Manufacturer of plant-based foods: edible oils, margarine, spreads, sweet creams and delicatessen products – produced and filled in Hamburg.
Fauser Vitaquellwerk KG (GmbH & Co.)
HamburgNew on Amplifa
Family-owned company for plant-based foods
Vitaquell is a family-owned company founded in 1922, now run by the fourth generation, with its headquarters and production site in Hamburg-Eidelstedt. The company develops and produces over 100 vegetarian and vegan foods, including cold-pressed edible oils and Omega-3 oil specialities, plant-based margarines, bread spreads, sweet creams on a plant basis, plant-based sausages, and delicatessen and ready-meal products. Production follows traditional oil-milling methods combined with modern manufacturing technology, including filling into canisters, containers, buckets, tins, bottles, jars and cups, as well as packaging of chilled and non-chilled products in film packaging. Around 70 employees work at the Hamburg site; some processes are partially outsourced. The products are sold domestically and in export, complemented by the company's own online shop.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- Cold pressing of edible oils (oil milling, traditional production methods), Production of margarine and plant-based spreadable fats, Production of bread spreads, pastes, cream cheese alternatives (delicatessen production), Filling into canisters, containers, buckets, tins, bottles, jars and cups as well as packaging in, Production of sweet creams and plant-based sausages, Production and filling of edible oils, margarine, sweet creams and plant-based sausages, Packaging (chilled and non-chilled), B2B sales domestic and export
- Materials
- Vegetable oils and fats (edible oils), Vegetable margarine, Soy sauce / tofu products, Plant-based creams / coconut products, Vegetable oils and oil specialities, Vegetable margarine and plant-based fats, Vegetables, mushrooms, nuts and herbs, Plant-based creams and coconut products
- Certificates
- IFS Progress Food Version 3, Organic certification in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (DE-ÖKO-013), IFS Progress Food V3, Organic per Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (DE-ÖKO-013), ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1922
- Employees
- ca. 70
- Industries
- Food manufacturing, Plant-based/vegan foods, Oils and fats, Delicatessen, Organic foods
- 01
Selection of plant-based raw ingredients
- 02
Oil extraction (including cold pressing)
- 03
Production of margarine, creams, sausages and delicatessen products
- 04
Filling into various containers
- 05
Packaging (chilled and non-chilled)
- 06
Distribution domestic and export
Raw materials and processes
Vegetable oils and oil specialities
Nut oils, frying oils and Omega-3 oils, partly cold-pressed, as the core range of the oil mill.
Vegetable margarine and plant-based fats
Vegan margarines and spreadable fats, including non-hydrogenated recipes with cold-pressed oils.
Vegetables, mushrooms, nuts and herbs
Raw materials for bread spreads, pastes and vegan cream cheese alternatives according to proprietary recipes.
Plant-based creams and coconut products
Basis for sweet creams in the product range.
Soy and tofu products
Used for soy sauces, tofu products and plant-based sausages.
Locations
Hamburg
DECompany and production site (Eidelstedt)
- Materials
- Vegetable oils and fats, margarine, sweet creams, plant-based sausages, delicatessen products
- Filling systems for canisters, containers, buckets, tins, bottles, jars and cups
- Film packaging systems (chilled and non-chilled)
Product groups
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold pressing of edible oils (oil milling, traditional production methods)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Vegetable oils (nut oils, frying oils, Omega-3 oils) |
| Production of margarine and plant-based spreadable fatsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plant-based fats, cold-pressed oils |
| Production of bread spreads, pastes, cream cheese alternatives (delicatessen production)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Vegetables, mushrooms, nuts, herbs |
| Filling into canisters, containers, buckets, tins, bottles, jars and cups as well as packaging inAssembly | – | – | – | – | Edible oils and fats, margarine, sweet creams |
| Production of sweet creams and plant-based sausagesPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plant-based creams, coconut products, tofu products |
Additional services
Quality and certification
Production is certified to IFS Progress Food (Version 3) and, as an organic operator (DE-ÖKO-013), is controlled in accordance with the EU Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848.
| Evidence | Hamburg |
|---|---|
| IFS Progress Food V3 | |
| Organic per Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (DE-ÖKO-013) | |
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1819
Roots of the Pfestorf family in traditional oil milling
- 1922
Hermann and Otto Fauser take over the Margarinewerke Eidelstedt in Hamburg
- 1930
The family business becomes independently managed
- 1954
Brigitte Fauser takes over management after the death of Hermann Fauser; in 1955 she marries Karl-Walter Pfestorf
- 1985
Third generation: Hermann Pfestorf takes over the management of the company
- 2023
Fourth generation: Matthias Pfestorf stands at the head of the company