Overview
- Company and local officials confirmed Brombach’s death after a short, severe illness; he was 86.
- Brombach gave up operational leadership in 2022 when he handed the chairmanship to Stefan Kreisz.
- In 2025 he transferred his shares into the Werner Brombach-Familien-Stiftung, which he led as sole board member and which now owns the company and vows to continue it in his spirit.
- Under Brombach’s decades of leadership Erdinger grew to roughly 1.5 million hectoliters a year, exports reached more than 100 countries, and sports sponsorships and athlete ambassadors became core to the brand’s global reach.
- The brewery remains brewed only at its Erding site, underlining local ties and jobs, and the foundation’s stewardship will be the key factor to watch for the company’s future governance and community impact.