Mast-Jägermeister

Mast-Jägermeister SE is a German liquor company owned by the Findel-Mast family. The corporate offices are located in Wolfenbüttel. Jägermeister is the primary product of Mast-Jägermeister SE. They also produce the lesser known SchlehenFeuer, a brand of sloe gin. In the past, they manufactured a multitude of liquors and liqueurs.

Mast-Jägermeister SE

Mast-Jägermeister headquarters in Wolfenbüttel
Company type	Family business
Industry	Beverages
Founded	1878
Headquarters	Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany
Key people	Paolo Dell'Antonio (chairman of the board) Günter Mast (managing director) Jack Blecker
Products	Kräuterliköre (Jägermeister und SchlehenFeuer)
Revenue	EUR 266 million (2005)
Website	www.mast-jaegermeister.de

History

Wilhelm Mast founded Mast-Jägermeister SE (then a KG) in Wolfenbüttel in 1878.^[1] His son Curt Mast developed the recipe for the herb flavored 70-proof (35%) liqueur Jägermeister, which he first brought to market in 1935. Günter Mast was the managing director for many years until his death in 2011.

Production

Mast-Jägermeister SE produced 76.5 million 0.7 liter bottles in the financial year 2006 and grew by 15 percent in 2005. Most of the production (56.6 million) was exported to over 70 countries world-wide.