Calanda Bräu (German for "Calanda Brew") is a brewery in Chur, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, owned by Heineken N.V. Its lagers, brewed using Alpine spring water, are available across Switzerland.
History
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The Calanda Bräu name dates from 1971, as the new name of the Rhätische Aktienbräuerei (itself dating from 1902), which at the time had control over all independent breweries in the Canton of Graubünden.[1] The regional Brauerei Haldengut in Winterthur joined in 1989,[1] forming Calanda Haldengut.
In 1993, Calanda Haldengut was acquired by Heineken.[2] After the merger, Heineken moved brewing of Haldengut beer to Chur, and closed the Winterthur brewery. As of 2008, Calanda and Haldengut are both marketed across Switzerland, with a modest national market share of 2.7% each.[2] Beginning in 2013, the brewery also bottles beer from the Heineken-owned Brauerei Eichhof in Lucerne; the beer is transported by train to Chur.[3]
See also
edit- Beer in Switzerland
- Feldschlösschen, the major competitor brewery owned by Carlsberg
References
edit- ^ a b Hilfiker, Max (February 2, 2015). "Calandra Bräu" (in German). Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ a b Dieng, Sebastian; Dörrenbächer, Christoph; Gammelgaard, Jens (2009-01-01), L. Cooper, Cary; Finkelstein, Sydney (eds.), Subsidiary brands as a resource and the redistribution of decision-making authority following acquisitions, Advances in Mergers & Acquisitions, vol. 8, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 141–160, doi:10.1108/s1479-361x(2009)0000008010, hdl:10398/6601, ISBN 978-1-84855-781-9, S2CID 168240212, retrieved 2021-05-31
- ^ "Eichhof wird neu in Chur abgefüllt". www.suedostschweiz.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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