Overview
- The shutdown is being brought forward from an earlier plan to wind down production in spring 2026.
- About 110 of roughly 120 positions will be eliminated, with around ten roles in logistics and materials remaining on site.
- Beer output will be consolidated at the company's Oettingen and Mönchengladbach facilities.
- The company attributes the decision to sharply declining beer sales in 2025 and outdated equipment at the Braunschweig site.
- Union and works-council efforts, including reported takeover interest such as Paulaner, did not produce a deal, ending brewing at a site founded in 1871.