Production and filling of mineral water and soft drinks in one-way PET bottles
Altmühltaler Getränke GmbH
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About Altmühltaler Getränke
Altmühltaler Getränke GmbH (formerly Schäff) is a German beverage manufacturer headquartered in Treuchtlingen. The company has fully specialized in the production and filling of mineral water and soft drinks in one-way PET bottles for discounters and private labels. The corporate group includes the Altmühltaler Mineralbrunnen in Treuchtlingen and Vitaqua GmbH in Breuna; since November 2022 the company has belonged to Aldi Nord and operates as a standard supplier for the private label Quellbrunn at Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd. The corporate group employs around 400 staff, including 30 apprentices. The company's origin is a Treuchtlingen brewery founded in 1364; beer production was discontinued in 2005. The plant in Baruth/Mark with five filling lines was sold in 2022 to a consortium of Red Bull and Rauch.
- Site
- Treuchtlingen
- Processes
- Production and filling of mineral water and soft drinks in one-way PET bottles, Filling in one-way glass bottles (historical, until around 2000), Contract production for the food retail sector (discontinued 2022), Contract production for food retail (historical, abandoned since 2022), Filling of mineral water and soft drinks in one-way PET bottles
- Materials
- PET, One-way PET bottles
- Founded
- 1364
- Employees
- 400
- Industries
- Beverage industry, Food retail / discounters (private labels)
- 01
Extraction of mineral water from own springs
- 02
Production of soft drinks
- 03
Filling into one-way PET bottles
- 04
Delivery to discounters and private labels
Packaging Materials
One-way PET bottles
Since around 2000, the filling lines have been converted to PET bottles; previously filling was done in one-way glass bottles.
Locations
Treuchtlingen
DEHeadquarters, administration and mineral spring
- Materials
- Mineral water, soft drinks
Breuna
DEMineral spring (Vitaqua GmbH)
- Materials
- Mineral water
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production and filling of mineral water and soft drinks in one-way PET bottlesPlastics | – | – | – | – | PET |
| Filling in one-way glass bottles (historical, until around 2000)Packaging | – | – | – | – | Glass |
| Contract production for the food retail sector (discontinued 2022)Packaging | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filling lines | – | 5 | – | – | Baruth/Mark |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1364
Foundation of a Treuchtlingen brewery (origin of the company)
- 1664
The Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach introduce the beer compulsion (Bierzwang)
- 1797
Sale of the brewery to Johann Georg Feldner
- 1979
Schäffbräu acquires the north wing of the Treuchtlingen town palace
- 1985
Schäff-Bräu is expelled from the association of medium-sized private breweries
- 1994
New spring drilled in Baruth/Mark
- 1995
Construction of a filling plant in Baruth/Mark
- 2000
Conversion of the filling lines to PET bottles
- 2005
Discontinuation of beer production
- 2016
Acquisition of Heil- und Mineralquellen Germete GmbH in Warburg-Germete
- 2017
Acquisition of Flämingquelle in Wiesenburg from Gehring-Bunte; subsequent plant closure
- 2022
Sale of the Baruth/Mark plant to a consortium of Red Bull and Rauch; acquisition of Treuchtlingen and Breuna by Aldi Nord in November (antitrust approval on 1 December 2022)