alfi
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1914 |
| Seat | Wertheim , Baden-Württemberg , Germany |
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| Number of employees | 185 |
| sales | EUR 23.79 million |
| Branch | Houseware manufacturer |
| Website | www.alfi.de |
| As of December 31, 2017 | |
The alfi GmbH is a German company based in Wertheim in Main-Tauber-Kreis in Baden-Wuerttemberg , the insulated containers (including the renowned alfi teapot ) manufactures and sells. In addition, drinking bottles, ice vessels, bottle coolers and gift items are also produced.
history
The company was founded in 1914 by Carl and Sophie Zitzmann as an aluminum goods factory Fischbach in Fischbach / Rhön in Thuringia . In 1949 the couple moved to Wertheim over after it expropriated had been and the company in the Soviet occupation zone in a state-owned enterprise was transformed, in the GDR under the name FORON produced.
After the transition from Fischbach to the Soviet occupation zone, the machines and systems were dismantled as part of the reparation payments ordered and loaded onto wagons at Kaltennordheim station for transport to the Soviet Union. In order to enable the company to restart in Wertheim, these wagons were made by Mr. W. Zitzmann, Mr. K.-L. Ries and other initiated helpers were relocated to a previously organized locomotive in the direction of Hersfeld / Fulda the night before departure and thus rescued from the Soviet occupation zone.
The Zitzmanns set up a factory in Wertheim and started again. In 1987 alfi was taken over by the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF for short). After the German reunification, the state-owned company in Fischbach was privatized again and now produces cookware under the name BAF - Industrie- und Oberflächentechnik GmbH (coll. Frying pans from Fischbach).
In November 2014 WMF sold the subsidiary brand alfi to the US vacuum jug manufacturer Thermos .
Due to the continuing pressure on sales and margins, Alfi was forced to give up its own logistics in 2018. This was followed by in-house production in mid-2019. Production is being relocated and is now carried out by external service providers from Germany, among others.
Products
Vacuum jugs
After the alfi company was sold to the Thermos company, the factory in Wertheim produced different types of vacuum jugs in colors and shapes until 2019 and sold them under the following names:
- agate
- Albergo, also as a type: Albergo Tea
- Amici
- Caffino
- Dan plastic, also as types: Dan Metal and Dan Tea
- Diana
- Eco
- Fino
- Glory
- Gusto, also as types: Gusto Tea and Gusto TT
- Helena
- Hotello
- Jewel, also as type: Jewel Tea
- Ball plastic, also as type: ball metal
- mocha
- Neat
- Noble
- opal
- Pallas
- perfectTherm
- Senso
Production in Wertheim was discontinued in spring 2019.
Chancellor jug
The Juwel vacuum jug was developed back in 1918 for the luxury Pullman cars of the American railways. Today the jewel is better known as the "Kanzlerkanne". Since 1998, it has been on the cabinet table at every federal cabinet negotiation.
Ball can
The ball jug designed by the Danish designer Ole Palsby in 1985 laid the foundation for a German design classic.
Vacuum jug Pallas
The one-liter vacuum jug Pallas with an alfiDur vacuum hard glass insert, which was designed by the German designer Peter Ramminger, has been sold since 2015.
Vacuum flasks and drinking bottles
Robust vacuum flasks and drinking bottles with capacities from 0.35 l to 1 l in many designs for on the go and at home are sold under the following names:
- isoBottle
- elementBottle
- Vacuum flask
- isoTherm Perfect
- isoTherm Eco
Other products
- Ice cube tray
- Bottle cooler, champagne cooler
- Insulated food containers / Henkelmann (foodMug, foodBox)
- FlowMotion carafe
- IsoBag cooler bag
- Pump can dispenser
- Serving dish Enjoy
- Drinking cups (isoMug, ecoMug, outdoor)
Awards
2015 German Design Award: The winner in the category Kitchen and Househould for the carafe flow motion and the Special Mention in the category Lifestyle for isoBottle were alfi awarded by the Design Council two German Design Awards for special products.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Annual financial statements as of December 31, 2018 in the electronic Federal Gazette
- ↑ Florian Langenscheidt , Bernd Venohr (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German world market leaders. The premier class of German companies in words and pictures . German Standards Editions, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-86936-221-2 .
- ↑ http://www.wmf-group.com/nc/en/press/press-releases/wmf-sells-subsidiary-brand-alfi-to-thermos.html
- ↑ All alfi vacuum jugs (with photos and description). Retrieved November 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung of October 20, 2012 [1]
- ↑ Südwest Presse from September 17, 2010 archive link ( Memento from October 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ All alfi vacuum flasks and drinking bottles (with photos and description). Retrieved November 21, 2016 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 47 '11 " N , 9 ° 30' 4.4" E