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Cardinal is a Swiss brand of beer and a former brewery founded in 1788 by François Piller, located in Fribourg. The brewery was acquired by Feldschlösschen in 1991, which itself was acquired by the Carlsberg Group in 2000.[1]
Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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Founded | 1788 |
Fate | Acquired by Felschlösschen in 1991, closed in 2011 |
Headquarters | Fribourg, Switzerland |
Products | Beer |
Owner | Feldschlösschen (part of Carlsberg Group) |
The brewery in Fribourg was closed in 2011, and today Cardinal is brewed at the Feldschlösschen brewery in Rheinfelden, Aargau.[2][3]
The flagship beer of the Cardinal brand is Cardinal Blonde, a pale lager, which is heavily promoted in the country.[4] The state and the city of Fribourg took over the factory site on June 1, 2012, for 21.5 million Swiss francs to build a technology and innovation park there.[5]
References
edit- ^ "News Archive » Carlsberg acquires largest Swiss brewery Feldschlösschen « Carlsberg Group". Carlsberg Group. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ Tagesschau – Aus für Cardinal-Brauerei in Freiburg – Play SRF (in German), retrieved 2021-06-01
- ^ "Kassensturz-Tests – Schweizer Biere im Test: Mit gutem Hopfen an die WM". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Die Biergiganten dominieren auch den Werbemarkt". Werbewoche m&k (in German). 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Server Error « Carlsberg Group" (PDF). 2013-05-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
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