Cardinal Brewery

{{Short description|Swiss brand of beer}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Cardinal

| image = Brasserie du Cardinal - Fribourg.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| image_caption = The former brewery in Fribourg in 2007

| fate = Acquired by Felschlösschen in 1991, closed in 2011

| location = Fribourg, Switzerland

| owner = Feldschlösschen (part of Carlsberg Group)

| foundation = 1788

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| industry = Alcoholic beverage

| products = Beer

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Cardinal is a Swiss brand of beer and a former brewery founded in 1788 by François Piller, located in Fribourg. The brewery was acquired by Feldschlösschen in 1991, which itself was acquired by the Carlsberg Group in 2000.{{Cite web|title=News Archive » Carlsberg acquires largest Swiss brewery Feldschlösschen « Carlsberg Group|url=https://www.carlsberggroup.com/news-archive/carlsberg-acquires-largest-swiss-brewery-feldschlosschen/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Carlsberg Group|language=en}}

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The brewery in Fribourg was closed in 2011, and today Cardinal is brewed at the Feldschlösschen brewery in Rheinfelden, Aargau.{{Citation|title=Tagesschau – Aus für Cardinal-Brauerei in Freiburg – Play SRF|url=https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/tagesschau/video/aus-fuer-cardinal-brauerei-in-freiburg?urn=urn:srf:video:d350e466-48f4-430f-b63f-71d68995f6b0|language=de|access-date=2021-06-01}}{{Cite web|date=2014-06-17|title=Kassensturz-Tests – Schweizer Biere im Test: Mit gutem Hopfen an die WM|url=https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/kassensturz-espresso/tests/kassensturz-tests/schweizer-biere-im-test-mit-gutem-hopfen-an-die-wm|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)|language=de}}

The flagship beer of the Cardinal brand is Cardinal Blonde, a pale lager, which is heavily promoted in the country.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-09|title=Die Biergiganten dominieren auch den Werbemarkt|url=https://www.werbewoche.ch/de/werbung/werbemarkt/2020-01-09/die-biergiganten-dominieren-auch-den-werbemarkt/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Werbewoche m&k|language=de-DE}} The state and the city of Fribourg took over the factory site on June 1, 2012, for 21.5 million Swiss francs to build a technology and innovation park there.{{Cite web |date=2013-05-15 |title=Server Error « Carlsberg Group |url=http://www.feldschloesschen.com/Unternehmen/medien/Documents/20120608_commD_CE_Site%20cardinal_.pdf |access-date=2022-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515213821/http://www.feldschloesschen.com/Unternehmen/medien/Documents/20120608_commD_CE_Site%20cardinal_.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-15 }}