IHAK - Internationale Import- und Export-Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

About IHAK

IHAK - Internationale Import- und Export-Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG is a family business founded in Hamburg in 1938, today run in its second and third generation in the tradition of Hanseatic merchants. The company operates as a supplier to the European meat and sausage products industry and sources high-quality beef, pork and lamb raw materials worldwide – fresh, chilled or deep-frozen. Production of the meat cuts tailored to customer specifications takes place in selected slaughtering and cutting operations in the source countries, including Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Italy and Ireland. Since 2008, IHAK has also been active in the pet food sector, producing dog snacks under its own brand as well as private-label products for major European trading houses, including the premium brand Snackies. The range of services covers freight sourcing, quality control, transport, customs clearance, storage, labelling and delivery. Customers come from industry, wholesale, cash & carry and food retail.

Site

Hamburg

Processes

Freight sourcing, Quality control, Transport, Customs clearance, Storage, Labelling, Delivery, Own-brand/private-label development

Founded

1938

Industries

Meat and sausage products industry, Pet food, Wholesale, Cash & Carry, Food retail

1. 01

   Worldwide raw material sourcing

2. 02

   On-site quality control

3. 03

   Transport

4. 04

   Customs clearance

5. 05

   Storage

6. 06

   Labelling

7. 07

   Delivery

Sites

Inside the production

History

1. 1938

   IHAK founded in Hamburg with a focus on importing and exporting high-quality meat products; family-owned ever since

2. 2008

   Expansion into the pet food sector, production of own-brand dog snacks for major European trading houses