Adelholzener Alpenquellen

What Adelholzener Alpenquellen does

Adelholzener Alpenquellen GmbH is a German mineral water and refreshment beverage manufacturer headquartered in Bad Adelholzen (Siegsdorf) in the Bavarian Alps, founded in 1907 and owned by the Congregation of the Merciful Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul. The company fills approximately 709 million bottles per year from natural Alpine springs, making it one of Germany's leading mineral springs and the self-described market leader in Bavaria across mineral water, sports drinks, and low-calorie refreshment beverages. Its portfolio spans still, lightly carbonated, and sparkling mineral water under the Adelholzener flag, plus oxygen-enriched flavored water under the Active O2 sub-brand launched in 2001, together with organic (Bio), sports, iced tea, multi-vitamin, juice spritzer (Schorle), and low-calorie (BiF) lines, as well as medicinal/healing water (Heilwasser) and the St. Primus brand.

The business operates two principal go-to-market channels: a mass-market retail and grocery channel across Germany for consumer packs in 0.5L to 1.5L glass and PET (including reusable) bottles, and a direct gastronomy/HoReCa channel serving restaurants, hotels, and cafes with premium formats. Pricing is unit-based, with recent launches priced around €0.77–€0.87 per 0.5L PET reusable bottle plus deposit. The company employs roughly 750 staff at the Bad Adelholzen site, supports ten vocational training programs with around 40 apprentices, and runs a visitor center (Wasserwelt) for brand experience. Its principal regulatory and resource dependency is on Alpine water rights, for which a new permit was filed in November 2025, and its revenue finances the owning congregation's social projects including hospitals and nursing homes.

Name

Adelholzener Alpenquellen

Legal name

Adelholzener Alpenquellen GmbH

Website

https://adelholzener.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Adelholzener Alpenquellen GmbH is a Bavarian Alps-based mineral water and refreshment beverage producer serving German retail consumers and hospitality businesses through its Adelholzener and Active O2 brands, filling approximately 709 million bottles annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bottled Mineral Water and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

NAICS

Bottled Water Manufacturing (312112), Soft Drink Manufacturing (312111), Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Mineral Water Bottling (Naturally Mineral) (AFAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flavored/Enhanced Bottled Water Production (Essenced, Vitamin, Electrolyte) (AFAFACAF), Sparkling/Carbonated Bottled Water Production (AFAFACAE), Vitamin- & Mineral-Fortified Beverage Production (AFAFAFAC), Medical & Clinical Nutrition Beverage Production (Oral Nutritional Supplements) (AFAFAFAJ)

Keywords

• Bottled mineral water
• Refreshment beverages
• Organic beverages
• Sports drinks
• Oxygen-enriched water

Headquarters

HQ city

Siegsdorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Beverage Product Sales: Sale of mineral water, refreshment beverages, sports drinks, and flavored drinks under the Adelholzener and Active O2 brands through retail and gastronomy channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Adelholzener Alpenquellen GmbH produces and sells natural mineral water, medicinal water, flavored refreshment beverages, juice spritzers, organic drinks, sports drinks, iced teas, low-calorie drinks, and oxygen-enriched flavored water sourced from Alpine springs in the Bavarian Alps. The company operates two flagship brands — Adelholzener and Active O2 — filling approximately 709 million bottles per year across glass and PET formats for retail and gastronomy channels.

Product overview

Adelholzener Alpenquellen is a German mineral water and refreshment beverage company headquartered in Bad Adelholzen, Bavaria. The company operates two primary brands: Adelholzener (mineral water, juices, lemonades, and organic beverages) and Active O2 (oxygen-enriched flavored mineral water with multiple sub-lines). The product portfolio includes still, lightly carbonated, and sparkling mineral waters; juice spritzers (Schorle); organic certified drinks; low-calorie isotonic beverages; iced teas; sports drinks; and multi-vitamin refreshments. Additional offerings include gastro service for hospitality businesses and a visitor center (Wasserwelt). The company fills approximately 709 million bottles annually and is a market leader in Bavaria for mineral water, sports drinks, and low-calorie refreshment beverages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Active O2: A modern lifestyle brand featuring oxygen-enriched mineral water drinks with various flavors. Includes Active O2 Flavour Line, Active O2 Iced Line, Active O2 Bio Line, and Active Fresh products. Launched in 2001.
• BiF (Bleib in Form)
• Bio Line

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stiftung Bergwacht (Bergwacht Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Adelholzener supports the Bergwacht Bayern mountain rescue service through the Bergwacht Foundation. From April to July 2026, 10 cents per sold multipack of 0.5L PET reusable bottle of mineral water is donated, capped at 200,000 euros. Partnership spans over 20 years with approximately 500,000 euros total donated. Supports training center in Bad Tölz and equipment for mountain rescue operations.
• HüttenlandminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2026Cooperation for cabin vacation sweepstakes promotion. Partnership offers winners one-week cabin vacations in the Alps as prizes for the promotional campaign.
• Serviceplan Public Relations & ContentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal PR agency handling press inquiries and media relations for Adelholzener. Press contact: Franziska Heigl at Serviceplan, Munich office.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• San Pellegrino (Nestlé Waters): Premium Italian sparkling mineral water owned by Nestlé Waters; directly comparable on premium sparkling positioning, glass packaging, and HoReCa channel focus in Germany and internationally.
• Volvic (Danone Waters): Large multinational natural mineral water brand under Danone; overlaps with Adelholzener on still and flavored bottled water in European retail and foodservice, but at much greater scale and with global distribution.
• Coca-Cola Europacific Partners: Owner of Apollinaris and bottler/distributor of the Coca-Cola portfolio in Germany; competes with Adelholzener across lemonades, flavored soft drinks, and HoReCa water, and controls major retail shelf space.
• Schweppes / PepsiCo Germany: PepsiCo's German beverage operation (Pepsi, Schweppes, Rockstar, juice spritzers) overlaps with Adelholzener's flavored and Schorle portfolio and competes for the same HoReCa and retail listings.
• Vittel / Contrex (Nestlé Waters): Nestlé-owned French mineral water brands covering still and functional positioning; relevant as a competitor for private-label and value-tier mineral water contracts in German grocery.

Direct peers

• Bad Dürrheimer Mineralbrunnen: Regional German mineral spring operator with national distribution across retail and gastronomy, including flavored waters, Schorlen, and Heilwasser. Closely comparable portfolio structure and HoReCa focus.
• Apollinaris: Historic German sparkling mineral water brand owned by Coca-Cola, distributed nationally. Comparable on product (premium sparkling mineral water) and on selling to German retail and gastronomy.
• Gerolsteiner Brunnen: Germany's largest mineral water brand by volume; competes head-to-head with Adelholzener in German grocery and HoReCa with a similarly positioned mineral water portfolio. Closest direct comparable on scale, category mix, and German retail footprint.
• Rhenser Mineralbrunnen: German mineral water producer operating a similar traditional spring-to-bottle model, with mineral water and flavored refreshment beverages in PET and glass. Direct competitor in retail channels in Germany.
• Schwarzwald Sprudel (Schwarzbrunnen): Black Forest-origin German mineral spring with broad flavored and Schorle range plus Heilwasser, mirroring Adelholzener's mix of core mineral water plus functional/adult soft drinks in PET and glass.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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