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Warsteiner to cut about 125 jobs at its main site in Germany
Warsteiner plans to cut about 125 jobs at its main brewery in Warstein, in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state.
The cuts are part of a wider restructuring that affects more than 330 workers across the company’s sites in the state.
Warsteiner has already closed its Herford brewery, and it plans to move production of the Herforder and Paderborner brands to Warstein.
The company wants to sell its Paderborn brewery, but says it will close the site if no sale is completed by the end of 2026.
The changes come as beer consumption in Germany is falling, putting pressure on breweries.
Warsteiner says concentrating production in Warstein will make better use of its facilities, while its three sites in Bavaria are not affected.
At Warstein, some jobs are expected to go through retirements and the end of temporary contracts; whether there will be compulsory layoffs remains unclear.
Warsteiner plans to cut about 125 jobs at its main site in Warstein, Germany.
The company says the cuts will reduce the site’s workforce to 600 by the end of 2026.
Production of the Herforder and Paderborner beer brands is being moved to Warstein as the company consolidates production in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The company says about one-third of the Warstein job cuts are expected to come through retirements and the end of fixed-term contracts.
Changes at Warstein and the Herford and Paderborn breweries affect more than 330 workers in total.
- Who
- Warsteiner, part of the Haus Cramer Group, and workers at its Warstein site.
- What
- The company is cutting about 125 jobs at Warstein and moving production of the Herforder and Paderborner brands there.
- When
- The company aims to reduce the Warstein workforce to 600 by the end of 2026.
- Where
- Warstein, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Why
- The company cites falling beer consumption in Germany and says it is consolidating production at Warstein.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Warsteiner announced its plan to separate from the Paderborn brewery, with a sale still its stated goal.
Warsteiner closed its Herford brewery, affecting about 100 workers.
The company said negotiations with worker representatives on about 125 job cuts at Warstein had concluded.
Warsteiner said the Warstein workforce would be reduced to 600 and that the Paderborn site would close if it had not been sold.
- Warstein job cuts
- About 125
- Warstein workforce target
- 600 by the end of 2026
- Herford workers affected
- About 100
- Total workers affected
- More than 330
- Warstein annual production capacity
- 6 million hectolitres
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What people are saying
I am sure that with these negotiations we are creating an important prerequisite for the future of the company.
That will become clear over the course of the month.