The Puurs-Sint-Amands (Antwerp Province) brewer Duvel Moortgat has announced that it has taken over the French brewery Brasserie du Mont Blanc. The purchase of the brewery that is located in the Haute-Savoie in southeastern France is the latest in a whole series of foreign breweries to be added to Duvel Moortgat’s portfolio.
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Flemish brewer Duvel Moortgat takes over the French brewery Brasserie du Mont Blanc.
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Brasserie du Mont Blanc was set up in 1999. It is located close to Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps. Mont Blanc’s beers are brewed using glacier water. In 2022 the brewery that employs 60 people brewed 110,000 hectoliters of specialty beers.
No financial details concerning the acquisition have been disclosed. The current owner of Brasserie du Mont Blanc will remain a shareholder. Duvel Moortgat is best known as the brewer of Duvel, but also has brands such as Chouffe, Vedett and Liefmans in its portfolio.
The company has breweries in Europe, the US and China. With the takeover of Brasserie du Mont Blanc, Duvel Moortgat now also has a brewery in France for the first time.