Danish brewery company Carlsberg has rolled out Microsoft’s Office 365 cloud collaboration tools to connect 20,000 of its 40,000 employees, as the business expands internationally.

Since 2000, the 160-year old company has grown from operating in six markets to becoming the fourth-largest beer brewer in the world, responsible for 500 different brands.

As part of its expansion plans, known internally as GloCal, Carlsberg has deployed a range tools to support collaboration and enable central management of staff around the world.

This includes using Microsoft Exchange Online for email and calendaring, Lync Online for web-conferencing and instant messaging, and Yammer Enterprise, deployed as a social networking platform for staff.

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