Fort Collins-based New Belgium Brewing, the third largest brewer in the United States, announced that the company's Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) has purchased the balance of company shares, making it 100% employee-owned. Maker of many award-winning beers including Fat Tire Amber Ale, New Belgium has been a partial ESOP since 2000. The brewery is currently building a second facility in Asheville, North Carolina that will begin beer production in 2015. [Eaterwire]
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