Hans Just Group
The Hans Just Group is a distributor of wine and alcohol in the Nordic countries. The group consists of Hans Just A/S in Denmark, Nigab AB in Sweden, Robert Prizelius AS in Norway, Beverage Partners Finland OY in Finland and BJC Distribution Z O.O. in Poland.
History
The company was founded by Hans Just on 17 June 1867, when he purchased a wine and spirits business on Store Kongensgade street, in Copenhagen, Denmark, from an old friend who wanted to emigrate to America.In the 1870s, Just constructed a summer residence near the coast in Østerbro. In 1882, together with other investors, he established a distillery, Fortuna, on the neighbouring site. In 1885 they constructed a new road which connected the site to Østerbrogade. It was given the name Fortunavej and son-in-law Peter Christian Karberg. Their son, Flemming Just Karberg, joined the family business at the age of 22 in 1959. He became co-owner in 1965 and its sole owner in 1979. His sons Peter, Thomas and Andreas each received 10 % of the shares in the 1980s.
In 2017, Hans Just Group sold its share of Det Danske Spiritus Kompagni A/S to the Norwegian company Arcus Gruppen.