Oettinger Davidoff Group
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1875 |
| Seat | Basel , Switzerland |
| management | Beat Hauenstein ( CEO ) Domenico Scala ( Chairman of the Board ) |
| Number of employees | 3,600 (2019) |
| sales | 500 million CHF (2018) |
| Branch | Tobacco industry |
| Website | www.oettingerdavidoff.com |
The Oettinger Davidoff AG , based in Basel , is an international Swiss Tobacco Group .
history
In 1875 Max Oettinger opened his tobacco shop at Eisengasse 9 in Basel. In 1926 the company ran into financial difficulties due to the insolvency of some customers. The company was restructured by George Huppuch and moved to Nauenstrasse 73 in Basel. In the early 1940s, George Huppuch became the sole shareholder in Max Oettinger AG. In the post-war period, the company expanded strongly under the direction of Ernst Schneider (* 1921; † October 13, 2009). Oettinger Imex AG took over the Geneva tobacco business from Zino Davidoff in 1970 and subsequently established the Davidoff brand on the international tobacco market. Further takeovers followed, such as the Belgian Zabia SA in 1973, the Dutch Pronk Import BV in 1978 and the French Belrive Sàrl in 1990. In 1988 Davidoff of Geneva Inc. was founded in the USA.
Due to the ongoing American trade embargo against Cuba, production was relocated to the Dominican Republic in 1991. In 1997 the tobacco retail chain Wolsdorff Tobacco GmbH from Hamburg was taken over.
On January 1, 2001, Max Oettinger AG and Säuberli & Cie. AG merged into the new Contadis AG in Oberentfelden, Switzerland. New brands such as "Zino Platinum" and "Winston Churchill" were launched. In 2008 the family company Camacho Cigars , based in Danlí, Honduras, and Miami, Florida, as well as Cusano Cigars were taken over. In 2011 the Dane Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard became CEO. In 2013, Oettinger IMEX AG and Oettinger Davidoff Group became Oettinger Davidoff AG.
The company launched the Davidoff Art Initiative in 2012 with the aim of contributing to contemporary art, particularly in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean, where many of the company's products are grown and manufactured and most of its employees are employed. ZOPAG AG was sold to Groupe Margot from western Switzerland in 2013. Own subsidiaries under the name “Davidoff of Geneva Austria” and “Davidoff of Geneva Russia” were founded in 2013 in Austria and Russia. "Davidoff of Geneva Iberia" followed in 2014 and "Davidoff of Geneva Benelux" in 2015. The acquisition of large tobacco growing areas in Nicaragua and Honduras in 2015 strengthened the company's “crop-to-shop” philosophy.
With two joint venture agreements - Bluebell Cigars (Asia) Ltd. and Sparkle Roll Group Limited - Oettinger Davidoff AG strengthened its presence in Asia. In January 2016 Oettinger Davidoff took over a majority stake in Bluebell Cigars (Asia) Ltd. Bluebell Cigars (Asia) Ltd. will be called in future "Davidoff of Geneva Asia".
Oettinger Davidoff AG celebrated its 140th anniversary in May 2015 and opened a new store at its place of origin - on Eisengasse ( Rheinsprung ) in Basel.
In December 2015 the wholesaling division Contadis AG was sold to Lekkerland (Schweiz) AG, a subsidiary of the German Lekkerland AG & Co. KG ; the transaction is expected to close at the end of January 2016 after approval by the competition authorities.
In 2017 the company moved into a new company headquarters on Nauenstrasse in Basel, which was built by Diener & Diener Architects .
structure
The company is family owned. It mainly produces and sells cigars and cigarillos as well as related accessories such as humidors , cigar cutters , tobacco pipes and lighters . Oettinger Davidoff AG also operates as a service and marketing organization for tobacco and confectionery manufacturers.
The group of companies employs almost 3700 people and in 2014 generated sales of 595 million Swiss francs with a cigar production of 44.0 million units. Oettinger Davidoff AG is represented in 120 countries and has 500 of its own sales outlets as well as almost 70 Davidoff flagship stores .
Davidoff is the best-selling brand of Oettinger Davidoff AG.
Brands
Oettinger Davidoff AG sells the brands Davidoff, Camacho, AVO , Zino, Zino Platinum, Griffin's, Private Stock and Cusano. The Davidoff Winston Churchill brand is also sold as a licensed product.
Sponsorship
Davidoff was the title sponsor of the Swiss Indoors from 1994 to 2010 . The sponsorship through tobacco advertising was discontinued after 17 years, however, as massive restrictions were introduced.
The company was also a long-term sponsor of the indoor music festival AVO Session Basel until 2012. The sponsorship contract was no longer extended due to a strategic realignment in sponsoring.
Davidoff has been an Associate Partner of Art Basel in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong since 2012.
Individual evidence
- ^ Davidoff, Milestones
- ↑ a b c http://ch.oettingerdavidoff.com/who-we-are
- ↑ http://www.cash.ch/news/alle/rss/oettinger_davidoff_trennt_sich_von_contadis_45_stellen_fallen_weg-3399767-448
- ↑ http://www.basellandschaftlichezeitung.ch/basel/basel-stadt/davidoff-will-in-basel-ein-neues-konzerngebaeude-bauen-121121835
- ↑ http://bazonline.ch/basel/stadt/Wegen-zwei-Baeumen-droht-ein-Verkehrschaos/story/25948801
- ↑ Davidoff opens new headquarters in Basel | Hotelier. Accessed November 2, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: media release of the Oettinger Davidoff Group of June 24, 2009 on artofsmoke.de