Dairy in Radeberg, specialized in the production of hard and semi-hard cheese as well as private-label production for food retail.

Heinrichsthaler Milchwerke GmbH

Radeberg (Heinrichsthal) · Falkenhain near LeipzigNew on Amplifa

1880Founded

350Employees

2Production sites

>200 Mio. €Annual turnover

About Heinrichsthaler

Heinrichsthaler Milchwerke GmbH is a dairy in Radeberg, Saxony. Founded in 1880, the company specializes in the production and processing of hard and semi-hard cheese and produces varieties such as Edam, Gouda, Tilsiter, butter cheese, Emmentaler and Maasdamer as well as specialties such as wild garlic cheese, fenugreek cheese, Radeberger Bierkäse (beer cheese) and the child-friendly "Käsefüße" (cheese feet). Around 50 percent of grated and sliced cheese production goes to bulk consumers such as catering companies, the other half to food retail, including private-label production for nationwide chains such as Aldi, Lidl, Rewe, Edeka, Kaufland and Netto. Since 2006, the company has also been producing lactose-free cheese. The soft cheese for which the dairy was known in the late 19th century is produced as contract manufacturing according to the original recipe at the second production site in Falkenhain near Leipzig. The medium-sized company with an annual turnover of more than 200 million euros employs over 350 staff and has been exporting worldwide since the beginning of the 20th century.

Site: Radeberg, Großröhrsdorfer Straße
Processes: Cheese production (hard and semi-hard cheese), Production of hard and semi-hard cheese, Pack sizes for bulk consumers and retail, Private-label production, Lactose-free cheese production (since 2006)
Materials: Milk
Certificates: IFS seal
Founded: 1880
Employees: 350
Industries: Dairy/cheese production, Food retail, Bulk consumers/catering

01
Milk supply from regional agriculture
02
Cheese production (hard and semi-hard cheese)
03
Ripening/brine bath
04
Packing into slices, portions and grated cheese
05
Distribution to bulk consumers and retail

Raw materials and products

Milch

Milk

Basic raw material for the production of hard, semi-hard and soft cheese from regional agriculture.

Sites

Radeberg (Heinrichsthal)

Production site and headquarters

Materials: Milk

Falkenhain near Leipzig

Soft cheese production site (Käsemanufaktur Falkenhain GmbH, contract production)

Materials: Milk

Products

**Cheese assortment**Cheese production · Food retail

**Radeberger Bierkäse (beer cheese)**Cheese production · Specialties

**Wild garlic slices**Semi-hard cheese · Retail

**Beer cheese portion**Semi-hard cheese · Bulk consumers

Inside the production

Industries

Dairy/cheese productionFood retailBulk consumers/catering

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Cheese production (hard and semi-hard cheese)Food production	–	–	–	–	Milk

Additional services

Production of hard and semi-hard cheesePack sizes for bulk consumers and retailPrivate-label productionLactose-free cheese production (since 2006)

Reference customers

AldiLidlReweEdekaKauflandNetto

Quality

Heinrichsthaler Milchwerke received the IFS seal for their products in 2004.

Evidence	Radeberg (Heinrichsthal)
IFS seal

History

1880
Foundation of the household school and training dairy Heinrichsthal by Agathe Zeis on 1 July.
1883
Agathe Zeis travels to Normandy; appointed Royal Saxon Purveyor to the Court on 26 November.
1884
Patent for Camembert and Brie – first German manufacturer of these soft cheese specialties.
1887
Death of Agathe Zeis; taken over by Heinrich and Louis Prinz in 1888.
1893
Company named Meierei Heinrichsthal Prinz & Lincke; re-appointed Royal Saxon Purveyor to the Court.
1904
Development of a sterilization process for tropics-proof Camembert shipping overseas.
1930
68 employees, processing of 4.5 million liters of milk into soft cheese.
1945
Start of reconstruction after forced expropriation.
1947
Transferred to the Radeberg dairy cooperative of the VdgB.
1962
Winrich Lammeck takes over the management of the Heinrichsthal dairy cooperative.
1970–1972
Extensive conversion and new construction on the plant premises.
1991
Entry of Gebr. März AG from Rosenheim.
1992
Conversion into Heinrichsthaler Milchwerke GmbH.
1998
Closure of the additional production facility in Burkau.
2004
Receipt of the IFS seal.
2006
Start of lactose-free cheese production.
2010
Opening of the new logistics center with brine bath and space for 4,000 cheese pallets on 19 June.
2017
Acquisition of Feinkäserei Zimmermann GmbH (today Käsemanufaktur Falkenhain GmbH).
2021
Demolition of the old production building on Großröhrsdorfer Straße.