Wolters brewery to end production in Braunschweig at end of 2026

Braunschweig brewery Wolters, founded in 1627 and in self-administered insolvency proceedings since 01.09.2026 (filed on 19.06.2026), will give up its production site on 31.12.2026; its roughly 90 employees were told on the afternoon of 28.09.2026. According to a statement from the advisers handling the proceedings, the search for an investor for the site failed, with a shrinking beer market and higher production and energy costs cited as causes; talks on keeping the Wolters brand alive are continuing. (regionalHeute.de, 29.09.2026; second source: finanzen.net/dpa-AFX, 29.09.2026)