One of Bavaria’s oldest breweries, Schlössle Bier, located in Neu-Ulm, has announced its closure due to rising raw material and energy costs, the tabloid Bild reported today, August 15.
“After 334 years, one of Bavaria’s oldest breweries is closing. The Schlössle Beer brewery from Neu-Ulm will stop production at the end of December because it is no longer able to cope with market conditions,” the publication noted.
The private brewery opened in 1690. The systematic development of centuries-old business allowed the owners to turn one of the oldest breweries into a thriving production, producing up to 150 thousand liters a year. However, the “golden years” “Schlössle Beer” are long past, the tabloid emphasizes.
“Beer consumption is falling, while raw material and energy prices are rising. The brewery has been making losses for ten years now,” co-owner Christa Zoller stated.
According to her, the annual volume of beer production has dropped to 100 thousand liters, which is one third less than the figures for 2018. Currently, the brewery produces ten types of beer, a pack of 12 bottles with the “flagship” type of drink costs 13.50 euros.
“This is too low a price. The cost should be almost twice as high, then we could spend money again on new equipment. But it is almost unrealistic to maintain such a price on the market,” Zoller noted.
As the co-owner emphasized, another pressing problem for private breweries is bureaucracy, which forces production owners to “think about whether they want to maintain their independence” from large corporations.
As previously reported by the media, the management of one of the largest German automobile companies, Volkswagen, announced the possible closure of some assembly lines in Germany, as well as the probable dismissal of more than 100,000 employees.
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