Gunz (company)
| Gunz Warenhandels GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1986 |
| Seat |
Mäder , Austria
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| management | Werner Gunz |
| Number of employees | 180 |
| sales | EUR 141.9 million |
| Branch | Food |
| Website | www.gunz.cc |
The Gunz Warenhandels GmbH is an Austrian importer, exporter and manufacturer of private labels in the food sector.
Locations
The company has three branches.
| Location | Surname | Remarks |
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Mäder , Austria
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Gunz Warenhandels GmbH | Head office and Gunz shop |
 Magdeburg , Germany
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Gunz Warenhandels GmbH | branch |
 Minsk, Belarus
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Gunz Eurasia OOO | Subsidiary of Gunz Warenhandels GmbH |
history
In 1986 the Gunz import house in Dornbirn was founded by Helmut Gunz. The focus was on the distribution of food brands in Austria. Nine years later, brother Werner Gunz joined the management. With the opening of the market by the EU, the company underwent major changes. Due to the open borders, the focus was increasingly on export and so the company changed from an import to an export company in 1996. A year later, the first Gunz brands were introduced.
In 2004 the head office and the central warehouse were rebuilt in Mäder. Due to the expansion of the range and the associated increased space requirements, the central warehouse was enlarged in 2007.
Another warehouse expansion followed in 2009 with the construction of a new air-conditioned warehouse. In 2010 another floor was added to the office wing in the administration. In the same year the Gunz shop, which serves as a show room, was completely rebuilt. The entire range with more than 1200 articles is offered in this shop.
In 2011 and 2012 a new logistics center was built in Magdeburg on an area of 28,000 m².
Gunz passed the 100 million euro mark in the 2013 financial year.
Company founder Helmut Gunz left the company due to his retirement in 2014 and Werner Gunz took over the management together with his children Stefan and Simone Gunz.
In the years 2010 to 2016 Gunz was able to almost double sales, 94.5% of sales are exported to a total of 90 countries. In 2016, Gunz Warenhandels GmbH achieved a sales increase of 5.3%. The most important export countries are Germany, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands.
At the beginning of 2016, the management was expanded to include Michael Temel. The management now consists of: Werner Gunz, Stefan Gunz, Simone Gunz and Michael Temel.
Gunz Eurasia LLC was founded in 2017, based in Minsk (Belarus). The company is a 100% subsidiary of Gunz Austria and was entered in the commercial register in March 2017. Furthermore, a cooperation with Fairtrade Austria was concluded and all cocoa-containing products in the range are gradually being converted to sustainable Fairtrade cocoa.
Business areas and own brands
Gunz Warenhandels GmbH divides its range into the business areas of confectionery, pastries and baked goods, pralines and chocolate, snacks, nutrients, beverages, national ranges, licensed products and seasonal ranges. The company's portfolio comprises a total of 21 Gunz brands. Mixed from all segments, there are more than 1200 articles.
The following brands represent the following business areas:
- Confectionery: Woogie
- Pastries and baked goods: Pâtisserie Mathéo , Papagena , Fine Biscuits , Feiny Biscuits and Meister Moulin
- Pralines and chocolate: Mâitre Truffout and Sir Charles
- Snack items: Snackline , Stiratini
- Nutrients: Gina , Wiko
- Drinks: Bad Dog , Ginetto , Mühlebach and Rothenberger
- Country ranges: Piacelli , Asia Gold , Don Fernando and Ivanka
- Seasonal ranges: Only
Gunz shop
A Gunz shop is run in the main branch in Mäder, which also serves as a showroom.