A Békés Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei 28. (Békéscsaba, 2006)

Hochhauser Roland: The „Beer factori Nagyvárad-Szöllős”

Fejezetek a Nagyvárad-Szöllősi Sörgyár történelméből The „Beer factory Nagy vár ad-Szöllős" - Ronald Hocchauser Resume after 1850 -in Szöllős, actually in the heighbouring Nufarul of the city Nagyvárad (Oradea), a factory is established, starting this way the industrial production of beer; 1870 - a building is built, being initially designed for malt manufacturing; 1875-1895 -after the factory goes uder the Wienn Bank's property it brakes down; 1899 - reorganization of the factory under the name of „Löwy Ignácz Beer Factory " from Nagyvárad-Szöllős; end of XIX-th - the presence of the beer produced by the „Dreher-Haggencentury macher" company is felt on the market; - the factory expands with a new area designed for ice manufacturing; 1902 - the factory changes its owner, in the person of Krausz Béla; 1908-1914 - is the period when the factory allies with the Economy House of county Bihor; 1914, -takes place the transformation with in the shareholders February 26 company, under the name of „Nagyvárad Beer Factory". Friedmann Hermann is chosen as general manager; 1916 - in the middle of world conflagration, the shares of the company are taken over by the Local Bank of Budapest; after 1918 - after the First World War the shares of the company are bought by the „Dreher-Haggenmacher" factory from Kőbánya-Budapest and the House of Economy from Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca); 1923, March 5 -the company exchanges its name for „Dreher-Haggenmacher" Beer Factory-, - the company also rents the Újarad (Aradu Nou) beer factory; 1929-1933 - in full economical crisis, the „Dreher-Haggenmacher" company buys the aradean factory, owned by baroness Nopcsa, the widow of baron Nopcsa Elek; 1932 - the „Dreher-Haggenmacher" beer brakes fast into the market of Bucharest; 325