Central German soft drinks
| Mitteldeutsche Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH & Co. KG
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1998 |
| Seat | Weissenfels |
| Number of employees | 1,024 (in Germany) |
| sales | 383.00 million (2010, estimated) |
| Branch | Food and luxury food industry |
| Website | www.meg-gruppe.de |
The Central German soft drinks GmbH & Co. KG (abbreviated MEG group ), a wholly owned subsidiary of Schwarz Group , is the largest mineral -producer and the second largest producer of soft drinks in Germany. The company's headquarters are in Weißenfels , ( Saxony-Anhalt ).
Company history
The MEG Group emerged in 1998 as a holding company from Leißlinger Mineralbrunnen GmbH , based in Leißling . The mineral fountain in Leißling has existed since 1889 and became known through the brands Leißlinger Köhler and Thüringer Gesundbrunnen . The company was founded by Max Reitwiesner and has been a family business since 1907. From 1972 to 1990 the company was nationalized and affiliated to the VEB Beverage Combine Dessau . With the reprivatisation in 1990, Christian Künzer, grandson of the company's founder Max Reitwiesner, took over the business. Künzer later sold all of his shares in several steps to the Schwarz Group , which has been the sole owner of the MEG Group since 2008.
Between 2000 and 2002 the MEG Group took over three further mineral well locations. The following bottling companies belong to the holding company:
- Himmelsberger Mineralbrunnen GmbH ( Jessen , Saxony-Anhalt; since 2000),
- Kirkeler Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH (formerly Nebgen Mineralbrunnen , Kirkel , Saarland ; since 2002),
- Leißlinger Mineralbrunnen GmbH ( Leißling , Saxony-Anhalt ),
- Pfälzer Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH ( Wörth am Rhein , Rhineland-Palatinate ; since 2013)
- Weser-Ems Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH ( Löningen , Lower Saxony ; since 2001)
and Roßbacher Kunststoffververarbeitung GmbH ( Braunsbedra , Saxony-Anhalt) and Vogtland PET GmbH ( Neuensalz ), which produce PET blanks for one-way bottles.
In 2006 the headquarters of Leißling was relocated to neighboring Weißenfels .
Economic data
The MEG Group employs a total of around 1,500 people and produces over three billion liters of beverages annually. The company produces private labels for the Schwarz Group companies ( Lidl and Kaufland ). The MEG group achieved an estimated turnover of 383 million euros in 2010.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Central German soft drinks (MEG) . Werdenzu-wem.de. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ↑ a b Mitteldeutsche Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH - MEG: Portrait . LebensmittelZeitung.net. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. 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. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Top 40 mineral fountains 2011 . LebensmittelZeitung.net. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Top 40 soft drinks 2011 . LebensmittelZeitung.net. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Our history . meg-gruppe.de. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Mineral water producer from Leißling conquers the market . welt.de. April 26, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ Keyword Mitteldeutsche Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH . mz-web.de. September 29, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Mineral water producer from Leißling conquers the market . welt.de. April 26, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Saskia" rises on the Rhine . RHEINPFALZ digital. May 14, 2014. Accessed on November 11, 2014: "The Palatinate Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH in Wörth has been producing for six months"
- ↑ The MEG at a glance - Our locations . meg-gruppe.de. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ↑ The MEG at a glance - our headquarters . meg-gruppe.de. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ The MEG at a glance . meg-gruppe.de. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
