Mineralquellen Germete GmbH

Mineralquellen Germete GmbH is a German mid-sized mineral water and beverage company headquartered in Germete, a district of Warburg in the Kreis Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia. Officially founded in 1922, the company today ranks among the top 20 of Germany's more than 200 mineral spring bottling operations. It employs close to 200 people and produces and distributes over 280 million litres of mineral water and refreshment beverages annually. The company draws its water from twelve springs. Only two of the wells are located directly on the factory grounds; another lies roughly 300 metres outside the plant, and the remaining wells are within a radius of about two to three kilometres. Not all wells are active at the same time. The "Arnoldiquelle" in the Asseler Feld south of Rimbeck, at a depth of 252 metres, is the most distant source; since October/November 2012 its water has been transported to the plant through a 4.2-kilometre pipeline. Germete operates two glass lines and three modern PET lines. Beverages are filled into returnable glass and PET bottles as well as, on two lines, into single-use PET bottles. The company covers all relevant market segments with its brands GERMETA, Warburger Waldquell, Aqua Frisch and H2Ola. Large storage capacities ensure continuous product availability. In total the company holds 19 trademarks, including brands such as Graf-Dodiko-Quelle and Diemeltaler that are offered exclusively as private labels by retailers such as Rewe and Edeka. In July 2022 Krombacher Brauerei announced that it would take over Mineralquellen Germete GmbH effective 1 August 2022. A key motive was that Krombacher has held the distribution rights for Schweppes and Orangina in Germany and Austria since 2006 but lacked its own facilities to bottle them, relying instead on contract bottlers. The regional mineral water brands of Mineralquellen Germete and contract bottling for food retailers are to be continued. The takeover was notified on 9 June 2022 under case number B4-78/22, and the Bundeskartellamt granted clearance on 1 July 2022. Today the company presents itself as historically rooted, regionally connected and popular throughout Germany, with sustainability and responsible stewardship of nature firmly anchored in its corporate culture. The quality of its mineral water is ensured through continuous internal and external controls.

Mineralquellen Germete GmbH was officially founded in 1922 and is based in Germete, a district of Warburg in the Kreis Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia. Over the decades it developed into a mid-sized German mineral water and beverage company. Today it ranks among the top 20 of the more than 200 mineral spring bottling operations in Germany, employing close to 200 people and producing and distributing over 280 million litres of mineral water and refreshment beverages annually. The company's water is drawn from twelve springs. Only two of the wells are located directly on the factory grounds; another lies about 300 metres outside the plant, and the remaining wells are within a radius of roughly two to three kilometres. Not all wells are active at the same time. The "Arnoldiquelle" in the Asseler Feld south of Rimbeck, with a depth of 252 metres, is the most distant source; since October/November 2012 its water has been transported to the plant via a 4.2-kilometre pipeline. Germete operates two glass lines and three modern PET lines, filling beverages into returnable glass and PET bottles as well as, on two lines, into single-use PET bottles. The company covers all relevant market segments with its brands GERMETA, Warburger Waldquell, Aqua Frisch and H2Ola. Large storage capacities ensure continuous product availability. In total the company holds 19 trademarks, including brands such as Graf-Dodiko-Quelle and Diemeltaler that are offered exclusively as private labels by retailers such as Rewe and Edeka. In July 2022 Krombacher Brauerei announced that Mineralquellen Germete GmbH would be taken over effective 1 August 2022. A key background factor was that Krombacher has held the distribution rights for Schweppes and Orangina in Germany and Austria since 2006 but had no facilities of its own to bottle them, relying on contract bottlers. The regional mineral water brands of Mineralquellen Germete and contract bottling for food retailers are to be continued. The takeover was notified on 9 June 2022 under case number B4-78/22, and the Bundeskartellamt granted clearance on 1 July 2022. The company is now part of the Krombacher Gruppe.

• 2012

  From October/November 2012, water from the Arnoldiquelle (252 m deep, Asseler Feld south of Rimbeck) is transported to the plant via a 4.2 km pipeline.

• 2006

  Krombacher Brauerei acquires distribution rights for Schweppes and Orangina in Germany and Austria, later a motive for the Germete takeover.

• 1922

  Mineralquellen Germete GmbH officially founded.

• Takeover by Krombacher Brauerei notified under case number B4-78/22.

• Bundeskartellamt grants clearance for the takeover.

• Takeover of Mineralquellen Germete GmbH by Krombacher Brauerei takes effect.

Historically rooted, regionally connected and popular throughout Germany; a top-20 German mineral spring bottler with a strong sustainability focus and a broad brand portfolio covering all relevant market segments.

• Germeta mineral water

• Warburger Waldquell mineral water

• Germeta lemonades and soft drinks

• Warburger Waldquell lemonades and soft drinks

• Aqua Frisch

• H2Ola

• Private-label brands (e.g. Graf-Dodiko-Quelle, Diemeltaler)

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2. 2Germete (Wikidata)wikidata.org
3. 3Heil- und Mineralquellen Germete (Wikipedia DE)de.wikipedia.org