Saku Õlletehas                NEWS RELEASE                      08/08/2002



CORRECTION REGARDING BEERMARKET



The  information  concerning the  Estonian  beer  market  as

published  by the Olvi Group today in HEX does  not  include

any  imported beer products sold on the Estonian market, and

therefore  it  does  not actually cover  the  Estonian  beer

market.

According to the information at the disposal of the Estonian

beer  industry,  the Estonian beer market is distributed  as

follows:  the leader of the beer market is the Saku  Brewery

who,  as  accumulated over the first sixth  months  of  this

year,  accounts  for  46%  of the whole  market.  The  Tartu

Brewery from the Olvi Group has a 38.9% market share in  the

Estonian  beer  market  and  not 40.5%  as  published.  Viru

Brewery  accounts for 5%, Viru Nigula for  2%  and  imported

beer for 4.5% of the total beer market.

In  July,  the Saku Brewery increased its sales compared  to

previous months, increasing its market share by one-half  of

a  market point, totalling 46.5%. The Tartu Brewery remained

at  the  same level compared with June, i.e. 38%.  The  Viru

Brewery  dropped by one-half point to the level of  4%.  The

Pärnu Brewery also remained at the same level, i.e. 3.5%  as

did  Viru-Nigula (2%). In July, imports accounted for 6%  of

the total beer market in Estonia.





Kristina Seimann

PR Manager

+372 6 508 303