Milling of wheat, rye and spelt into flours, semolinas and baking mixes of the Aurora brand
Aurora Mühlen GmbH
Hamburg · GelsenkirchenNew on Amplifa
About Aurora
Aurora Mühlen GmbH is a distribution company based in Hamburg (Trettaustraße 49) and, as a subsidiary of GoodMills Deutschland GmbH, is responsible for the traditional Aurora flour brand. The company focuses on the production and distribution of staple foods from the product fields of flour, semolina and baking mixes. The product range includes flours with different extraction rates made from wheat, rye and spelt (including types 405, 550, 1050, 1150, 630 as well as wholegrain and cracked-grain variants), soft wheat and durum wheat semolinas, and bread baking mixes for bread and cakes. Approximately 277,000 tonnes of grain have been milled annually at the Hamburg Aurora Mill since 1895. Careful grain selection, a special milling process and modern quality assurance ensure the quality standard; the production facilities are certified to the International Food Standard (IFS) at higher level. Apart from fine flour, the milling process also produces products with varying degrees of fineness and individual baking properties.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- Milling of grain into flour, semolina and baking mixes (flour varieties with different
- Materials
- Wheat (soft wheat), Rye, Spelt, Durum wheat, Wheat flour type 405, Wheat flour type 550, Wheat flour type 1050, Wholegrain wheat flour
- Certificates
- IFS (International Food Standard), higher level
- Founded
- 1850
- Industries
- Food/Milling industry, Bakery, Consumer Goods
- 01
Careful grain selection
- 02
Milling using a special milling process
- 03
Quality assurance
- 04
Distribution of branded products
Grains and Products
Wheat (soft wheat)
Basis for flours of various extraction rates as well as soft wheat semolina.
Durum wheat
Raw material for Sonnenstern durum wheat semolina.
Rye
Basis for rye flour type 1150 and wholegrain rye meal.
Spelt
Raw material for spelt flour type 630, type 1050 and wholegrain variants.
Baking mixes
Mixes for bread and cakes in various flavour varieties.
Locations
Hamburg
DEHead office/distribution; location of the Aurora Mill (milling)
- Materials
- Wheat, rye, spelt, durum wheat
Gelsenkirchen
DEAdministration (Müller's Mühle GmbH)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milling of grain into flour, semolina and baking mixes (flour varieties with differentOther (food processing/food production - no | – | – | approx. 277,000 tonnes of grain milled | – | Wheat, Rye, Spelt, Durum wheat, Soft wheat |
Quality
Careful grain selection, the special milling process and modern quality assurance guarantee the quality standard. The production facilities are certified according to the International Food Standard (IFS) – higher level.
| Evidence | Hamburg |
|---|---|
| IFS (International Food Standard), higher level |
History
- 1850
Heinrich Auer establishes the steam mill "Auer-Mühle" in Cologne-Nippes.
- 1892
The sons Jakob and Carl Auer take over the management of the company.
- 1895
Start of grain milling at the Hamburg Aurora Mill.
- 1909
Commissioning of the first large Auer mill in Cologne-Deutz with a Rhine port connection.
- 1921
Clemens Auer, eldest son of Jakob Auer, takes over the management.
- 1944
The mill in Cologne-Deutz burns down on 18 December; production is continued on a makeshift basis.
- 1948
Start of reconstruction after consolidation of the economic situation.
- 1950
On 4 December, the 100th anniversary of the company's founding, the new mill is commissioned; Clemens Auer registers the "Aurora" trademark with the sun star.
- 1955
Introduction of the Aurora Post, a brochure for bakers published approximately every three months.