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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Eine Frage der Branchenkooperation: Der Verband Rheinisch-Westfälischer Brauereien und das Problem eines einheitlichen Flaschenpfands 1915 bis 1975
Contributor:
Bodden, Nancy
imprint:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2021
Published in:Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/zug-2020-0019
ISSN:
2367-2293;
0342-2852
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
<jats:p>The taking of deposits on returnable bottles was not an inevitable consequence of the breweries’ increasing bottled beer output since the end of the 19th century. The example of the Association of Rhenish-Westphalian Breweries clarifies the developments that opposed a uniform and functioning cash deposit system over decades. The strong competition on the bottled beer market and the breweries’ preference for their short-term individual advantage prevented the most efficient way of sector cooperation. Accordingly, political support was the significant factor in resolving the conflict in the mid-1970s.</jats:p>