Allgäuland cheese factories
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1901 |
| resolution | 2011 |
| Reason for dissolution | Takeover by Arla Foods |
| Seat | Wangen in the Allgäu |
| management | Paul E. Ritter |
| Number of employees | 306 (2010) |
| sales | 253 million euros (2010) |
| Branch | Food production |
| Website | www.allgaeuland.de |
The Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH were from 1901 to 2011 a milk processing company based in Ahegg, a hamlet of Wangen in the Allgäu . In 2011 the company was taken over by Arla Foods and acted as Arla Foods Käsereien GmbH until 2014 . In 2014 the headquarters in Wangen was relocated to Sonthofen .
History and structure today
Starting position
In 1901, the year the company was founded, the milk price was between six and eight pfennigs per liter. This did not cover the dairy farmers' own costs . Hugo Farny, the father of Oskar Farny , who later became a member of the Reichstag , called on the farmers in the Württemberg Allgäu to help themselves. The result of the deliberations was the United Dairies of the Württemberg Allgäu Dürren , or VKD for short.
VKD
The farmers took the processing of the milk and the distribution of the manufactured products into their own hands and responsibility. Soon the milk price was 13.3 pfennigs. The cooperative set itself the goal of producing the highest possible quality. A laboratory was set up and quality controls introduced in the stables and dairies. The special cheese of the VKD called Allgäuer Emmentaler became a quality term and at the end of the twenties the VKD was considered the largest producer of Emmental cheese in the republic. At the same time, exports began to increase, both to the cheese-making countries Italy and France and to the USA. After the Second World War, the merger with smaller cheese dairies from the private sector led to the growth of economically working cheese factories.
Allgäuland cheese factories
In 1988 the VKD became the Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH . Innovative products and specialties were developed with Allgäuland and mountain farmers , including one of the very first grated cheese mixes. Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH works in accordance with the DIN EN ISO 9002 quality management system . As part of the environmental management system , the Kisslegg and Schönau ( Grünenbach ) companies have been certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001 . From a regionally rooted cooperative dairy, a company that is now active internationally and with above-average growth rates in the industry comparison emerged. The Allgäuland cheese dairies are now among the 15 largest German milk processing companies. The largest sales focus is on the area of discount retail chains. In 2009 the company employed 386 people, 40 of whom were trainees. With 2,986 milk suppliers, an annual milk volume of 589 million kilograms and around 33,600 tons of cheese including processed cheese , an annual turnover of 403 million euros was achieved. Sales have increased tenfold over the past 10 years.
In 2010 the operations in Augsburg, Tübingen and Dettingen were closed. A year later, Arla Foods showed interest in taking over the company. On November 8, 2011, the planned takeover of Allgäuland by Arla was approved by the EU Commission as part of its merger control . In addition to the Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH, the takeover affects AL Dienstleistungs-GmbH and all subsidiaries. At a works meeting on November 14, 2011, it was announced that the Riedlinger Milchwerk will be closed in the first half of 2012, 110 jobs will be lost. Managing director Paul Ritter was released. The dairy farmers' business assets decreased by 15 million euros. The new CEO was Torben Olsen, who is also CEO of Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH , the German headquarters of Arlas. On January 31, 2012, the owner discontinued the “white line” (fresh milk, cream, yoghurt, etc.). Since then, only cheese (“yellow line”) has been produced in all Allgäuland dairies.
Holdings
Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH held stakes in other companies:
- The 50/50 joint venture Bergland Naturkäse GmbH (based in Lindenberg im Allgäu , veterinary number BY 7125) exists with Bayernland eG from Nuremberg .
- 99% of the shares are held in the Molkerei-Zentrale Südwest eG (MZ Südwest) in Karlsruhe . MZ Südwest, in turn, holds shares in Martin Sengele SA , based in Muhlbach-sur-Munster (wholesale of dairy products, eggs, oils, fats), Team-Pack GmbH (Karlsruhe; packaging of cheese, fruit and vegetables) and SOTO Tofu GmbH (seat: Wangen; production and marketing of tofu products). The MZ Southwest Alsace Sarl based in Hœrdt markets and distributes products from the Allgäu-Käsereien GmbH in France.
- The 100% subsidiary Allgäuland-Käsereien Beteiligungs-GmbH , together with Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd. , Tokyo , has a cross-shareholding in its shareholder Milei GmbH in Leutkirch (industrial whey and milk products).
- In addition, Allgäuland operates two fresh food warehouses in Kempten (Allgäu) and Augsburg through the Sonthofen- based sales subsidiary Allgäuland Freshness GmbH ( Frischdienst Allgäu GmbH until 2006 ) , from which catering, bulk consumers, cheese retailers and grocery chains are supplied, as well as their own Operated several outlets that also sell products from competitors.
- Italian cheese specialties are produced and marketed nationally and internationally via ALDA GmbH , based in Leutkirch .
- With the dairy cooperative Unterdettingen eG is an agency agreement .
Former shareholder structure
As of December 31, 2006, the following shareholders held shares in the share capital of Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH:
| Shareholder | in € million | in % |
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| Allgäuland Käsereien eG, Leutkirch | 7.67 | 24.03 |
| Allgäu mountain farmers milk Sonthofen - Grünenbach - Schönau eG | 7.67 | 24.03 |
| Milchwerk Donau-Alb eG, Riedlingen | 7.67 | 24.03 |
| Milchwerke Bad Wörishofen eG | 4.6 | 14.41 |
| Central-Molkerei Augsburg eG | 2.0 | 6.28 |
| Butterwerk Langenau eG | 1.381 | 4.33 |
| Milei GmbH , Leutkirch | 0.696 | 2.18 |
| Allgäuer Emmental cheese dairy Wangen-Leupolz eG | 0.225 | 0.71 |
| total | 31.912 | 100 |
On September 13, 2011, the shareholders of the Allgäuland cheese dairies approved the sale to Arla Foods Germany. After a legal review and approval by the cartel authorities of the European Union, the takeover of the shares became legally effective on November 8, 2011.
Export product brands
Almost three quarters of the exports of the Allgäulander cheese dairies remained in the European Union and were divided into three export products:
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Processing plants and dairies
There were other production facilities and dairies:
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Allgäuer Zeitung : Allgäuland cheese dairies close three companies ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 5, 2011.
- ↑ Milk producer Allgäuland is taken over by Arla. European Commission, accessed November 9, 2011 .
- ^ Marion Buck: Arla Foods closes Riedlinger Milchwerk. 110 employees lose their jobs - milk suppliers are not affected. In: Schwäbische Zeitung from November 15, 2011.
- ^ Südwest Presse : The Allgäuland disaster of January 19, 2012, accessed on November 10, 2012.
- ↑ Torben Olsen runs the business of Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH ( Memento from January 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Allgäuland stops producing fresh milk products from today. In: all-in.de - the Allgäu online. February 1, 2012, accessed April 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Allgäuland approves takeover by Arla Foods ( memento of April 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Clear the way for the takeover of the Allgäuland cheese dairies. In: all-in.de - the Allgäu online. November 8, 2011, accessed April 18, 2017 .
- ↑ < Arla Foods sells Kißlegg location. In: arlafoods.de. Retrieved August 27, 2018 .
- ↑ https://www.schwaebische.de/landkreis/landkreis-ravensburg/kisslegg_artikel,-schweizer-bauen-alte-arla-k%C3%A4serei-um-_arid,10495654.html
Coordinates: 47 ° 42 '59.4 " N , 9 ° 51' 28.7" E