Gmundner dairy
| Gmundner Molkerei reg.Gen.mbH
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| legal form | reg.Gen.mbH |
| founding | 1931 ( Traunsee dairy cooperative ) |
| Seat | Gmunden , Austria |
| management | Michael Waidacher |
| Number of employees | 320 |
| sales | EUR 205 million |
| Branch | dairy |
| Website | www.gmundner-milch.at |
The Gmundner Molkerei reg.Gen.mbH is one of the largest dairy manufacturing plants in Austria . The company's headquarters are in the municipality of Gmunden in Upper Austria .
history
The company, which is still organized as a cooperative , traces its origins back to the Traunsee dairy cooperative in Ebensee , which was founded by 40 farmers on June 28, 1931 . After the location was expanded, it was renamed Gmunden Dairy Cooperative, reg.Gen.mbH , Ebensee plant in 1938 . Between 1950 and 1952 a new facility was built in Gmunden. 1953 merged the company with the milk delivery cooperative Bad Ischl . In addition to several extensions, the private Hans Kolm dairy in Seewalchen am Attersee was added in 1966 , and in 1972 the merger with the Lederau cooperative . After further expansions, numerous mergers were carried out again, especially in the 1990s (for example with the milk cooperatives Wartberg an der Krems , Vorchdorf , Vöcklamarkt , Dorf an der Pram , the Lengau cheese cooperative and the Pillichshammer private dairy ). After Austria joined the EU in 1995, the first exports began. In 1996 the Gmundner Milch brand was established. In the following years new takeovers (Almliesl-Zentralmolkerei) and accessions (Almtaler Molkerei Wührer, dairy cooperative Waidhofen an der Ybbs ) followed , in 2006 the merger with the dairy cooperative Freistadt .
Key figures
With a turnover of 205 million euros, the Gmundner dairy is one of the three largest milk processors in Austria. Around 3,000 farmers, mainly from southern Upper Austria, deliver over 300 million liters of milk every year.
The company employs around 320 people at two production sites:
- Gmunden (central production facility): fresh milk, UHT milk , yoghurt , butter , semi-hard cheese
- Sattledt : UHT milk , as well as coffee cream and cottage cheese
Around a third of the products are exported, mainly to Germany and Italy , but also to Hungary , Slovenia , Albania and Switzerland .
Products and brands
The products are sold under the umbrella brands Gmundner Milch, Almliesl and Rosan . Furthermore, products are also produced for Hofer KG under the brand name Milfina .