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[[Image:Damm.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A can of Estrella Damm beer]]
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'''Sociedad Anónima Damm''' is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[brewery]] founded in [[Barcelona]] in 1876 by the [[Alsacian]] August Kuentzmann Damm and Joseph Damm. It is the main brewery in the city.
'''Sociedad Anónima Damm''' is a Spanish [[brewery]] founded in [[Barcelona]] in 1876 by the [[Alsace|Alsatian]] August Kuentzmann Damm and Joseph Damm. It is the main brewery in the city.


== Products and sponsorship ==
== Products ==
Its best known beer products include the following four:
Its best known beer products include the following four:
*[[Estrella Damm]], formerly "Estrella Dorada", a pale beer, one of the most popular beers in the Barcelona area. It has been brewed since 1876. Its bottles and caps used to display a characteristic golden star on white ground. Now the star on the cans is on a red background.
*[[Estrella Damm]], formerly "Estrella Dorada", a pale beer, one of the most popular beers in the Barcelona area. It has been brewed since 1876. Its bottles and caps used to display a characteristic golden star on white ground. Now the star on the cans is on a red background.
*[[Voll-Damm]] imitates a German-style [[Märzen]] beer. It has more body and a higher alcohol content than Estrella. Its dark-green coloured labels display writing in the [[Blackletter|Gothic script]].
*[[Voll-Damm]] imitates a German-style [[Märzen]] beer. It has more body and a higher alcohol content than Estrella. Its dark-green coloured labels display writing in the [[Blackletter|Gothic script]].
*[[Xibeca]] is a low-alcohol grade table-beer coming in large, low-priced one-liter bottles. "Xibeca" was meant to be consumed along with meals, as a cheap substitute for [[red wine|red table wine]] when the prices of table wines rose at the end of the 1960s. It was very popular among the low-middle class in Catalonia during the 1970s.
*[[Xibeca]] is a low-alcohol grade table-beer coming in large, low-priced one-liter bottles. "Xibeca" was meant to be consumed along with meals, as a cheap substitute for [[red wine|red table wine]] when the prices of table wines rose at the end of the 1960s. It was very popular among the low-middle class in Catalonia during the 1970s.
*[[Estrella Levante]] [[:es:Estrella de Levante|(es)]] ''Clásica'' is a pilsner lager produced in Espinardo, [[Murcia]]. It has been brewed since 1963.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maltas y Cervezas de Murcia |url=https://www.estrelladelevante.es/ |website=Estrella de Levante |access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Estrella de Levante |url=https://enertic.org/organizacion/estrella-de-levante/ |website=enerTIC |access-date=5 February 2022 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Estrella de Levante donates more bottled water and extends logistical support |url=https://www.dammcorporate.com/en/estrella-de-levante-donates-more-bottled-water-and-extends-logistical-support |website=Damm Corporate |access-date=5 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Así es como Damm conquistó el Mediterráneo con la cerveza Estrella de Levante |url=https://www.elespanol.com/invertia/empresas/distribucion/20200823/damm-conquisto-mediterraneo-cerveza-estrella-levante/514449336_0.html |website=[[El Español]] |access-date=5 February 2022 |language=es |date=23 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Estrella de Levante es la primera empresa del sector alimentario de España que certifica su huella hídrica |url=https://www.iagua.es/noticias/espana/aqualogy/14/11/05/estrella-levante-es-primera-empresa-que-certifica-huella-hidrica |website=iAgua |access-date=5 February 2022 |language=es |date=5 November 2014}}</ref> Other beers are ''Especial'', ''Skol'', and ''Punta del Este''.
*[[Estrella Levante]] is a pilsner lager produced in Espinardo, [[Murcia]]. It has been brewed since 1963.


Other Damm products include [[Inedit]], [[Bock Damm]], [[Free-Damm]], [[A.K. Damm]], among others. Damm also produces a range of [[Gluten]]-reduced beers under the [[Daura]] label, including a [[Lager]] and a [[Märzen]].
Other Damm products include [[Inedit]], [[Bock Damm]], [[Free-Damm]], [[A.K. Damm]], among others. Damm also produces a range of [[Gluten]]-reduced beers under the [[Daura]] label, including a [[Lager]] and a [[Märzen]].


== Corporate Activity ==
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During the heyday of [[baseball]] in Spain in the 1950s and 1960s, Damm sponsored a local baseball team, [[Picadero Damm]]. During the 1960s, Damm was also known for marketing its beer at all members of the family, including children.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cuando la cerveza era una bebida para niños|url=http://blogs.elpais.com/verne/2014/10/anuncios-cerveza-ninos.html|website=El Pais|accessdate=2014-10-18}}</ref>
In 2018, the shareholding was formed by the Canarian oil company Disa Corporación Petrolífera (33%), owned by the Carceller family, the German food group Dr. Oetker (25%), Seegrund (13.95%), also controlled by the Carceller family and Demetrio Carceller Arce himself (0.083%).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=González-Pacanowska |first=Dolores |date=2014-09-01 |title=La dUTPasa, una NTP-pirofosfatasa todo-α que controla el nivel de uracilo en el ADN |doi=10.18567/sebbmdiv_anc.2014.09.1 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.18567/sebbmdiv_anc.2014.09.1|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The rest of the company's shareholders are several historical families and descendants of the founder, August Kuentzmann Damm, La Moràvia d'Inversions (Armadàs family, 6%) and Boag Valores (Agenjo family, 5%).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rodero |first=Emma |date=2020-05-07 |title=La radio: el medio que mejor se comporta en las crisis. Hábitos de escucha, consumo y percepción de los oyentes de radio durante el confinamiento por el Covid-19 |journal=El Profesional de la Información |volume=29 |issue=3 |doi=10.3145/epi.2020.may.06 |s2cid=219179067 |issn=1699-2407|doi-access=free |hdl=10230/44567 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>

In 2022, Carlsberg Marstons Brewing Company announced it will sell the Eagle Brewery in [[Bedford]], [[England]] to S.A. Damm. The Eagle Brewery has packaged Estrella Damm since 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2022/11/carlsberg-sells-eagle-brewery-to-spains-s-a-damm/ | title=Carlsberg to sell Eagle Brewery to Spain's S.A Damm | date=8 November 2022 }}</ref>

== Sponsorship ==
⚫
During the heyday of [[baseball]] in Spain in the 1950s and 1960s, Damm sponsored a local baseball team, [[Picadero Damm]]. During the 1960s, Damm was also known for marketing its beer to all members of the family, including children.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cuando la cerveza era una bebida para niños|url=http://blogs.elpais.com/verne/2014/10/anuncios-cerveza-ninos.html|website=El Pais|accessdate=2014-10-18}}</ref>


== Shareholders ==
== Shareholders ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.damm.cat/ Official homepage] {{in lang|en|ca|es}}
* [http://www.damm.cat/ Official homepage] {{in lang|en|ca|es}}

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Latest revision as of 07:23, 2 January 2024

S.A. Damm
Company typeSociedad Anónima
IndustryBeverage
Founded
Founder
  • August Kuentzmann Damm
  • Joseph Damm
Headquarters
Barcelona
,
Spain
Area served
Nationwide
Key people
Demetrio Carceller Coll, owner
Demetrio Carceller Arce, President
ProductsEstrella Damm
Revenue1,385,000,000 Euro (2019) Edit this on Wikidata
101,000,000 (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.damm.cat
A can of Estrella Damm beer

Sociedad Anónima Damm is a Spanish brewery founded in Barcelona in 1876 by the Alsatian August Kuentzmann Damm and Joseph Damm. It is the main brewery in the city.

Products[edit]

Its best known beer products include the following four:

  • Estrella Damm, formerly "Estrella Dorada", a pale beer, one of the most popular beers in the Barcelona area. It has been brewed since 1876. Its bottles and caps used to display a characteristic golden star on white ground. Now the star on the cans is on a red background.
  • Voll-Damm imitates a German-style Märzen beer. It has more body and a higher alcohol content than Estrella. Its dark-green coloured labels display writing in the Gothic script.
  • Xibeca is a low-alcohol grade table-beer coming in large, low-priced one-liter bottles. "Xibeca" was meant to be consumed along with meals, as a cheap substitute for red table wine when the prices of table wines rose at the end of the 1960s. It was very popular among the low-middle class in Catalonia during the 1970s.
  • Estrella Levante (es) Clásica is a pilsner lager produced in Espinardo, Murcia. It has been brewed since 1963.[1][2][3][4][5] Other beers are Especial, Skol, and Punta del Este.

Other Damm products include Inedit, Bock Damm, Free-Damm, A.K. Damm, among others. Damm also produces a range of Gluten-reduced beers under the Daura label, including a Lager and a Märzen.

Corporate Activity[edit]

In 2018, the shareholding was formed by the Canarian oil company Disa Corporación Petrolífera (33%), owned by the Carceller family, the German food group Dr. Oetker (25%), Seegrund (13.95%), also controlled by the Carceller family and Demetrio Carceller Arce himself (0.083%).[6] The rest of the company's shareholders are several historical families and descendants of the founder, August Kuentzmann Damm, La Moràvia d'Inversions (Armadàs family, 6%) and Boag Valores (Agenjo family, 5%).[7]

In 2022, Carlsberg Marstons Brewing Company announced it will sell the Eagle Brewery in Bedford, England to S.A. Damm. The Eagle Brewery has packaged Estrella Damm since 2010.[8]

Sponsorship[edit]

During the heyday of baseball in Spain in the 1950s and 1960s, Damm sponsored a local baseball team, Picadero Damm. During the 1960s, Damm was also known for marketing its beer to all members of the family, including children.[9]

Shareholders[edit]

Shareholder Stockholding
Disa Corporación Petrolífera 27,190%
Dr. Oetker 25,014%
Seegrund B.V. 13,951%
La Moravia D'Inversions, S.A. 6,056%
Boag Valores, S.L. 5,126%

Stockholdings[edit]

Society Interest
Ebro Foods 9,651%
Pescanova 5,000%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maltas y Cervezas de Murcia". Estrella de Levante. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Estrella de Levante". enerTIC (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Estrella de Levante donates more bottled water and extends logistical support". Damm Corporate. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Así es como Damm conquistó el Mediterráneo con la cerveza Estrella de Levante". El Español (in Spanish). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Estrella de Levante es la primera empresa del sector alimentario de España que certifica su huella hídrica". iAgua (in Spanish). 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ^ González-Pacanowska, Dolores (2014-09-01). "La dUTPasa, una NTP-pirofosfatasa todo-α que controla el nivel de uracilo en el ADN". doi:10.18567/sebbmdiv_anc.2014.09.1. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Rodero, Emma (2020-05-07). "La radio: el medio que mejor se comporta en las crisis. Hábitos de escucha, consumo y percepción de los oyentes de radio durante el confinamiento por el Covid-19". El Profesional de la Información. 29 (3). doi:10.3145/epi.2020.may.06. hdl:10230/44567. ISSN 1699-2407. S2CID 219179067.
  8. ^ "Carlsberg to sell Eagle Brewery to Spain's S.A Damm". 8 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Cuando la cerveza era una bebida para niños". El Pais. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

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