Who owns Franziskaner?
Franziskaner is owned by AB InBev (Belgium, NYSE: BUD), which has owned the brand since 1 September 2003.[1]
Evidence: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Leuven
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Munich
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Ale
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BUD
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Franziskaner
Franziskaner is a Munich wheat beer brand. Its brewery traces its roots to 1363, when a brewery beside the city's Franciscan monastery was first mentioned, and it merged with Spaten in 1922. It first brewed wheat beer in 1964, sold at the time as Spaten Champagner Weissbier, and is now owned by AB InBev.
How often AB InBev names Franziskaner in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Franziskaner
Where Franziskaner sits in AB InBev
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AB InBev
AB InBev controls 21 brands on Brandtree, 21 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Aguila (1913)
- Beck's (1873)
- Brahma (1888)
- Bud Light (1982)
- Bud Light Seltzer (2020)
- Budweiser (1876)
- Busch (1955)
- Cass (1994)
- Castle Lager (1895)
- Corona (1925)
- Corona Cero (2020)
- Harbin (1900)
- Hoegaarden (1965)
- Jupiler (1966)
- Leffe (1952)
- Michelob Ultra (2002)
- Natural Light (1977)
- Quilmes (1890)
Other brands in ale, and who owns them
The 62 brands in ale on Brandtree belong to 32 owners. The largest is Duvel Moortgat, with 7; AB InBev has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Birrificio del Ducato | Duvel Moortgat | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Bishops Finger | Shepherd Neame | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Farsons Blue Label | Farsons | 🇲🇹 Malta |
| Lagunitas | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Avery Brewing Company | Mahou San Miguel | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Fuller's London Pride | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dogfish Head | Boston Beer | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Belikin Stout | Bowen & Bowen | 🇧🇿 Belize |
About the owner: AB InBev
AB InBev is a publicly listed company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, founded in 2008. Brandtree records 21 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BUD.
AB InBev is the largest brewer in the world, formed in 2008 when the Belgian-Brazilian InBev acquired Anheuser-Busch and enlarged again in 2016 by taking over SABMiller. Its beers are sold in about 150 countries.
🇩🇪 Franziskaner and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 252 brands that began in Germany. 93 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Franziskaner among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Franziskaner?
The parent company of Franziskaner is AB InBev, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Franziskaner German or Belgian?
Franziskaner originated in Germany, but it is owned today by AB InBev, which is headquartered in Belgium. So Franziskaner is a German-origin brand under Belgian ownership.
Since when has AB InBev owned Franziskaner?
AB InBev has owned Franziskaner since 1 September 2003.
Is Franziskaner still owned by AB InBev?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Franziskaner is still owned by AB InBev. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Geschichte von Franziskaner — Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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