Moksel
| A. Moksel GmbH
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1948 |
| Seat |
Buchloe , Germany
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| Number of employees | 2,461 (2009) |
| sales | 1,634.4 million € (2009) |
| Branch | Food industry |
| Website | http://www.vionfood.de |
The A. Moksel AG is a global German group of companies of the food industry with a focus on meat and meat products, operate their companies in the fields of production, processing and trade. Since 2002 it has been majority owned by the international food company Vion NV. Since 2011 A. Moksel AG has been 100% owned by major shareholder Vion.
history
The company was founded in 1948 by Alexander Moksel in Buchloe in Ostallgäu as a private slaughterhouse . In the 1950s, Moksel began to trade in meat, initially mainly in southern Germany and then importing from Austria. In the 1960s, exports began on a large scale, initially mainly to Italy, and since the 1970s to Eastern Europe. In 1974 the company acquired shares in a refrigeration and dismantling company and entered the service business for dismantling, storage and logistics.
In the 1980s, investments in Hamburg and Berlin were added, which led to the turnover limit of 1 billion DM being exceeded. In 1985 a new large slaughterhouse was put into operation. In October 1987 the company went public.
Next, Moksel acquired the majority in Fleischzentrale Südwest GmbH and founded the producers' association for quality meat Niederbayern Schlachtbetrieb GmbH (EGN) in Vilshofen . The company has been in the red since 1991. In 1992 the G. u. P. Salomon AG in Merzig, Saarland , and opened a new cutting facility at the Buchloe headquarters. In autumn of the same year, a third-party company, Gebrüder März AG (founded by Josef März ) from Rosenheim , took a 33.8% stake in Moksel.
After German reunification , three new meat centers were opened in the new federal states in 1993: Rodleben in Saxony-Anhalt (closed in 2006), Kasel-Golzig in Brandenburg and Neustrelitz (closed in 1995). Moksel also acquired the majority stake in Eyckeler & Malt AG in Hilden .
In 1994, due to financial difficulties, the company was restructured under new management and changed its strategy. The slaughtering and processing areas were streamlined (the meat center in Neustrelitz was temporarily closed) and the import and export area strengthened. The earnings situation improved and in the 1997 financial year the company left the red. In 1998 the group achieved sales of DM 3.3 billion. In the following years, international business and the self-service / convenience products area were further intensified. At the end of 2000, BFL Beteiligungsgesellschaft für Lebensmittelunternehmen GmbH , Freising, held 15.1% of the share capital of Moksel AG. End of 2002, acquired Bestmeat Company BV , the majority share of 50% from the previous major shareholders Gebr. März AG iK and BFL and announced a takeover bid for the rest. Intended Bestmeat, Moksel with the Dutch Battle Group Dumeco to a major corporation against the Danish meat company Danish Crown to merge. In April 2003 Bestmeat held over 85% of the shares.
By 2004, foreign sales increased by around one third of total sales. In 2005 the group was rebuilt again, the Paulsen Group sold, Ranch Master GmbH from Wunstorf bought and renamed to VION Convenience GmbH. In 2011 a squeeze-out was carried out by the major shareholder Vion. As a result, the stock exchange listing was discontinued.
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.reportinvestor.com/company/moksel-ag/geschaeftsbericht-2009-epaper/page83.html
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2016 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.
- ↑ http://www.svz.de/lokales/leben-in-alter-investitionsruine-id4952656.html
- ↑ Willi Dressler: Moksel: The end of a meat share , Augsburger Allgemeine. August 31, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2012
