Markt im Wandel: Wie die Schlossbrauerei Friedenfels aktuellen Herausforderungen begegnet

Der deutsche Biermarkt ist im Wandel, das spürt man auch bei der 140 Jahre alten Schlossbrauerei Friedenfels. Die Eigentümer, Karlheinz Mohr und sein Sohn Fabian Kern, blicken dennoch optimistisch in die Zukunft.

von Bernhard Schultes

Der deutsche Biermarkt befindet sich im Wandel – doch die Verantwortlichen der Schlossbrauerei Friedenfels sehen das Unternehmen 140 Jahre nach der Gründung gut aufgestellt.

Bild: Bernhard Schultes

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