Heineken Brewery (Schiltigheim)
Brasserie Heineken de Schiltigheim
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legal form | SA |
founding | 1746 |
Seat | Schiltigheim |
Number of employees | 193 (2016) |
Branch | brewery |
Website | www.heinekenfrance.fr |
The Heineken brewery (also Brasserie de l'Espérance ) is the last large brewery in Schiltigheim after the closure of the Brasserie Fischer .
history
The brewery was founded in 1746 by Jean Hatt in Strasbourg . In 1862 the brewery was relocated to Schiltigheim, the brewery was the first in Alsace to have a steam engine . In 1964 an output of over 600,000 hectoliters was achieved for the first time . The brewery brewed under the name Brasserie de l'Espérance . Between 1972 and 1975, Heineken took over the majority of the company and entered the French market directly. In 1980 the company was renamed Heineken France SA . The Fischer Brasserie , which Heineken bought in 1996, was also located in Schiltigheim . In 2009 production ceased there and some of it was relocated to the Brasserie de l'Espérance.
Heineken France
Today, Heineken France is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison . In addition to the Brasserie de l'Espérance in Schiltigheim, the company also operates the Brasserie de Mons in Mons-en-Barœul and the Brasserie la Valentine in Marseille .
production
In 2012 the brewery produced 1.8 million hectoliters of beer. In 2015, the Fischer brand accounted for 100,000 hl of the total produced .
- Adelscott
- Amstel
- Desperados
- Edelweiss
- Foster's
- George Killian's
- Heineken
- Pelforth blonde
- Fisherman
- Fisherman réserve ambrée
- Pêcheur
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b New look, new types of beer , at www.bo.de , accessed on July 28, 2016
- ^ L'espérance, 150 ans de brasserie en Alsace, p. 48, Gérard Cardonne, éditions du brassin
- ^ L'espérance, 150 ans de brasserie en Alsace, p. 59, Gérard Cardonne, éditions du brassin
- ^ L'espérance, 150 ans de brasserie en Alsace, p.72, Gérard Cardonne, éditions du brassin
- ^ Heineken in Western Europe at www.theheinekencompany.com ( memento of September 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 2, 2015
- ↑ Brasserie de Schiltigheim, on www.heinekenfrance.fr , accessed on March 2, 2015