Family-run fruit juice pressery since 1893 – direct juices, organic juices, nectars and contract pressing from regional fruit.
Fruchtsaftkelterei Zimmer GmbH
Rheinau (headquarters, production, juice shop) · Fischerbach (branch, fruit intake)New on Amplifa
About Fruchtsaftkelterei Zimmer
Fruchtsaftkelterei Zimmer GmbH is a family-run fruit juice producer based in Rheinau in Central Baden. Founded in 1893 by farmer Jakob Zimmer as a pressery and distillery, the company produces fruit juices with 100 % fruit content, direct juices, organic juices, nectars with 25–60 % fruit content, fruit juice drinks with at least 25 % fruit content, sweet musts and fruit wines. The raw materials come predominantly from the Central Baden region, including apple, pear, quince, grape, elderberry, aronia and rhubarb; procurement is partly via contract farming. Processing comprises fruit intake and pressing (presses by Bucher), tank storage with a cold-storable tank capacity of 2.3 million litres, and filling on an automatic filling line into VdF returnable glass fruit juice bottles (0.2/0.5/1 litre). In addition to its own brand range, the company offers contract pressing (pressing services for farmers), contract farming and the sale of feed pomace; products are sold directly at its own juice shop. A branch with fruit intake exists in Fischerbach.
- Site
- Rheinau
- Processes
- Pressing, Contract pressing, Filling, Tank storage, Must preparation, Organic production, Contract must / contract pressing (pressing services), Contract farming
- Materials
- Apple, Pear, Grape, Quince, Elderberry, Aronia, Rhubarb, Pomegranate
- Certificates
- Organic certificate (Regulation EU 2018/848, DE-ÖKO-003), IFS, Alko-Cert, Hygiene & quality control, DLG awards / Federal Prize of Honour, Organic certificate (EU) 2018/848, DE-ÖKO-003 (LACON GmbH), BAV Institute – hygiene & quality control
- Founded
- 1893
- Industries
- Fruit juice / beverage industry, Food retail, Organic food
- 01
Contract farming / fruit intake
- 02
Pressing (Bucher presses)
- 03
Tank storage
- 04
Filling
- 05
Distribution (juice shop, retail)
Raw Materials & Processes
Apple
Main raw material of the pressery, predominantly from the Central Baden region; basis for direct juices, organic juices and sweet musts.
Pear
Raw material for pear juice; intake in Helmlingen and Fischerbach.
Grape
Basis for red, white and domestic grape juices.
Quince
Raw material for unfiltered apple-quince direct juice.
Elderberry
Raw material for elderberry juice.
Aronia
Raw material for apple-aronia juice.
Rhubarb
Raw material for apple-rhubarb juice.
Pomegranate
Raw material for apple-pomegranate juice.
Orange
Raw material for orange direct juice and exotic varieties.
12-Fruit Multivitamin
Combination of twelve fruits for the multivitamin direct juice.
Sites
Rheinau
DEHeadquarters, production, tank storage, filling, juice shop
- Materials
- Apple, pear, grape, quince, elderberry, aronia, rhubarb, pomegranate, orange
- Bucher presses
- Automatic filling line
- Cold-storable tank storage (2.3 million litres)
Fischerbach
DEBranch, fruit intake
- Materials
- Apple
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PressingFood processing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contract pressingFood processing | – | – | – | – | – |
| FillingFood processing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tank storageStorage | – | – | – | – | – |
| Must preparationFood processing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Organic productionFood processing | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Certifications
Quality is ensured through hygiene and quality controls by the BAV Institute; organic products are certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (DE-ÖKO-003, control body LACON GmbH). The company has received DLG awards multiple times, including the Federal Prize of Honour in 2013.
| Evidence | Rheinau |
|---|---|
| Organic certificate (EU) 2018/848, DE-ÖKO-003 (LACON GmbH) | |
| IFS | |
| Alko-Cert | |
| BAV Institute – hygiene & quality control | |
| DLG awards / Federal Prize of Honour |
Company History
- 1893
Founded by farmer Jakob Zimmer as a pressery and distillery
- 1922
Son Karl Zimmer takes over management and expands the business
- 1940
Production of sweet musts on a small scale
- 1951
Considerable expansion of the sweet must business division
- 1962
Friedrich Zimmer takes over the business; modernisation and installation of an automatic filling line
- 1993
Horst Zimmer-Zimpfer takes over management in the fourth generation
- 1998
Groundbreaking ceremony for the new building in October
- 1999
Start of fruit intake and processing in the new building from August
- 2000
Relocation of the filling line in March; cold-storable tank storage expanded to 2.3 million litres
- 2009
Optimisation of pressing capacities with presses by Bucher
- 2013
DLG Federal Prize of Honour
- 2022
Further optimisation of pressing capacities with Bucher presses; Michael Zimmer-Zimpfer joins the business as the fifth generation