
Alliance of independent family breweries with central purchasing and joint representation of the member breweries
Die Freien Brauer GmbH & Co. KG
DortmundNew on Amplifa
About Die Freien Brauer
Die Freien Brauer GmbH & Co. KG, based in Dortmund, is an association of leading independent family breweries from Germany, Austria and Luxembourg. The association comprises 46 shareholder breweries with a combined annual output of around 8.15 million hectoliters and sees itself as a community of values of like-minded, group-independent businesses. The organization itself does not operate any production of its own, but rather pools central purchasing services for its shareholders, maintains a network of suppliers, partners and institutions, and handles press and public relations work for the association. Through the affiliated insurance brokerage GmbH, members are also offered specialized insurance solutions for the brewing industry. Annual internal surveys on industry development complement the association's services. The head office is located at Brackeler Hellweg 124 in Dortmund; the association is represented by Freien Brauer Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH.
- Site
- Dortmund
- Processes
- Central purchasing for shareholder breweries, Network of suppliers, partners and institutions, Press and public relations / virtual press office, Image material for media (downloads), Joint insurance brokerage (DIE FREIEN BRAUER Versicherungs-Vermittlungs GmbH with LEUE &, Annual internal shareholder survey on industry development
- Industries
- Brewing industry / beer breweries, Beverage industry, Brewing industry / beer breweries (mid-sized family breweries)
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Central purchasing for shareholder breweries
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Supplier and partner network
- 03
Insurance brokerage
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Press and public relations
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Annual shareholder survey
Location

Dortmund
DEHead office / Contact
Inside the production




Industries
Additional services
History
- 2017
In the internal survey, Die Freien Brauer describe themselves as an association of 39 leading independent family breweries in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg.
- 2021
Website relaunch; according to the homepage, the association counts 46 shareholder breweries.