St. Leonhards-Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG

St. Leonhards-Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG is a German family business that bottles and sells artesian spring and mineral waters under the St. Leonhards Quellen brand. The company traces its identity to the historic St. Leonhardsquelle, a spring rediscovered in 1734 and dedicated to Saint Leonard, whose votive tablets in a nearby pilgrimage chapel are part of the brand's heritage. The Abfalter family, which owns and runs the business, built the modern company around the vision of offering "the right water for every person." Its waters are drawn from artesian sources in the Alpine foothills (Voralpen), a provenance the brand presents as the basis of their purity, natural character and high quality. The product range includes still and medium-carbonated natural mineral waters, sold in bottles and in multi-pack crates (Multikasten), and the brand has become one of the best-selling mineral water lines in the German natural food retail (Naturkosthandel) channel. Marketing emphasizes conscious hydration, fasting support, and the emotional connection to nature and the Alpine foothills, supported by television spots and drinking tips. The company operates as a private, family-owned enterprise and distributes primarily in Germany through natural food stores and specialist retailers, with a dealer search on its website. Because the available evidence is limited to the official website and a Wikidata entry, some corporate details such as exact founding year, headquarters address and executive names are not documented here.

The history of the brand is tied to the St. Leonhardsquelle, a spring in the Alpine foothills that, according to the company's own account, was rediscovered in 1734. The spring was dedicated to Saint Leonard, and votive tablets in a nearby pilgrimage chapel record stories associated with the water. Centuries later, the Abfalter family took up this heritage and made the historic spring the origin and namesake of their family business. The modern company, St. Leonhards-Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG, was built around the family's vision of finding "the right water for every person." To pursue that vision, the family searched for additional artesian sources, expanding beyond the original St. Leonhardsquelle. The company markets its waters under the St. Leonhards Quellen brand, emphasizing their artesian origin, purity and natural character. Over time the brand established itself in the German natural food retail sector, where its still and medium waters are counted among the best-sellers in the mineral water assortment. The company has continued to invest in brand communication, including television spots that portray moments of connection in nature, sport and family life, and it promotes conscious hydration through drinking tips and fasting-focused messaging. As a private family enterprise, it distributes mainly in Germany via natural food stores and specialist retailers, supported by a dealer search on its website. The available evidence does not document the exact founding year of the company, its headquarters location, or its current executives.

• 1734

  The historic St. Leonhardsquelle is rediscovered; the spring is later dedicated to Saint Leonard.

• The Abfalter family adopts the historic spring as the origin and namesake of its family business.

• The family searches for additional artesian sources to fulfill its vision of the right water for every person.

• St. Leonhardsquelle waters become best-sellers in the German natural food retail mineral water assortment.

• The company launches a new TV spot portraying moments of connection and everyday hydration.

Premium artesian spring and mineral water from the Alpine foothills, positioned as a natural, pure and conscious-hydration brand and a best-seller in German natural food retail.

• St. Leonhardsquelle still natural mineral water

  Still natural water from artesian sources in the Alpine foothills.

• St. Leonhardsquelle medium natural mineral water

  Medium-carbonated natural water from artesian sources.

• Multikasten (multi-pack crate)

  Multi-bottle crate format offered to consumers.

1. 1St. Leonhards Quellen - Das lebendige Wasserst-leonhards-quellen.de
2. 2St. Leonhards-Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KGwikidata.org