Overview
- Beer production in Braunschweig will cease at the end of the year, with the site retaining logistics operations only.
- About 140 employees are slated to enter a Transfergesellschaft starting in January 2026 under an agreement with the works council.
- Oettinger has pledged compensation payments to the affected workforce.
- The NGG union says termination letters were delivered just before Christmas and condemns the timing.
- Brewing will be consolidated at the Oettingen and Mönchengladbach facilities, with media reports pointing to falling demand and aging plant technology as drivers.