{"id":264,"date":"2019-04-09T15:55:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T13:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brauunion.at\/?page_id=264"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:16:22","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brauunion.at\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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1998 was the year to see the merger between Brau AG and Steirerbrau to finally form what is Brau Union \u00d6sterreich AG today. Five years later, in 2003, Brau Union \u00d6sterreich acquired 33% of the shares of Brauerei Schladming, that amount was raised to 90% just two years later. Since 2003, Brau Union \u00d6sterreich has been part of its parent company HEINEKEN based in Amsterdam and works as a showcase example on how strongly Austrian companies are capable of positioning themselves in multi-national corporations.
You can look up the detailed history of Brau Union \u00d6sterreich AG here \u2013 Starting from the first brewery, to the foundation of \u00d6sterreichische Braubank AG and the development into an international operation of the HEINEKEN family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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You can look up the detailed history of Brau Union \u00d6sterreich AG here \u2013 Starting from the first brewery, to the foundation of \u00d6sterreichische Braubank AG and the development into an international operation of the HEINEKEN family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The stance of Brau Union on the topic of remembrance work and the examination of Brauerei Zipf\u2019s role during National Socialism is unequivocal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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