for other uses see cisk disambiguation . this article s lead section may not adequately summarize key points of its contents . please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article . please discuss this issue on the article s talk page . september 2014 simonds farsons cisk plc type public industry food and beverage founded 1928 area served malta website farsons.com farsons brewery simonds farsons cisk plc is a group of companies on the island of malta engaged in the brewing production and sale and distribution of beers and other beverages the importation wholesale and retail of food and beverages including wines and spirits the operation of franchised food retailing establishments and property development . contents 1 brewery history 2 products 3 subsidiaries 4 gallery 5 references 6 external links brewery history edit established in 1928 farsons was the first brewery to be established on the island in the town of hamrun near the capital city valletta . the brewery s first beer was farsons pale ale brewed to meet the preferences of the british garrison and navy stationed in malta at the time . in 1929 farsons merged with the h.g simonds brewery from reading to establish simonds farsons ltd. in the same year and a short distance from the farsons brewery the marquis john scicluna whose family had established the first privately owned local bank opened the malta export brewery . while simonds farsons ltd had been granted the licence to brew ales the malta export brewery was granted a temporary exclusive licence to brew bavarian style lagers under the names cisk pilsner and cisk munchener . citation needed following twenty years of rivalry the malta export brewery merged with simonds farsons ltd in 1948 to form the company simonds farsons cisk ltd which soon after diversified its product portfolio and interests . products edit the farsons beer portfolio includes a range of lagers ales and stouts . its cisk lager beer range includes cisk lager beer cisk export premium lager beer cisk pilsner premium german style pils cisk strong extra strong lager beer cisk excel low carb lager beer cisk chill range lemon and berry lager beer flavour hopleaf pale ale farsons strong ale english style strong ale farsons chocolate stout hopleaf extra premium pale ale blue label amber ale lacto milk stout traditional shandy as well as carlsberg and skol under licence . the company also has a smooth n creamy draught variant of blue label . cisk lager cisk export cisk pilsner blue label hopleaf pale ale farsons strong ale and cisk strong are also available in 20 litre and 30 litre kegs for export markets . the name cisk originates from giuseppe scicluna s nickname i isk which developed out of the local mispronunciation of the word cheque which was introduced into local circulation by the scicluna bank . aside from brewing farsons is also the franchisee of pepsico international and produces and packages a variety of local and international non alcoholic beverages including its non alcoholic citrus based bitter sweet soft drink kinnie . in addition to malta kinnie is also produced under licence in australia . citation needed subsidiaries edit the group represents and imports a number of international food and beverage brands which are managed by farsons beverage imports company and quintano foods . the group is the franchisee for burger king pizza hut and kfc and manages this operation through food chain limited . the group is further involved in property management and development through its fully owned subsidiary trident developments . 1 gallery edit a cold cisk lager at the beach cisk lager and cisk excel references edit lindsay david 20 june 2001 . farsons group improves its financial results . the business times . retrieved 16 february 2010 . external links edit the farson groups of companies website including company history cisk lager s official website ratebeer retrieved from https 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