"Our philosophy is that we still brew for the tastes of the local people, " says Ayinger's export manager, Gertrud Hein-Eickhoff.

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Heymann began his career in his native city of Frankfurt, as an export advertising and promotion manager for Max Braun AG, a manufacturer of audio equipment, household appliances and electric shavers.

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