Frostkrone Food Group GmbH

About Frostkrone Food Group

Frostkrone Food Group, headquartered in Rietberg (East Westphalia), develops and produces finger food and frozen snacks such as cheese specialties, cream cheese fillings, pizza pockets, sweet confectionery as well as vegetarian and vegan creations. The group comprises seven locations in Germany, France, the UK and the USA, including frostkrone (Rietberg), Bornholter, Piz'wich, Varenne Gastronomie, Rite Stuff Foods, Innovate Foods and Abergavenny Fine Foods. Production takes place in frozen and chilled processes on frying and coating lines as well as modern packaging systems in multi-shift operation. The product range includes private labels and retailer brands for grocery retail, discounters and foodservice; over 20 new products are launched each year. With around 900 employees worldwide, the group serves customers in more than 30 export countries, including the USA, Australia and Japan, and is accredited to IFS, BRC, MSC and Halal.

Site

Rietberg

Processes

Finger food / frozen snacks private labels and retailer brands, Product development (20+ new launches/year), Foodservice solutions, Frozen and chilled production

Materials

Frozen production (Frozen), Chilled production, Frying & Coating, Organic

Certificates

IFS, BRC, MSC, Halal, BRC AA Grade, SQF, Bioland/Organic, BRC / BRC AA Grade, Organic, SQF / USDA / GF

Founded

1997

Employees

~900 (worldwide)

Industries

Grocery Retail / Retail, Discounters, Food Service / Gastronomy

1. 01

   Product development

2. 02

   Raw material sourcing

3. 03

   Production (Frozen & Chilled)

4. 04

   Frying & Coating

5. 05

   Packaging

6. 06

   Export & Sales

Products & Production Processes

Locations

Rietberg

DE

Headquarters and production plant

• 8 Frying & Coating Lines
• 11 Packaging Lines
• 3-Shift Operation

Bornholter

DE

Production site of the group

Lot size

~20 SKUs

• 2 Production and Packaging Lines
• 2-Shift Operation

Varenne Gastronomie

FR

Production site France

Piz'wich

FR

Production site France

Lot size

600,000 pieces

• 7 Production Lines
• 2-Shift Operation

Rite Stuff Foods

US

Production site USA

• 6 Production Lines
• 2-Shift Operation

Innovate Foods Ltd.

GB

Production site United Kingdom

Lot size

5,300 t capacity

• 4 Production Lines
• 5 Packaging Lines

Abergavenny Fine Foods Ltd.

GB

Production site United Kingdom

• 2 Production Lines

Products

Inside the production

Quality & Accreditations

The plants are certified to IFS, BRC (including AA Grade), MSC, Halal and Organic; the Rietberg site also holds accreditations for Burger King and McDonald's SQMS (B-Audit).

History

1. 1935

   Founding of Abergavenny Fine Foods (UK)

2. 1980

   Founding of Innovate Foods Ltd. (UK)

3. 1989

   Founding of Rite Stuff Foods (USA)

4. 1997

   Founding of frostkrone in Rietberg

5. 1998

   Founding of Piz'wich (France)

6. 2001

   Founding of Bornholter