HANDL TYROL GmbH

Ambassador of Tyrolean Culinary Culture

HANDL TYROL is an Austrian family company based in Pians in the Tyrolean Oberland, which since 1902 has specialised in the production of original Tyrolean Speck, ham and raw sausage specialities. The product range covers all five PGI-protected Speck varieties (ham Speck, loin Speck, belly Speck, shoulder Speck and head cheese Speck), raw sausage specialities such as Kaminwurzerl, Landjäger and Bergwurz, snacks, ham specialities and, since 2023, a 100% plant-based VEGGIE line based on GMO-free soya. Production follows traditional methods: hand-spicing with natural spices and sea salt according to the 1926 recipe book, mild smoking over beechwood and maturing in Tyrolean mountain air. For the Austrian market, only 100% Austrian pork bearing the AMA quality seal is processed; for export markets, QS-certified meat from Germany is used. Over 60% of production is exported to more than 30 countries, with core markets in Germany, Italy, the Benelux countries and Eastern Europe. With more than 700 employees at four production sites (Pians, Schönwies, Haiming, Naturns) as well as the VEGGIE site in Vomp and the group company in Kempten, the fourth generation runs the company.

Site

Pians

Processes

Production of Tyrolean Speck PGI (raw cured goods: curing, hand-spicing, maturing in Tyrolean, Mild smoking over beechwood, Production of Tyrolean raw sausage specialities (raw sausage: Kaminwurzerl, Landjäger, Bergwurz and, Slicing, preparation and shipping-ready finishing of delicatessen specialities (service center), Production and packaging of 100% plant-based (vegan) soya-based sausage snacks, Quality assurance: microbiological testing of raw materials, end products and, Production of Tyrolean Speck, ham and raw sausage specialities, Vegan sausage snacks (VEGGIE line)

Materials

Pork (100% Austria, AMA quality seal), QS-certified pork from Germany (export markets), Soya (GMO-free, certified cultivation) / textured soy protein and soy flour, Sunflower oil, Sea salt, Natural spices (juniper, garlic, black pepper), Pork 100% Austria (AMA quality seal), QS-certified pork (Germany)

Certificates

IFS Food, AMA Quality Seal, QS Certification (export meat), Organic Control Body AT-BIO-301, DLG Prize of the Best in Gold, PGI Tyrolean Speck

Founded

1902

Employees

700

Industries

Food industry / meat processing, Food trade (retail and wholesale), Gastronomy and hotel industry

1. 01

   Purchasing of meat from controlled origins (AMA/QS)

2. 02

   Curing and hand-spicing with natural spices

3. 03

   Mild smoking over beechwood

4. 04

   Maturing in Tyrolean mountain air

5. 05

   Quality assurance and microbiological controls

6. 06

   Slicing and packaging (Service Center Schönwies)

7. 07

   Distribution via retail, Speck-Stuben shops, gastronomy and online shop

Raw Materials and Processes

Locations

Pians

AT

Headquarters and Speck production

Materials

Pork, natural spices, sea salt

Schönwies

AT

Service Center: packaging, logistics, slicing for delicatessen counters

Materials

Pork

Haiming

AT

Speck production Tyrolean Speck PGI (since 2018)

Materials

Pork, natural spices

• Modern, partially patented technologies
• Energy-efficient climate and drying processes

Naturns

IT

South Tyrol branch: Christanell South Tyrolean branded Speck PGI

Materials

Pork

Vomp

AT

VEGGIE production site (since 2023, 5000 m²)

Materials

Soya, sunflower oil

Kempten

DE

Karl Handl GmbH (group company)

Products

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

Quality and Certifications

The HQ2 quality management programme comprises more than 7,000 microbiological checks per year on raw materials, end products and the production environment as well as 100% batch traceability via fTrace. HANDL TYROL was one of the first IFS-certified companies in the Austrian food industry in 2003 and has since achieved the higher IFS level annually at all sites.