The reason for this is very simple: too high costs. “We first had corona lockdowns. We are now repaying the loans we received then,” he explains. The fact that war broke out in Ukraine almost immediately after that crisis was too much for many breweries, according to Oostendorp. “As a result, the energy price went up, but also the glass price, raw material prices and personnel costs. It is plus, plus, plus. Setback after setback.”
Unexpected, but not: bankruptcy De Leckere shows problems of local beer breweries
