Johan Albrecht Pripp leased a brewery in Gothenburg in 1828; AB J. A. Pripp & Son from 1879, AB Pripp & Lyckholm from 1926, Pripp-Bryggerierna with the Stockholm breweries from 1964, Pripps Bryggerier from 1973. State-owned from 1974 (Procordia), Volvo's from 1993, Orkla's as Pripps Ringnes from 1995-1996, Carlsberg's from 2000; merged with Falcon as Carlsberg Sverige in 2001. The Gothenburg brewery closed in 2002; all brewing in Falkenberg, head office in Solna. Pripps Blå, Falcon, Carnegie Porter. unverified info