Waldemar Behn or simply called BEHN is an alcoholic beverage family company ( Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) based in Eckernförde, Germany. It was established in 1892 and is now run by the fourth generation. [1] It's also a local wholesaler ("BEHN-Getränke") and a producer of convenience food (Austrian affiliate "Nannerl").
BEHN established its first own liqueur brands in the 1950s, but had to wait until 1992 to create a nationally recognized brand with the party drink Kleiner Feigling. In 2013, they bought Danish vodka brand Danzka from the French Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits/Belvedere corporation. Danzka boasts the fourth-biggest vodka sales in duty-free shops worldwide, it is the first major foray abroad. Before the acquisition, BEHN had a turnover of €43 million and 300 employees, [2] and grew with it by more than 50%. The company refrains from publishing updated numbers.
Brands
- Andalö
- Dooley's, established in 2000
- Küstennebel, established in 1985
- De Geele Köm
- Kleiner Feigling established in 1992
- Danzka
External links
- Waldemar Behn website (in English)
- Waldemar Behn website (in German)
- Company History(in German)
References
- ^ "Team - Behn - world of unique brands". Waldemar Behn - Einzigartige Spirituosenmarken. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ Schleswig-Holstein-Zeitung 2011, German
Waldemar Behn or simply called BEHN is an alcoholic beverage family company ( Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) based in Eckernförde, Germany. It was established in 1892 and is now run by the fourth generation. [1] It's also a local wholesaler ("BEHN-Getränke") and a producer of convenience food (Austrian affiliate "Nannerl").
BEHN established its first own liqueur brands in the 1950s, but had to wait until 1992 to create a nationally recognized brand with the party drink Kleiner Feigling. In 2013, they bought Danish vodka brand Danzka from the French Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits/Belvedere corporation. Danzka boasts the fourth-biggest vodka sales in duty-free shops worldwide, it is the first major foray abroad. Before the acquisition, BEHN had a turnover of €43 million and 300 employees, [2] and grew with it by more than 50%. The company refrains from publishing updated numbers.
Brands
- Andalö
- Dooley's, established in 2000
- Küstennebel, established in 1985
- De Geele Köm
- Kleiner Feigling established in 1992
- Danzka
External links
- Waldemar Behn website (in English)
- Waldemar Behn website (in German)
- Company History(in German)
References
- ^ "Team - Behn - world of unique brands". Waldemar Behn - Einzigartige Spirituosenmarken. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ Schleswig-Holstein-Zeitung 2011, German