▁Try g ve ▁Christoph ers en ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁CE O ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁bre wer y ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Norwegian ▁B rew ers ▁& ▁So ft ▁D rank ▁Association ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Fact s ▁O wn ers ▁are ▁G utt orm ▁Gran ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Re it ang ru ppen ▁( 5 0 % ▁each ) ▁ 5 7 ▁employees ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 8 ▁million ▁lit ers ▁be er ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁million ▁lit ers ▁soft ▁drink s ▁produced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Turn over ▁ 1 5 1 ▁million ▁N OK ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁Distribution ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁store ▁chain ▁RE MA ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁ ▁History ▁G utt orm ▁Gran ▁took ▁over ▁San def j ord ’ s ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁When ▁Gran ▁res igned ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁association ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁went ▁its ▁own ▁way , ▁and ▁became ▁h ug ely ▁popular . ▁S oda ▁br ands ▁and ▁be er ▁variations ▁from ▁Gr ans ▁Bre wer y ▁are ▁now ▁found ▁throughout ▁the ▁Os lo ▁F j ord ▁region . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Home ▁page ▁( N or weg ian ▁version ) ▁Norwegian ▁B rew ers ▁& ▁So ft ▁Dr ink ▁Association ▁R ate Be er ▁