Bavarian family business that has been producing pasta from durum wheat, spelt and whole grain in Hohenbrunn since 1898.
Josef Bernbacher & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
Lise-Meitner-Straße 5, 85662 Hohenbrunn (DE) · Delivery and loading address: Ernst-Heinkel-Ring 1, 85662 Hohenbrunn (DE)New on Amplifa
About Bernbacher
Josef Bernbacher & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG is a family-run pasta manufacturer based in Hohenbrunn near Munich. Emerging from a bakery founded in 1898, the company today produces around 30,000 tonnes of pasta per year. The product range includes egg pasta (Die Guten), egg-free durum wheat pasta (Bella Pasta), whole grain, spelt and organic spelt pasta as well as Nockerlgrieß (soup semolina), pasta sauces and pesto. The process spectrum ranges from dough preparation and shaping to steaming of instant pasta, drying and packaging in film, paper, cartons and plastic big bags. In 2013 the factory moved into a new building on a 30,000 m² site in Hohenbrunn; the site also houses the administration, an in-house laboratory for incoming goods inspection and a factory outlet. The product range is stocked in more than 2,000 supermarkets across Bavaria, including at REWE.
- Site
- Hohenbrunn
- Processes
- Dough preparation (pasta manufacturing), Shaping of pasta, Steaming of instant pasta, Drying of pasta, Packaging of pasta in film, paper, cartons and plastic big bags, Packaging of semolina products in paper-plastic composites, Manufacture of pasta with and without egg, sauces, pesto and Swabian noodles (Spätzle), Factory outlet
- Materials
- Durum wheat semolina, Whole grain durum wheat semolina, Spelt semolina, Organic spelt semolina from organic farming, Fresh eggs / egg products
- Certificates
- EU Organic (Regulation (EU) 2018/848), Naturland, cibus.trace Egg, IFS Food 8 (Higher Level, unannounced), KAT system participation, ISO 50001:2018 (Energy Management), IFS Food 8 (Higher Level), ISO 50001, EU Organic (2018/848)
- Founded
- 1898
- Employees
- 120
- Industries
- Food / pasta manufacturing, Food retail (FMCG grocery), Food retail (grocery retail, more than 2,000 supermarkets across Bavaria)
- 01
Incoming goods inspection in the in-house laboratory
- 02
Dough preparation
- 03
Shaping
- 04
Steaming (instant pasta only)
- 05
Drying
- 06
Packaging
- 07
Distribution via grocery retail and factory outlet
Raw Materials & Processes
Durum wheat semolina
Basis for Bella Pasta egg-free pasta and the Nockerlgrieß soup semolina.
Whole grain durum wheat semolina
Raw material for whole grain pasta with a fine nutty flavour.
Spelt semolina
Used for spelt pasta with a high vitamin and mineral content.
Organic spelt semolina from organic farming
Bavarian raw material for organic spelt pasta in accordance with the EU Organic Regulation.
Fresh eggs / egg products
Gives the egg pasta (Die Guten) fullness and bite firmness; cibus.trace and KAT certified.
Sites
Hohenbrunn (Lise-Meitner-Straße 5)
DEProduction, administration, in-house laboratory, factory outlet
- Materials
- Durum wheat semolina, whole grain, spelt, organic spelt, egg products
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dough preparation (pasta manufacturing)Food production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shaping of pastaFood production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Steaming of instant pastaFood production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drying of pastaFood production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Packaging of pasta in film, paper, cartons and plastic big bagsFood production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Packaging of semolina products in paper-plastic compositesFood production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of pasta with and without egg, sauces, pesto and Swabian noodles (Spätzle)Food production | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certificates
During incoming goods inspection, samples are continuously taken and analysed in the in-house laboratory before the raw materials enter production. Production and distribution are certified according to IFS Food 8 (Higher Level, unannounced audit).
| Evidence | Hohenbrunn |
|---|---|
| IFS Food 8 (Higher Level) | |
| ISO 50001 | |
| EU Organic (2018/848) | |
| Naturland | |
| cibus.trace Egg | |
| KAT system participation |
History
- 1898
Josef Bernbacher founds a bakery; the warm oven air is used to dry ribbon pasta.
- 1912–1926
Expansion and relocation from Haidhausen to Trudering.
- 1935
The entire factory moves to Tassiloplatz.
- 1948
400 tonnes of pasta per month; first radio advertising.
- 1960
First production of fresh egg pasta; market leadership in Bavaria.
- 1991
Reiner Willmann and Anton Bernbacher take over the company management.
- 2012–2013
After 16 months of construction, one of Europe's most modern pasta factories is built; relocation to Hohenbrunn.
- 2018
Leadership in the 5th generation by Tobias Willmann.
- 2021
Switching of spelt and whole grain pasta to paper packaging.
- 2023
125th anniversary.
- 2026
Installation of e-charging stations for employees.