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ARYZTA – Fertigung

Manufacture and distribution of around 500 frozen bakery products for food service and retail

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Aryzta Food Solutions GmbH

Freiburg im Breisgau · Lutherstadt Eisleben · Nordhausen · Gerolzhofen · BerlinNew on Amplifa

2008Founding of ARYZTA AG (merger of Hiestand
approx. 2,000Employees in Germany (approx. 8,000 worldwide)
10–15 M products/dayProduction volume Eisleben site
approx. 500Articles in the product range
27Countries with ARYZTA activities

About ARYZTA Germany

ARYZTA is an internationally active frozen bakery company with around 8,000 employees worldwide, 26 production sites in 27 countries and around 2,000 employees in Germany. In Germany, the company comprises Aryzta Bakeries Deutschland GmbH as the production company with sites in Lutherstadt Eisleben, Nordhausen and Gerolzhofen, as well as Aryzta Food Solutions GmbH based in Freiburg im Breisgau as the trading company with a full product range of around 500 articles. Traditional and innovative bakery products are manufactured, such as rolls, baguettes, croissants, Danish pastries, lye products, fat pastry, sweet pastry, snacks, pinsa and donuts in various degrees of preparation (part-baked and fully baked). The Eisleben site with five plants and 19 to 23 production lines is regarded as Europe's largest frozen bakery with a production volume of 10 to 15 million products per day. Customers are wholesalers, food retail, gastronomy, catering, QSR, petrol stations and hotels; delivery is via own logistics directly to the point of sale.

Site
Freiburg im Breisgau
Processes
Logistics/Distribution, Factoring/Financial solutions, Packaging service, Labelling, Assembly/confectioning, Customs & export handling, Digital delivery note, Poster service
Materials
Frozen bakery products, part-baked, Frozen bakery products, fully baked
Certificates
DE-ÖKO-003 (Organic certification), ISO 9001
Founded
2008 (ARYZ
Employees
approx. 2,000 in
Industries
Food/Bakery products, Wholesale, Food retail, Gastronomy, Catering, QSR/Petrol stations/Hotels
  1. 01

    Recipe and product development

  2. 02

    Dough processing and bakery production

  3. 03

    Packaging

  4. 04

    Frozen storage

  5. 05

    Distribution to wholesalers, retail and food service

Product Range and Degrees of Preparation

TK-geb

Frozen bakery products, part-baked

Products such as pinsa and pocket pinsa in part-baked quality for fast handling in snack and to-go areas.

TK-fertig

Frozen bakery products, fully baked

Fully baked articles such as focaccia, donuts, cookies and slices for thawing and direct sale.

Sites

Standort Lutherstadt Eisleben

Lutherstadt Eisleben

DE

Production, 5 plants, 19–23 production lines

Lot size
Large series (10–15 M products/day)
Materials
Frozen bakery products: rolls, baguettes, lye products, Berliner, Danish pastries, croissants
  • 19–23 production lines in 5 plants

Nordhausen

DE

Production

Lot size
Large series
Materials
Rolls, Mediterranean breads (ciabatta, baguette), Berliner, Danish pastries, snacks

Gerolzhofen

DE

Production

Lot size
Large series
Materials
Croissants and other frozen bakery products (258 products)
  • 5 production lines

Freiburg im Breisgau

DE

Trading, sales and fine distribution

Berlin

DE

Administration, sales and finance, management

Product Groups

Frozen bakery product range (rolls, croissants, Danish pastries, snacks)
Frozen bakery product range (rolls, croissants, Danish pastries, snacks)Frozen gastronomy · Food service/retail
Pinsa and Pocket Pinsa
Pinsa and Pocket Pinsapart-baked · Snack/to-go
New York Rolls
New York RollsSweet pastry · Food service

Inside the production

ARYZTA Germany – sites and production
ARYZTA Germany – sites and production
Production of frozen bakery products
Production of frozen bakery products
ARYZTA webshop – ordering around the clock
ARYZTA webshop – ordering around the clock

Industries

Food/Bakery productsWholesaleFood retailGastronomyCateringQSR/Petrol stations/Hotels

Additional services

Logistics/DistributionFactoring/Financial solutionsPackaging serviceLabellingAssembly/confectioningCustoms & export handlingDigital delivery notePoster serviceWebshop (24/7)

Reference customers

WholesalersFood retailGastronomyCateringQSR/Petrol stations/Hotels

Quality and Food Safety

Food and production safety follows the group-wide Group Food Safety & Quality Policy; organic articles are regularly inspected and certified by the control body DE-ÖKO-003. Since 2023, the requirements of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) have also been implemented.

EvidenceLutherstadt Eisleben
DE-ÖKO-003 (Organic certification)
ISO 9001

History

  1. 1988

    Founding of Hiestand Deutschland GmbH in Gerolzhofen; first production and Germany's first frozen croissant

  2. 1991

    Founding of Kern & Sammet GmbH in Mansfeld (later Klemme AG)

  3. 1993

    Start of production at plant I in Mansfeld

  4. 1997

    Start of production at plant II in Eisleben

  5. 2000

    Start of production at plant III in Eisleben; conversion into a public limited company

  6. 2004

    Start of production at the fourth plant in Nordhausen

  7. 2005

    Production of high-quality frozen bakery products in Nordhausen

  8. 2007

    Start of production at plant V in Eisleben

  9. 2008

    Formation of ARYZTA AG from the merger of Hiestand Holding and the IAWS Group

  10. 2012

    Start of production at plant VI in Eisleben

  11. 2013

    Acquisition of the industrial bakery Klemme AG by ARYZTA; founding of Aryzta Bakeries Deutschland GmbH

  12. 2014

    Construction of a modern new plant in Eisleben; integration of the Mansfeld production

  13. 2015

    Opening of plant 7 in Eisleben

  14. 2016

    Merger with ARYZTA and renaming to ARYZTA Bakeries Deutschland GmbH

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