Piasts (company)
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1923 |
| Seat | Forchheim , Germany |
| management | Tobias Bachmüller, Joel-Florian Beck, Bastian Fassin, Rolf Schröppel and Bertram Strothmann |
| Number of employees | 395 (2014) |
| sales | around EUR 100 million |
| Branch | Confectionery manufacturer |
| Website | www.piasten.de |
The Piast GmbH is the largest Drageehersteller in Germany and is one of Katjes International . The company's headquarters are in Forchheim, Upper Franconia.
history
The company Piast was 1923 in Brieg ( Brzeg ) in Silesia founded. After the Second World War , Anton Hofmann initiated a new start in production in Forchheim, Upper Franconia. From 1948 chocolate could be produced there regularly.
In 1992 Cadbury Schweppes joined the company. In 1998 Piasten took over the distribution of Cadbury products in Germany. At the beginning of 2003, Piasten opened the Café Piasten on Apothekenstrasse in Forchheim, selling chocolates. The café closed a few months later. From 2005 Piasten was independent again through a management buy-out ; the sales cooperation with Cadbury was retained. In autumn 2014, Piasten was taken over by Katjes International .
Products
More than half of the paragraph is covered with coated tablets , such as B. Chocolate lentils, mini chocolate lentils or the product range under the “Big Ben” brand. In addition to coated tablets , the product range also includes sweets , pralines , chocolate bars and seasonal items.
- Piast chocolate lentils
- Piast Big Ben
- Piast peanuts fair
- Piast candies
- Piast chocolates
- Piast chocolate bar
- Piast Chocolate Treasure
- Cadbury Wonderful
- Cadbury Curly Wurly
- Doulton Liqueur Chocolates
- Warner Hudson Brandy Chocolates
In Forchheim , Piasten operates the factory outlet Piasten factory outlet .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Management of Piasten GmbH - Imprint. Piasten GmbH website. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ↑ a b Annual financial statements of Piasten GmbH & Co. KG for the business year from 07/01/2012 to 06/30/2013 in the Federal Gazette
- ↑ Portfolio of Katjes international GmbH & Co. KG Website of Katjes international. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ↑ a b Piasts on the internet , accessed on August 20, 2016
- ↑ Katjes takes over chocolate producer Piasten , Handelsblatt , September 30, 2014
- ↑ DGAP-News: Katjes International takes over Piasten , www.finanzen.net, September 30, 2014