Manufacturer of cream cheese and quark specialities as well as plant-based spreads – brands Exquisa, miree and NOA.
Karwendel-Werke Huber GmbH & Co. KG
BuchloeNew on Amplifa
About Karwendel
Karwendel-Werke Huber GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned dairy company in its fourth generation, headquartered in Buchloe in the Allgäu region. The company produces cream cheese, cream cheese preparations, desserts made from quark and yoghurt as well as hummus and plant-based bread spreads, and markets them under the brands Exquisa, miree and NOA. Processing uses raw milk from around 490 dairy farms in the pre-Alpine region; the multi-stage process includes cleaning, heating and standardising the milk, mechanical, thermal and microbiological processing steps, dosing of ingredients and filling under controlled conditions. Products are packaged in plastic cups with aluminium foil or with protective atmosphere in plastic composite film; cheese cake snacks are also baked. With around 550 employees, approximately 518 million packages were produced in 2025 at a revenue of 551 million euros; the export share was 45 percent.
- Site
- Buchloe
- Processes
- Production of cream cheese, cream cheese preparations, desserts made from quark and yoghurt, Packaging in plastic cups and aluminium foil, Production of plant-based bread spreads, packaging with protective atmosphere in plastic cups, Processing of raw milk into cream cheese and quark specialities (cleaning,, Baking of cheese cake snacks (KäsekuchenSnack), Production of cream cheese and quark specialities, Production of hummus and plant-based bread spreads, Trade/foodservice support and sales materials for retail (broker activities)
- Materials
- Raw milk, Milk (raw milk), Cream cheese, Quark, Yoghurt products, Cream and cream products, Whey and whey products, Skimmed milk concentrate
- Certificates
- IFS Food Version 8 (Higher Level, 98.44 %), ASC / MSC Chain of Custody (Aquaculture), VLOG "Without Genetic Engineering", ISO 50001 (Energy Management), Organic and Bioland certification, Halal certificate, ASC/MSC Chain of Custody, Organic/Bioland, Halal
- Founded
- 1909
- Employees
- ~550
- Industries
- Food/Dairy, Retail (grocery retail), Foodservice
- 01
Raw milk intake from around 490 regional producer farms
- 02
Cleaning, heating and standardising the milk
- 03
Mechanical, thermal and microbiological processing
- 04
Dosing of selected ingredients
- 05
Filling under strictly controlled conditions
- 06
Packaging in plastic cups and films
Raw Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Raw milk
Most important raw material from around 490 farms in the pre-Alpine region, tested at the producer and by external bodies such as the Milchprüfring (dairy testing association).
Cream cheese
Basis of the Exquisa and miree brands, produced according to traditional homemade recipes.
Quark
Basis for quark specialities and desserts, among others with 0.2 % fat.
Yoghurt products
Starting material for desserts in the certified production area.
Cream and cream products
Milk component for cream cheese and quark products.
Whey and whey products
Dairy raw material for further processing.
Hummus and plant-based bread spreads
Product line of the NOA brand, packaged with protective atmosphere in plastic cups.
Plastic cups, aluminium foil, plastic composite film
Packaging materials in the certified packaging area.
Locations
Buchloe
DEProduction and administration (company headquarters)
- Materials
- Raw milk, cream cheese, quark, yoghurt products, hummus
- Combined heat and power units (since 2012)
- Electric trucks for shuttle operation (since 2022)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of cream cheese, cream cheese preparations, desserts made from quark and yoghurtFood | – | – | – | – | Milk, Quark, Yoghurt |
| Packaging in plastic cups and aluminium foilFood | – | – | – | – | Plastic cups, Aluminium foil |
| Production of plant-based bread spreads, packaging with protective atmosphere in plastic cupsFood | – | – | – | – | Hummus, Plant-based bread spreads, Plastic composite film |
| Processing of raw milk into cream cheese and quark specialities (cleaning,Food | – | – | – | – | Raw milk |
| Baking of cheese cake snacks (KäsekuchenSnack)Food | – | – | – | – | Cream cheese |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined heat and power unit | – | – | – | 2012 | Buchloe |
| Electric trucks (shuttle operation) | – | – | – | 2022 | Buchloe |
Additional services
Quality and Certifications
Every production step is documented; raw milk is tested at the producer and by external bodies such as the Milchprüfring. A sensory panel of around 35 trained employees and a consumer panel of approximately 200 people test the products; IFS Food certification has been in place since 2004.
| Evidence | Buchloe |
|---|---|
| IFS Food Version 8 (Higher Level, 98.44 %) | |
| ISO 50001 (Energy Management) | |
| VLOG "Without Genetic Engineering" | |
| ASC/MSC Chain of Custody | |
| Organic/Bioland | |
| Halal |
Company History
- 1909
Franz Xaver Huber founds the company in Wessobrunn near Weilheim.
- 1922
Uniform brand presence under "Karwendelspitze".
- 1926
Relocation of the company headquarters to Buchloe; new production facility.
- 1948/1950
Artur and Helmuth Huber take over the management.
- 1951
Brand name becomes "Karwendel".
- 1969
Start of production of the cream cheese brand Exquisa.
- 1984
Introduction of the miree brand.
- 1987
Dr. Wilfried Huber (third generation) joins the company.
- 1992
Exquisa launches quark specialities with 0.2 % fat in the 500 g cup.
- 1994
Europe's first cheese cake snack introduced under Exquisa.
- 2001
Dr. Wilfried Huber takes over the management.
- 2004
First IFS certification.
- 2012
Combined heat and power units commissioned at the site.
- 2013
Energy management system according to ISO 50001 established.
- 2016
Launch of the plant-based brand NOA, initiated by Dr. Wilfried Huber.
- 2022
First fully electric truck purchased; Federal Prize of Honour for the twelfth consecutive time.
- 2023
Calculation of the Corporate Carbon Footprint along the value chain.
- 2025
551 Mio. € revenue, ~518 Mio. packages, ~550 employees, 45 % export share; DLG award for the 33rd consecutive time.