Fürstenberg brewery
| Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1283 |
| Seat | Donaueschingen , Germany |
| management | Georg Schwende, Raphael Rauer |
| Number of employees | 353 |
| sales | EUR 81.24 million |
| Branch | brewery |
| Website | www.fuerstenberg.de |
| As of December 31, 2018 | |
The Fürstenberg Brewery is part of the Paulaner Brewery Group , until 2004 the company was owned by the German Fürstenberg family . The brewery brews Pils , Export , wheat beer and other types of beer in Donaueschingen . In addition to catering, Fürstenberg also supplies wholesalers and retailers, primarily in southern Germany.
history
The counts (later princes) zu Fürstenberg had the brewing privilege since 1283 . The construction of a larger brewery began in the 18th century when Anton Egon Fürst zu Fürstenberg laid the foundation stone for a larger brewery at the current location of the brewery in Donaueschingen.
The princely beer from Donaueschingen was soon being drunk outside of the principality. With the first railways, beer was already being delivered over long distances in the 19th century. The brewery was thus one of the first mail order breweries in Germany. In 1895 the brewery began - again as one of the first in Germany - to produce “Pilsener Brauart” beers . The Fürstenberg-Pilsener was raised in 1900 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. To the "table drink of his majesty".
The Fürstenberg beers became internationally known through contracts with transport and tour operators. At the beginning of the 20th century, the ships of Hapag and Norddeutscher Lloyd had the Fürstenberg-Pilsener on board. Other customers were Mitropa , Lufthansa and the Zeppelin shipping company. Since the 1960s, the brewery bought several other breweries and shut them down a few years later, such as Bilger in Gottmadingen (one of the four largest in southern Baden) and Riegeler in Riegel am Kaiserstuhl , with the production of Riegeler beer being relocated to Donaueschingen . The brewery has belonged to Brau Holding International AG (today: Paulaner Brewery Group ) since 2005 .
Today's brewery is one of the largest breweries in Germany and is the first brewery to be awarded the quality certificate in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 and environmental certification in accordance with the eco-audit regulation by DQS .
The Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei KG achieved sales of 700,000 hectoliters of beer in 2003 and achieved an annual turnover of 57 million euros with around 290 employees. For the 725th anniversary of the granting of brewing rights to the Fürstenberg family, the “Edelbräu” (Pilsener brewing style) was brought onto the market.
Products
The brewery fills in 0.33 l, 0.5 l bottles and 0.5 l cans. The following types of beer are offered (as of May 2020):
- Fürstenberg Premium Pilsener
- Fürstenberg Original Export
- Fürstenberg wheat yeast light
- Fürstenberg wheat yeast dark
- Fürstenberg wheat crystal
- Fürstenberg nature cyclists
- Fürstenberg Natur Radler Grapefruit
- Fürstenberg Citrus Radler 0.0% alcohol-free
- Fürstenberg Premium Pilsener 0.0% alcohol-free
- Fürstenberg Edelbräu
Seasonal beers:
- Fürstenberg winter beer
Riegeler beers (prehistory see Riegeler brewery )
- Riegeler Pils
- Riegeler export
- Riegeler country beer
Bilger beer
- Bilger Stümple
In April 2014, the “Bilger Stümple Helles Bier” was brought onto the market in the original 0.33 l Steinif bottle after the Gottmadinger brewery Bilger was bought by Fürstenberg in 1968 and production was stopped in 1976.
In addition, the Bären Pilsner of the former Schwenninger Bärenbrauerei (1797–1977) is produced in Donaueschingen .
Sponsorship
music
Fürstenberg has been supporting various festivals for decades, such as the Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen , the Zelt-Musik-Festival in Freiburg or the Donaueschinger Musiktage .
Sports
The company is a long-term sponsor of the Schwenninger Wild Wings ice hockey team . In addition, the CHI Donaueschingen horse show , the Black Forest Cup in Schonach and the Nordic Combined World Cup final, which also takes place there, are supported.
Carnival
Fürstenberg is particularly involved in regional cultural events such as the Fasnet . For this purpose, the bottles of various products are marketed as "carnival beer" . The design of the label changes every year, with a carnival figure from two fool's guilds in the region. The figures are supplemented by announcements of the dates of fools' meetings of the guilds shown, which take place in the respective carnival season. Fürstenberg usually acts as the main sponsor and exclusive beer supplier at these events. The bottle design and its two fools' guilds are supported by various communication measures such as B. advertising material presented.
Web links
- Official website
- Early documents and newspaper articles on the Fürstenberg Brewery in the 20th Century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2018 in the electronic Federal Gazette
- ↑ Fürstenberg Brewery . In: Bad weather tips . Special issue of the Bodensee-Ferienzeitung. Edition 2/2009. Südkurier GmbH Medienhaus, Konstanz 2009, p. 13.
- ↑ 1900 His Majesty's table drink. In: History of the Brewery. Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on March 14, 2016 .
- ↑ Susanne Maerz: Quality, Diversity, Regionality. Breweries from the southwest , in: Wirtschaft im Südweste , July / August 2014, pp. 6–10, here p. 7.
- ^ Official Journal Gottmadingen 22nd year No. 17 from April 25, 2014
- ^ Badische Zeitung , January 23, 2009