Kulmbacher Brewery

Kulmbacher Brauerei AG
Location Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany
Opened 1895
Annual production volume 1.73 million hectolitres (1,470,000 US bbl)
Owner(s) Brau Holding International GmbH (62,66 % of the shares
Active beers
Name Type
Kulmbacher Edelherb
Kulmbacher Gold
Kulmbacher Eisbock
Kulmbacher Lager
Kulmbacher Festbier
Kulmbacher Feinmild
Mönchshof Kellerbier
Mönchshof Lager
Mönchshof Landbier
Mönchshof Original
Mönchshof Schwarzbier
Mönchshof Bockbier
Mönchshof Weihnachtsbier
Mönchshof Museumsbier
Mönchshof Festbier
EKU Pils
EKU Hell
EKU Export
EKU Festbier
EKU 28
Kapuziner Weißbier
Kapuziner Winterweizen

The Kulmbach Brewery Corporation (German: Kulmbacher Brauerei AG) was founded in 1895 by Johann W. Reichel, Johann K. Scheiding and Johann M. Hübbner under the name Reichelbräu. The company is situated in Kulmbach, in Northern Bavaria, (Oberfranken)Germany.

History

The success of the brewery started with the export of Kulmbach beer to Central, East and North Germany-

Since 1980 the Kulmbach Brewery Corporation has been noticed for its steady expansions. In 1980 and 1984 the company merged with the companies Sandlerbräu and Mönchshof-Bräu GmbH and two more brands of beer was added to the product line.

EKU 28

In 1986 the Schörghuber Unternehmungsgruppe took over 49,9% of the share capital. The expansions continued in the 1990s with the take-overs of the companies Sternquell Brauerei, Plauen, the Braustolz Brauerei in Chemnitz, Eku as well as a majority of the stock in the Bad Brambacher mineral spring. Since 1996 the brands EKU, Reichel, Sandler and Mönchshof are under the roof of the Kulmbach Brewery Corporation. In 2002 the beverage production exceeded three million hektolitres.

Facts

(As of 30 June 2005)

Facts

Employees: 1074
Production: 1.730.000 hl
Revenue: 114.600.000 €

Share facts

Exchange: Munich, Frankfurt
Number of shares: 3.360.000

Share owners

Brau Holding International GmbH + Co. KGaA (Munich): 62,66%
Ireks GmbH (Kulmbach): 26%
Other shareholders: 11,4%

Products

Kulmbacher Edelherb Pils
Kulmbacher Kellerbier

Besides a range of light and alcohol-free beers these brands are the most popular:

Trivia

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