Aloys Coppenrath

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Aloysius Wilhelm Coppenrath (born October 9, 1933 in Groß Hesepe , today part of Geeste ; † March 20, 2013 ) was a German businessman and entrepreneur . Together with his cousin Josef Wiese , he founded the Coppenrath & Wiese confectionery shop in 1975 , a major manufacturer of frozen baked goods in Europe.

Life

Aloys Coppenrath came from an old Emsland family of bakers. He was the son of Aloys Coppenrath (1898–1942) and his wife Änne, geb. Grotemeyer (1899–1986), and was born on October 9, 1933, the seventh of eight children in Groß Hesepe, where he grew up. He passed his Abitur at the grammar school in Meppen . From 1952 he completed a commercial apprenticeship at a wool import company in Bremen and then worked in the field in the packaging industry . Later he joined his parents' company Coppenrath Feingebäck in Groß Hesepe and thus gained experience in the production of baked goods.

Coppenrath & Wiese company logo

In 1974, Aloys Coppenrath and his cousin Josef Wiese (1932–2009) developed the plan to bring frozen cream cakes onto the market and thereby occupy a market niche - the business idea of ​​such a “confectionery in the freezer” was revolutionary at the time. That was the hour of birth of the Coppenrath & Wiese pastry shop, which they founded on January 1st, 1975. For this purpose, the cousins ​​leased the former dairy in Westerkappeln . While Coppenrath took over the commercial management, Wiese got involved in the company as a baker, confectioner and tinkerer.

Coppenrath & Wiese initially produced frozen baked goods with 35 employees. Following the success of the first product, the "Wiener plate" and developed by meadow Aufback buns , the company grew steadily. In 1986 the Westerkappeln plant was joined by the first deep-freeze high-bay warehouse in Germany in Osnabrück-Atter and in 1992 a confectionery in Mettingen. After its expansion in 2003, it replaced the Westerkappeln site. Through these expansions, the company developed into one of the most modern confectioneries in Europe and one of the most important international manufacturers of frozen baked goods.

On January 1, 2005, the Wiese family left the group of shareholders and sold their shares to the Coppenrath family. At the same time, Aloys Coppenrath and Josef Wiese, both now over 70 years old, withdrew from the operational management.

Coppenrath died on March 20, 2013 at the age of 79. He was buried on March 26, 2013 in the Heger cemetery in Osnabrück .

literature

  • -ivz-: Courageous step brought success. Aloys Coppenrath turns 65 today . In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung from October 9, 1998
  • NN / press release: Aloys Coppenrath turns 75 as co-founder . In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung from October 9, 2008

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese mourns Aloys Coppenrath. In: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , March 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ -ivz-: Courageous step brought success. Aloys Coppenrath turns 65 today . In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung , October 9, 1998.
  3. ↑ NN / press release: Co-founder turns 75. Aloys Coppenrath . In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung , October 9, 2008.
  4. ↑ Klaus Rotte: A stroke of luck for Mettingen - Josef Wiese is an honorary citizen. ( Memento from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung via Westline , October 22, 2005.
  5. ↑ a b Oliver Langemeyer: Mettinger fulfilled a dream. ( Memento from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung via Westline , May 21, 2002.
  6. ↑ "Europe's most modern bakery" is 25 years old. In: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , August 31, 2000.
  7. ^ The Wiese family sells their shares ; In: Manager Magazin , February 15, 2005.
personal data
SURNAME Coppenrath, Aloys
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coppenrath, Aloysius Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German businessman and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Groß Hesepe , today part of Geeste
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 2013