Overview
- Oettinger accelerated the shutdown at the Braunschweig site, moving the end of beer production up from a plan for spring 2026 to the end of 2025.
- About 110 of roughly 120 positions will be eliminated, with around ten roles in logistics and materials management remaining on site.
- Production will be transferred to the company’s other facilities in Oettingen and Mönchengladbach.
- The union NGG and the works council pushed for investment or a buyer, including reported talks involving Paulaner, but those rescue efforts fell through.
- Company statements tie the move to a sharp market downturn and long-running declines in beer consumption, with the CEO describing 2025 sales as a landslide.