142 years of company tradition, a team of 16 nationalities and a company boss who lives the pioneering spirit like no other: Weyermann, a family-owned company in Upper Franconia, is the world market leader in specialty malts. Its individual products, which it exports to 135 countries, influence the taste of beer all over the world.
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How Envases makes the five-liter keg climate-neutral
Climate protection affects all of us. Through global climate protection projects, the mini-keg world market leader Envases fully offsets the CO2 emissions of its party kegs on request, thereby making an important contribution to greater sustainability. The certified “climate neutral” label on the five-liter keg from Envases creates consumer confidence and strengthens the beer brand filled in it.
read moreMono-brand “Mooser Liesl”: A beer has become a shooting star
Arcobräu boss Holger Fichtel has not only awakened the traditional castle brewery in Moos, Lower Bavaria, from its slumber. His “Mooser Liesl,” launched in 2015, rose to become the most successful mono-brand in the “Helles-style beer” segment within a very short time. Remaining a brewer at heart, the go-getting businessman relies on determination, gut feeling and talking beer labels.
read moreHop harvest 2021: Good quality, rich in alpha acids
Dr. Johann Pichlmaier is one of Germany’s leading hop experts. He talks to us about the quality of the German hop harvest in 2021, the challenges of an increasingly global market, the latest trends in the types of crops, and the impact of the craft beer boom on international hop demand.
read moreThe Free Brewers give family breweries a voice
In a global world, family breweries create a connection to home and establish identity. “The Free Brewers” (Die Freien Brauer), an entrepreneurial initiative of 44 leading family breweries from Germany, Austria and Luxembourg, want to preserve and expand these values. Managing Director Jürgen Keipp talks to us about challenges and visions.
read morePractice-oriented learning: How Doemens combines theory and practice!
Doemens has been a constant in the beverage and food branch for decades. The company does not only stand for excellent trainings and further education but also for services and competent consultation for industries. We have talked to Dr. Werner Gloßner, CEO of the Doemens academy, to get a deeper insight into the diversity and the core of Doemens.
read moreBrewery FORST South Tyrol: Beer brewing between vines
The logo of one of the biggest private brewery in Italy is just as green as the surrounding vines. It is domiciled between the wine and fruit-growing region in South Tyrol: The specialbeer brewery FORST which was founded in 1857 and which has been remained in the hands of one family ever since, relies on the puristic brewing tradition in harmony with nature.
read moreBrewery Meinel: Female power at the brewing kettles
Brewery Meinel exists since almost 300 years in Hof in Upper Franconia. Since roughly 35 years it is run by women. The sisters Gisela and Monika Hansen conduct the business of the brewery in 13th generation. With innovative ideas they want to lead the traditional company into a bright future.
read moreSupporting the next generation of brewers: Envases sponsors equipment
Craftmanship is a very lucrative profession – but unfortunately also one having problems to attract new recruits. Therefore, it is of special importance to the company Envases to support future generations of brewers. The brewer apprentices in Kulmbach, which is a competence center for the food and beverage industry, are excited to receive more than 1500 Envases mini kegs and a filling machine that they can use to bottle their own beer and present it in a very stylish way.
read morePrivate brewery Bolten: How alt beer woke up like a „Sleeping Beauty“ from its long sleep and entered the stadium
As an down to earth entrepreneur with a passion for beer and soccer club Borussia Mönchengladbach Michael Hollmann helped the world’s oldest alt beer brewery to shine in new splendor. In doing so, he relied mainly on the excellent taste of the Bolten beer, the local people, as well as the MiniKeg from Envases.
read moreBeer trends 2022: Sommelière Anja Kober-Stegemann about innovations and target groups
“Usually, I do not drink beer at all”, is what you would often hear women say. Beer sommelière Anja Kober-Stegemann knows what beer trends are hot for 2022, and which types will be able to win over female target groups.
read moreBeverage stores thrive thanks to COVID
The COVID pandemic has significantly improved sales figures of beverage stores. We talked to industry expert Georg Gorki about the reasons for that and what kind of revolution the beverage industry has seen during these past couple of years.
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