Edelweiss (company)
| Edelweiss GmbH & Co. KG
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1892/1894 |
| Seat |
Kempten , Germany
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| management | Rolf Bausch Chairman |
| Number of employees | 520 (as of 2008) |
| sales | 168 million euros (2008) |
| Branch | Dairy farming |
| Website | www.edelweiss-gmbh.com |
The company Edelweiss GmbH & Co. KG is a manufacturer of various types of cheese such. B. soft cheese and processed cheese . The cheese manufacturer based in Kempten (Allgäu) was sold by Unilever in 2003 to the French group Bongrain, which has been operating as Savencia Fromage & Dairy since 2015 .
history
The company is based on an experiment by Karl Hoefelmayr who succeeded in splitting off microorganisms from a camembert and reproducing them in milk . The company's founder was also the first to succeed in producing a camembert from specially grown cultures .
In 1894, production was relocated from Haslach (Wangen) to Kempten, and the company became supplier to the royal Bavarian court. In 1907, the production of edelweiss milk powder began, opening up a new market for baby food . The company's founder, Karl Hoefelmayr, died on June 9, 1940; his sons took over the company. In 1962 the sons (including the son of the same name Karl Hoefelmayr ) sold the company to Unilever ; in the same year the Ramee Camembert was introduced. In 1974 the fresh brand Bressot came onto the market, which was later renamed Bresso in 1987/1988 . In 1995 the brunch spread came onto the market.
One year later, in 1996, the TPM was introduced, which in 1999 received the Award for TPM Excellence first category .
In 2000, the soft cheese ripening and packing shop from Schlachters and the processed cheese production from Neu-Ulm were integrated into the newly constructed building in Kempten. The milk sugar production was shut down in the year of 2002. In September 2003 Unilever sold the cheese maker to Bongrain .
In 2008 the factory had 520 employees who produce around 41,000 tons .
range
Edelweiss GmbH & Co. KG produces the following cheese. It is sold in partly different brands on the German and international market. The plant is also used as a contract packer, where goods are only packed.
- Bresso : soft cheese and cream cheese (largest soft cheese cake in 2002; entry in the Guinness Book of Records )
- Brunch : Spread (brand sold by Unilever to Bongrain in 2010)
- Edelweiss Bavarian Blue Brie : soft blue cheese
- Milkana : processed cheese
- Ramee Camembert : soft cheese
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Balance from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 in the Electronic Federal Gazette
- ↑ Markenwelt ( Memento of the original dated December 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) 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. on the company's homepage; Retrieved December 4, 2014.
Web links
Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′ 14.5 ″ N , 10 ° 18 ′ 42.3 ″ E