Meggle AG

Meggle is a milk and whey processing company based in Wasserburg am Inn, Germany.

Meggle AG
IndustryDairy
Founded1887
FounderJosef Anton Meggle
Headquarters
Wasserburg am Inn
,
Germany
Key people
Reinhold Schlensok[1]
Revenue958 million (2017)[2]
Number of employees
2383[2] (2017)
Websitemeggle.de

History

In 1882 Josef Anton Meggle founded a dairy in Wasserburg am Inn. In order to expand, Josef's brother Jakob opened a sales office in Dresden in 1886 – but he speculated and the company went bankrupt. In March 1887, Josef Meggle started all over again and founded the company again.[3] In the following decades the company continued to grow and in the 1930s became the largest dairy in Munich. In 1932, semi-automatic production began with machines forming 250 g and 500 g butter pieces. The breakthrough for Meggle came with the 37th International Eucharistic Congress in Munich in the summer of 1960. Meggle was chosen to supply the 500,000 international participants with butter during the week-long event. Meggle developed the portion butter – and created a new product category. In 1998, the company was restructured and became a stock corporation. In 2012 the companies revenue exceeded one billion Euros for the first time.[4] Meggle has production and sales locations in North and South America and Asia. In Eastern Europe, milk, cheese, cream and yoghurt products for local markets are produced at several locations.[5]

Products

Meggle produces butter and butter specialities such as herb, garlic and truffle butter. In 1995, cooled baguettes with herb butter were added to the product range.[6]

In its Meggle Pharma division, Meggle develops and sells lactose-containing starting materials for the pharmaceutical industry.[7] Meggle Pharma is one of the leading market players in the global pharmaceutical lactose market.[8]

Meggle logos

Since the 1990s, Meggle's slogan is "Ich bin ein Gourmeggle" – a portmanteau of the words "Gourmet" and "Meggle". The company introduced a cloverleaf-logo in the 1930s, which was reworked several times over the decades.

References
  1. "Reinhold Schlensok ist neuer Vorstandsvorsitzender bei Meggle" [Reinhold Schlensok becomes CEO of Meggle] (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. Bundesanzeiger: Meggle Aktiengesellschaft, Wasserburg a. Inn: Konzernabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 1 January 2017 bis zum 31 December 2017 (Consolidated financial statement, business year 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2017) – To retrieve at: bundesanzeiger.de – Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (german)
  3. XVII International Dairy Congress: XVIIéme Congrés International de Laiterie. XVII Internationaler Milchwirtschaftskongress. XVII International Dairy Congress: XVIIéme Congrés International de Laiterie. XVII Internationaler Milchwirtschaftskongress (in French). The Congress. 1967. p. 565. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. "Meggle knackt die Umsatz-Milliarde". Passauer Neue Presse (in German). Passau. 15 January 2013.
  5. "Meggle – History". www.meggle.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  6. "Meggle – Products". Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  7. "Meggle Pharma". Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  8. "Global Pharmaceutical Grade Lactose Market Expected to reach USD 229.48 million by 2023 – Key Players are BASF SE, Merck KGaA, Kerry Inc. DFE Pharma, Meggle, Armor Pharma and More". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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