Carlsberg expanded its presence in Poland in 2001 by becoming a majority shareholder of Okocim and purchasing the Bosman,[4] Kasztelan and Piast breweries; the operation was named the Carlsberg Okocim Group.

Carlsberg Polska is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Carlsberg Group and is the third largest brewing company in the Polish beer market, which is one of the world's top 10 by volume.

[citation needed] Okocim Brewery was established in 1845 by Johann Evangelist Götz,[1] who was born in Wirtemberg in 1815.

His son Jan Albin expanded the family business, married a Polish aristocrat, and changed his name to Goetz-Okocimski.

[1] Brands produced are mainly pale lagers of varying strengths ranging from 0.5% abv to 7% and include Carlsberg, O.K.