Żywiec brewery (pronounced zhi-vietz; polish pronunciation: [ˈʐɨvjɛt͡s]) is one of the largest breweries and beer producers in poland. founded in 1856 in the town of żywiec, the brewery manufactures pale lager with a 5.6% alcohol volume. grupa żywiec s.a. consists of five main breweries: żywiec brewery, elbrewery, leżajsk, warka brewery and browar namysłów. currently, the dutch heineken group (heineken international beheer b.v.), with a 65% shareholding, has control over its major operations. harbin b.v. has 35% shareholding. the brewery has the capacity of producing 5 million hls a year, making it the largest brewery in grupa żywiec.

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