German sea
| German See GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1939 |
| Seat |
 Germany , Bremerhaven
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| management | Dirk-Jan Parlevliet, Ulrich Grewe |
| Number of employees | 1800 |
| sales | 384.5 million euros |
| Branch | food industry |
| Website | www.deutschesee.de |
The German lake GmbH is a food manufacturer based in Bremerhaven . The main business purpose is the processing and refining of fresh edible fish and seafood as well as their distribution to the catering and retail trade.
Shareholder relationships
Until his death in February 2018, the managing director Egbert Miebach and the general manager Peter Dill, who had been appointed in 2014, were shareholders. In 2018, Deutsche See was taken over by the Dutch fishing company Parlevliet & Van der Plas .
history
The company was founded in 1939. Until 1998, Deutsche See was a subsidiary of Nordsee GmbH . In addition to Peter Dill and Egbert Miebach, Andreas Jacobs (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jacobs Holding and its subsidiary Barry Callebaut , a son of Klaus J. Jacobs ) was involved in the buyout as the main shareholder. In 2003, Deutsche See bought the Hamburg-Jenfeld- based company BEECK Feinkost (founded in 1919), which had 230 employees. In 2012, Deutsche See lost the order to supply the Nordsee high-speed restaurant chain in the areas of frozen and non-food products to HAVI Logistics and has since then only supplied fresh fish and seafood to the Nordsee sales outlets.
profile
The company employs around 1,800 people and has over 20 branches nationwide. It is the market leader for fish and seafood in Germany and describes itself as a fish manufactory . The production site is in Bremerhaven, where the company processes fish and seafood in three factories. The trading and manufacturing company maintains around 35,000 customer relationships. The customer base includes restaurants of all kinds and practically all major retail chains in Germany. Since 2013, the products have also been sold via an online shop.
Early 2017 is suing the German lake first major customer, due to the exhaust scandal that Volkswagen AG for damages in the amount of 11.9 million euros. The company saw itself deceived and damaged by the VW group. The lawsuit was dismissed in the first instance by the Braunschweig Regional Court on October 27, 2017. Deutsche See initially appealed against this judgment, but withdrew it in January 2018.
logistics
The company obtains its raw materials from a global network of suppliers. The company has more than 20 branches and a fleet of around 300 trucks for delivery to over 35,000 customers. The head office is located directly at the fishing port in Bremerhaven.
Awards
In 2010, Deutsche See received the German Sustainability Award as the “Most Sustainable Company” in Germany for its long-term commitment to maintaining fish stocks .
In 2015, the company was named Climate Protection Company of the Year by Environment Senator Joachim Lohse for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 20 percent .
The German Design Award was awarded the German lake in 2016 in the category "Excellent Communications Design - corporate identity" for the newly designed website of the company.
Web links
- Official website
- Uwe Rasche: About fish people and people fishermen. brand einswissen, issue 6/2013, archived from the original on December 16, 2013 ; accessed on February 13, 2018 .
- Sabine Deckwerth: Deutsche See supplies a large part of the Berlin market - freshly caught or frozen: fish for health . Berliner Zeitung , March 16, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deutsche See imprint. Deutsche See, accessed December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Annual financial statements for the business year from October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012 in the Electronic Federal Gazette
- ^ Brit Glocke: Hartwig Retzlaff becomes managing director at Deutsche See. In: General hotel and gastronomy newspaper . August 28, 2014, archived from the original on September 1, 2014 ; accessed on February 13, 2018 .
- ^ Mourning for Egbert Miebach Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung , February 27, 2018, accessed on March 18, 2018.
- ↑ Deutsche See buys Beeck Feinkost and wants to continue growing: - WELT. In: welt.de. Die Welt, November 11, 2003, accessed February 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Refrigerated logistics: Deutsche See loses the North Sea - From 2012 Havi will supply the fish restaurant chain with frozen goods . Logistics News, July 4th 2011.
- ^ Deutsche See is suing VW. In: Handelsblatt.com. Handelsblatt, February 5, 2017, accessed on February 6, 2017 .
- ↑ VW fleet customer waives appeal. In: Handelsblatt.com. Handelsblatt, January 31, 2018, accessed October 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Logistics and distribution. Deutsche See, archived from the original on February 23, 2005 ; Retrieved June 11, 2014 .
- ↑ "Germany's Most Sustainable Company 2010". (No longer available online.) In: konstantigkeitspreis.de. German Sustainability Award Foundation, November 30, 2010, archived from the original on July 17, 2014 ; accessed on February 6, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Deutsche See receives award for "Climate Protection Operation CO2-20". (No longer available online.) In: Bremerhaven.de. City of Bremerhaven, April 24, 2015, archived from the original on February 6, 2017 ; accessed on February 6, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ German Design Award. In: deutschesee.de. Deutsche See, 2016, accessed February 6, 2017 .
