Manufacture of baking, dessert, preserving and mustard products as well as contract manufacturing for food brands
Ed. Haas Austria GmbH
Traun, Upper AustriaNew on Amplifa
About Ed. Haas Austria
Ed. Haas Austria GmbH is an independent family business in the Austrian food industry, headquartered at its production site in Traun, Upper Austria. Since 1915, all powder and mustard products of the Haas own brand have been manufactured at the Traun site, including baking powder, baking mixes, pudding powder, preserving products and various mustard varieties. Production is divided into the areas of flour and baking products (five modern production lines, pack sizes from 8 g to 25 kg) and seasonings (mustard, spice paste and horseradish products in tubes of 100 g, 200 g and 330 g as well as 5-kg containers for catering). In addition to its own production, the company offers contract manufacturing in the powder and seasoning sector, including recipe development, packaging selection and production. Further business areas include the distribution and market development of national and international brands such as Fisherman's Friend, Mentos, Chupa Chups, PEZ, Egger and Capri-Sun in Austria. Around 70 employees work at the Traun site.
- Site
- Traun
- Processes
- Contract manufacturing (powder and seasoning sector), Recipe development, Product development, Packaging selection, Logistics, Distribution/market development of national and international brands, Catering
- Materials
- Flour and Baking Product Production, Mustard and Seasoning Production, Contract Manufacturing, Catering
- Certificates
- IFS, RSPO, UTZ
- Founded
- 1915
- Employees
- 70
- Industries
- Food and beverage industry, Confectionery, Food retail
- 01
Raw material selection and inspection
- 02
Recipe and product development
- 03
Production of flour and baking products (powder)
- 04
Production of seasonings (mustard/spice pastes)
- 05
Filling in a closed system
- 06
Weighing and inspection
- 07
Packaging and folding
- 08
Warehousing and logistics
- 09
Distribution/market development
Product Areas and Processes
Flour and Baking Product Production
Manufacture of baking, preserving and dessert products on five modern production lines with pack sizes from 8 g to 25 kg and multipack options.
Mustard and Seasoning Production
Manufacture of various mustard recipes, spice pastes and horseradish products with defined grinding settings and cooling techniques.
Contract Manufacturing
Taking over production of third-party brands in the powder or seasoning sector, including recipe development and packaging selection.
Catering
Filling of large containers (5 kg buckets) for the catering sector.
Site
Traun
ATProduction and company headquarters
- Materials
- Powder products (flour and baking products), mustard and spice pastes
- Five modern production lines for flour and baking products
- Seasoning systems with defined grinding settings and cooling techniques
- Filling system in a closed system
- Mechanical folding technology for packaging
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
Quality assurance begins with the selection and inspection of raw materials, covers the monitoring of production processes and ends with the inspection of finished products by the internal quality assurance department; every product is weighed and inspected after filling.
| Evidence | Traun |
|---|---|
| IFS | |
| RSPO | |
| UTZ |
History
- 1850
The physician Eduard Haas sells the baking powder he developed for the first time as an alternative to yeast.
- 1890
Eduard Haas II invents the packaging of goods in pre-portioned quantities.
- 1915
Founding of the flour and baking products factory in Traun; registration of the 'Hasin' trademark in the Imperial and Royal (k.u.k.) trademark register; market launch of the 'Hasin' ready-made baking mix.
- 1927
Eduard Haas III begins industrial production of the PEZ peppermint candy.
- 1949
First presentation of the PEZ dispenser.
- 1962
Founding of Ed. Haas GmbH; establishment of brand distribution.
- 1999
Founding of the Ed. Haas International Group with numerous subsidiary companies.
- 2005
Revenue €65.9 million; annual net profit €1.95 million; PEZ available in around 90 countries.
- 2012
Group revenue €140.8 million (PEZ 53%, Haas 33.5%, Ring 13.5%).
- 2018
70 employees at the Traun site.