Campina GmbH

The FrieslandCampina Germany GmbH (formerly Campina GmbH & Co. KG ) is a large milk processing company based in Heilbronn. My parent company is the company Royal FrieslandCampina, which was created on 31 December 2008 by the merger of Friesland Foods and Campina BV and headquartered in Zaltbommel in the Netherlands has. The German branch of the company went public in 1996 from the former Südmilch AG forth.

History

Milk supply Heilbronn GmbH

On 1 July 1924, the milk supply Heilbronn GmbH ( MVH ) was founded in Heilbronn, replacing the existing since 1914 urban dairy Office. Partner of MVH were initially the city of Heilbronn and the buying and selling cooperative of milk dealer. Until 1933, emerged dairy farms in Ilsfeld, Bretz field, another city on the Kocher and Main Hardt, which were accepted as branch plants of the MVH. 1933 were added agricultural interests. In 1968 a new dairy plant in Neckargartach was built, which at that time was the most modern facilities of its kind in Europe. After the start of operation in this work at the turn of 1968/69 all previous branch departments and a number of collection centers were shut down.

Südmilch AG

In June 1969 formed in Heilbronn the nationwide community of interests milk (Inter milk), in addition to the MVH also Württ. Milchverwertung Südmilch AG ( WMV ) from Stuttgart and the duration Milchwerk Hohenlohe- Franken GmbH Künzelsau joined and becoming the largest German dairy company been. On June 29, 1972, the merger of MVH was carried out with the WMV to Südmilch AG. After this in the late 1980s and in the context of German inflection expanded greatly, it came in the early 1990s to an economic affair, with prison sentences for some involved managers and the 1993 takeover by the Dutch company Campina Melkunie (now Royal FrieslandCampina ) ended. Former CEO and Chairman of the Board Südmilch AG was Friedrich Wilhelm Schnitzler (Fritz Schnitzler ). These exceptional dual function had Schnitzler at this time, due to imprisonment of several managers held. Schnitzler wrapped from the merger of the Südmilch AG and Campina BV.

Südmilch scandal

Wolfgang Weber was 1970-1992 Chairman of the Board and thereafter until January 1993 Chairman of the Board of Südmilch AG in Stuttgart. The Südmilch AG was the biggest German dairy operation. 1990 Saxony milk AG was under the leadership of Südmilch AG was founded, its management functions were largely staffed by people from the Südmilch Board. According to the investigation by the prosecutor already recorded from 1991 financial problems in the implementation of the project. Weber cheated the corporation by about 20 million DM This million fraud he managed a Manager ( complicity ) at Deutsche Bank, the former chairman of the Südmilch AG, Friedrich Wilhelm Schnitzler, fake bank documents (balance sheets ) submitted and deceived other stakeholders. According to the Prosecutor's Office Weber is suspected of trying to have a know-how sale to redevelop the Südmilch AG at the expense of eastern Saxony milk AG. In this context, he is said to have damaged the managed by the Südmilch AG IPO Sachsenmilch based on false information, the stock buyer and the issuing bank. As well as joint fraud accusing him before the prosecutor's office and embezzlement to the detriment of Saxony milk AG. Weber 1993 fled to Paraguay, where he founded cattle farms with this money and McDonalds supplied with meat products. Several managers of Südmich AG were sentenced to long prison sentences. For Weber the arrest warrant against a guarantee of 100,000 euros in 2003, was released from custody. After the " Südmilch bankruptcy " Frederick William Schnitzler took over the Executive Board of the Südmilch AG and wrapped the end of 1993, the merger with the former Campina BV, today FrieslandCampina Germany, Holland successfully.

Sachsenmilch

1990 Saxony milk AG was under the direction of Südmilch AG was founded, its management functions were largely staffed by people from the Südmilch Board. After financial problems, already in 1991, was from Sachsenmilch a subsidiary of the company Theo Müller Group.

Campina GmbH

In 1996, Campina AG from the former Südmilch AG was formed. After mergers with other German Campina Melkunie subsidiary company, the company in 1999 in the Campina GmbH, 2002 in Campina GmbH & Co. KG was converted. As of 1997, the milk supply and the milk works Cologne Rhineland -Wuppertal were ( with operations in Cologne, Wuppertal, Essen, Iserlohn and Lindlar Hommerich ) integrated. In addition emzett, Kutel and dairy Strothmann were taken. Since September 2007, called the company Campina GmbH, 2009, it was renamed because of the merger of the parent company in FrieslandCampina Germany GmbH.

The company in figures

Campina has today in Germany about 2,200 people. The annual milk consumption is about 1.4 billion liters (March 2004). Sales 2005: in Germany € 846 million, € 3569 million worldwide.

Criticism

The Group was founded in 2005 by environmental organizations criticized that farmers who supply the company with milk to grow, even genetically modified corn. Greenpeace demanded that the company should ensure that the dairy cows of these farmers are not fed with genetically modified maize. Several similar dairies translated already certified feed. Thilo Bode, CEO of Food Watch, this criticism renewed in October 2007. Since October 2008 Campina dispensed with fresh and UHT milk brand of country love on genetically modified feed and advertises on the packaging. From April 2009 to also yogurt and desserts are offered " GM-free".

Criticism was also practiced at the regional brand Mark Brandenburg. The marketed under this brand name for the eastern Länder of milk resulted exclusively from North Rhine -Westphalia, Hesse and Rhineland- Palatinate. In September 2013 FrieslandCampina sold the brand (along with the yogurt brand milk rider ) to the Hessian Odenwald- fruits GmbH.

Selection of brands

  • Alpa ( MBP as dairy products GmbH)
  • Axel fresh milk
  • Ayyo ( Ayran )
  • Desira ( MBP as dairy products GmbH)
  • DoMo
  • Fruttis
  • Love of country
  • Milbona
  • Milfina
  • Optiwell
  • Puddis
  • Südmilch
  • Tuffy
  • Ursi (as MBP dairy GmbH)
  • Valess
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