Bottling and distribution of natural mineral water from seven springs at the foot of the Pauliberg in Burgenland.
Waldquelle Kobersdorf Ges.m.b.H.
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About Waldquelle
Waldquelle Kobersdorf Ges.m.b.H. is an Austrian mineral water bottler headquartered in Kobersdorf in Central Burgenland. The natural mineral water comes from the thermal spring line at the foot of the Pauliberg, Austria's youngest extinct volcano; by 2020, seven springs had been developed. Bottling takes place on the company premises outside the town on a 20,000 m² site, where the present bottling plant was built in 1986. The product range includes Waldquelle Mineralwasser in three carbonation levels (spritzig, sanft, still), fruit variants such as Waldquelle Frucht and Waldquelle 0% Zucker, as well as the functional water Waldquelle+ with vitamins and minerals; the brands Traubisoda and Magnesia also belong to the portfolio. Products are distributed throughout Austria via the grocery retail trade; since 2022, contract bottling for Pepsi in Austria has also been carried out. According to the company's own figures, in 2015 it reached second place among Austrian mineral water bottlers with sales of 183 million litres and employs around 80 staff, mostly from the region. Since 2008, Waldquelle has belonged to the Mattoni Group of the Italian-Swiss industrialist family Pasquale.
- Site
- Kobersdorf, Austria
- Processes
- Bottling and distribution of mineral water (also contract bottling for Pepsi since 2022), Nationwide distribution in Austria via the grocery retail trade
- Materials
- Mineral water spritzig, Mineral water sanft, Mineral water still
- Certificates
- Officially recognised mineral water
- Founded
- 1830
- Employees
- 80
- Industries
- Beverage industry, Mineral water bottling, Grocery retail
- 01
Spring capture (seven springs on the Pauliberg)
- 02
Transport to the Kobersdorf bottling plant
- 03
Bottling (PET returnable, glass returnable, can)
- 04
Distribution via Austrian grocery retail
Water Quality & Mineralisation
Mineral water spritzig
Natural mineral water rich in carbonic acid (6.3 g CO2/l), high in calcium (85.5 mg/l).
Mineral water sanft
Mineral water with low carbonation (4.5 g CO2/l), popular after sport or a hiking tour.
Mineral water still
Carbonation-free natural mineral water as a source of important minerals.
Sites
Kobersdorf
ATBottling plant and company headquarters
- Materials
- Natural mineral water (spritzig/sanft/still)
- Modern bottling technology
- Maintenance with Simatic control technology
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Control
The mineral water is officially recognised and strictly monitored; the mineralisation is reported regularly.
| Evidence | Kobersdorf |
|---|---|
| Officially recognised mineral water |
History
- 1830
Waldquelle first registered; originally owned by the princely Esterházy family
- 1912
Commissioning of the first bottling site at the Waldsauerbrunn, approx. 5 km outside Kobersdorf
- 1958
Taken over by the Hohl family; investments in machinery and bottling hall, expansion of distribution to Lower and Upper Austria
- 1986
New bottling plant built on a 20,000 m² site in Kobersdorf
- 2008
Acquisition by Mattoni (Pasquale family)
- 2015
Sales of 183 million litres; according to its own figures, the second-largest mineral water bottler in Austria
- 2018
First Waldquelle family hiking day around Kobersdorf
- 2020
160 million litres bottled; seven developed springs
- 2022
Start of contract bottling for Pepsi in Austria (approx. 20 million additional litres)
- 2023
Monika Fiala handed over management to Vítězslav Staněk