Heineken hopes to sell its brewery in Schiltigheim – but the council has other plans

France | According to rumour, the banking group Crédit Mutuel has won the tender to acquire the site of the former Heineken brewery “Esperance” (“Hope”) in Schiltigheim, a community in the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg. The 1.5 million hl brewery, which was put up for sale in 2022 and ceased production in December 2025 with the loss of 220 jobs, spans 13 hectares of land near the town centre.

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