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Paderborn brewery workers await decision on sale or closure
More than 100 Paderborn brewery employees face uncertainty as the business awaits a decision on whether it will be sold or closed.
The brewery is in Paderborn, in western Germany, and belongs to the Warsteiner group, which operates as the Haus Cramer Group.
The group's new chief is due to brief staff on Thursday at a workers' meeting.
He is expected to say whether talks with potential investors have concluded, but no outcome has been announced yet.
The group is reducing its brewing capacity by 30 percent as it separates from two breweries in the region.
A union says a social agreement covers 220 affected workers in Paderborn and Herford, including severance pay; if the sale fails, dismissal notices could be sent no earlier than November.
The 1852-founded brewery's future now depends on the sale talks.
More than 100 employees at Paderborn brewery are awaiting a decision on whether the business will be sold or closed.
The head of the Warsteiner parent company is due to update staff on talks with potential investors at a meeting on Thursday afternoon.
A company spokesperson confirmed the meeting, but the source does not say whether a decision has been reached.
The company had said it expected a decision in autumn, with information on the process expected by the end of October.
A social agreement covering 220 employees in Paderborn and Herford includes severance payments.
- Who
- More than 100 Paderborn brewery employees are awaiting the outcome. Warsteiner parent company chief manager Bodo-Joachim Wendenburg is due to address staff.
- What
- The company is considering selling the brewery or closing it. Staff are due to hear about the status of talks with potential investors.
- When
- A staff meeting is planned for Thursday afternoon. The article was published on October 28, 2026.
- Where
- Paderborn, Germany, at the Paderborn brewery.
- Why
- The Warsteiner parent company is separating from the brewery as part of a reduction in its capacity.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Paderborn brewery was founded.
The brewery became part of the Warsteiner group.
The NGG union announced a social agreement for 220 affected employees in Herford and Paderborn, including severance payments.
A staff meeting is planned for the Warsteiner parent company chief to report on talks with potential investors.
- Employees awaiting outcome
- More than 100
- Social agreement coverage
- 220 employees in Herford and Paderborn
- Brewery founded
- 1852
- Part of Warsteiner group since
- 1990
- Meeting
- Thursday afternoon at the Paderborn brewery