scope asserted
The Carlsberg Foundation is the principal shareholder and maintains controlling voting interest; this does not mean 100% equity ownership.
Beer actors · organization
Carlsberg Foundation
Enterprise foundation established by J.C. Jacobsen in 1876 and represented as a distinct governance/philanthropic institution.
Identity facts
What this node represents
- Identity class
- foundation
- Temporal status
- founded 1876 · active
- Place context
- Copenhagen
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founded by
J.C. Jacobsen
No narrower time scope asserted
J.C. Jacobsen established the Carlsberg Foundation in 1876.
owns
Old Carlsberg Brewery
Role: Historical owner
1888–1970 sole-ownership period described by the foundation history
The foundation became sole owner of Old Carlsberg after J.C. Jacobsen’s death; historical ownership later evolved with Carlsberg’s corporate structure.
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person
J.C. Jacobsen
Brewer who established Carlsberg in 1847, the Carlsberg Research Laboratory in 1875, and the Carlsberg Foundation in 1876.
Navigation heuristic: 40. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 6 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
founded_by · forward
Carlsberg Foundation — founded by → J.C. Jacobsen.
Organization/brewery was founded by person. J.C. Jacobsen established the Carlsberg Foundation in 1876.
Evidence: Ownership of Carlsberg A/S
brewery
Old Carlsberg Brewery
Historical Carlsberg brewery identity established by J.C. Jacobsen in 1847 and later owned by the Carlsberg Foundation.
Navigation heuristic: 40. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 6 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
owns · forward
Carlsberg Foundation — owns → Old Carlsberg Brewery.
Ownership is distinct from brand identity, physical operation, production location, and control; temporal scope may matter. The foundation became sole owner of Old Carlsberg after J.C. Jacobsen’s death; historical ownership later evolved with Carlsberg’s corporate structure.
Evidence: Ownership of Carlsberg A/S
organization
Carlsberg A/S
Current Carlsberg corporate identity represented separately from Old Carlsberg Brewery and Carlsberg Research Laboratory.
Navigation heuristic: 37. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 6 + cross-type 0 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
controls · forward
Carlsberg Foundation — controls → Carlsberg A/S.
Control is distinct from ownership, operation, production, and brand identity; temporal scope may matter. The Carlsberg Foundation is the principal shareholder and maintains controlling voting interest; this does not mean 100% equity ownership.
Evidence: Ownership of Carlsberg A/S
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Ownership of Carlsberg A/S
Carlsberg Foundation
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