Company profile
Brau Union Austria distributes more than 5 million hectolitres of beer per year with the support of our 15 leading beer brands, over 100 beer types and constant innovations. The company stands for both international premium brands such as Heineken, Desperados and Sol, the cider brands Strongbow and Stibitzer, Austrian top brands like Gösser, Schwechater, Edelweiss wheat beer, non-alcoholic Schlossgold just as well as brands with a strong regional relevance, such as Zipfer, Puntigamer, Wieselburger, Kaiser, Schladminger, Reininghaus, Villacher and Fohrenburger. A total of 2.700 employees all over Austria make sure that almost 49.000 clients and millions of beer lovers in the country are supplied with beer.
It goes without saying that Brau Union Österreich focuses on the best raw ingredients, highest quality and sustainable production – both in terms of the environment and society. Therefore, Brau Union Austria was awarded the title “GREEN BRAND”.
Products and services
Brau Union Austria stands for the production and distribution of beer and other beverages of all kinds, as well as the provision of commercial services and trading in goods of all kinds.
Seven of the nine breweries owned by Brau Union Österreich are large breweries. These include the Göss brewery and the Puntigam brewery in Styria, the Schwechat brewery and the Wieselburg brewery in Lower Austria, the Zipf brewery in Upper Austria, the Villacher brewery in Carinthia and the Fohrenburg brewery in Vorarlberg. These are complemented by the regional speciality breweries, the Schladming brewery in Styria and the Falkenstein brewery in East Tyrol.
Chronicle
The BRAU UNION ÖSTERREICH AG was founded in 1998, following the merger between the Österreichische Brau AG and the Steirerbrau. In 2003, the purchase of 33% of the Brauerei Schladming shares followed, which was increased in 2005 up to 90%. Since 2003, the Brau Union Österreich has been a part of its parent group HEINEKEN, based in Amsterdam, and can be considered as a perfect example of how Austrian companies are able to strongly position themselves in international groups.
Brau Union Österreich AG
Address
4020 Linz
Phone
Internet
Established
Employees
Contact person
Director Corporate Affairs & ESG Sustainability, press relation officer
Beer is more than a drink; beer is an important part of the “lifestyle”. We offer with our 15 brands and over 100 kinds of beer the right drink for every occasion, using the best local raw materials to provide excellent beer quality. Tradition and innovation are linked closely together, and with our products we prove day by day that modern consumer needs can be perfectly served with traditional brewing knowledge.
We are proud that we have been able to bear the Austrian national Coat of Arms since the 1960s. Despite or even because of our affiliation to an international group, it has always been our effort to keep up Austrian beer culture and to make it to the best in Europe.
Hans Böhm, MBA
CEO Brau Union Österreich
