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Forst is an Italian brewing company founded in 1857 by Johann Wallnöfer and Franz Tappeiner, based in the village of Forst, a subdivision of Algund in South Tyrol. Owned by Forst AG, it produces about 700,000 hectoliters of beer annually for the domestic Italian market, also makes mineral water and other non-alcoholic drinks through its Kaiserwasser subsidiary, and expanded in 1991 by acquiring the Menabrea brewery in Piedmont.

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Company Type
Brewing company 2
Founded Year
1857 2
Headquarters
Forst, Algund, South Tyrol, Italy 2
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Brewery 1
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A brewery or alcoholic beverage producer; classified in the atlas alcoholic-beverage-industry.

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Forst
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2. Forst (brewery) - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Forst is an Italian brewing company, based in Forst (Italian: Foresta), a frazione (municipal subdivision) of Algund (Italian: Lagundo), South Tyrol. The brewery was founded in 1857 by two entrepreneurs, Johann Wallnöfer and Franz Tappeiner, from Meran (Italian: Merano).
  • Lead section
    Forst is an Italian brewing company, based in Forst
  • Infobox, location
    South Tyrol, Algund
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