Feldschlösschen is a Swiss beverage and brewing company based in Rheinfelden, in the German-speaking canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Founded in 1876, the company operates the biggest brewery in Switzerland by production, the Feldschlösschen Brewery. It bought out Cardinal in 1991, and became a division of Carlsberg in 2000. In addition to beer, it also produces non-alcoholic beverages and mineral waters.[1]
History
Feldschlösschen was founded in 1876 by the brewer Theophil Roniger, the son of an innkeeper, and Mathias Wüthrich, the son of wealthy farmer.[2] The brewery was built on Bözberg railway line.[2] Its castle-style building, which is still maintained today, gave the brewery the name Feldschlösschen (lit. 'small castle of the field').[2] Converted into a joint-stock company in 1890, Feldschlösschen benefitted from its favorable location and the purchase and closure of breweries throughout Switzerland, becoming the country's largest beer producer in 1898.[2]
In 1970s, Feldschlösschen began producing non-alcoholic beverages.[2] It acquired the breweries Warteck in 1989 and Sibra in 1991.[2] Feldschlösschen held a 46% share of the Swiss beer market in 1996, when it merged with Hürlimann (7% share) to form Feldschlösschen-Hürlimann Holding (FHH), which became a real estate company in 2000 after selling the beverages business to the Danish company Carlsberg.[2]
Products
Feldschlösschen produces the following brands:
Similarly named German brewer
Feldschlößchen (with the ß|eszett, ß) is the name of a brewer in Dresden, Germany, with no relation. See: Feldschlößchen (Dresden).
See also
- Beer in Switzerland
- Calanda Bräu, the main competitor brewery, owned by Heineken
External links
References
- Feldschloesschen Getraenke AG Bloomberg, retrieved 2021-06-22^
- {{HDS|041845|date=22 December 2015|author=Andreas Steigmeier}}^