Black Forest pleasure manufactory: hand-stirred preserves, jams, jellies and muesli in open copper kettles.
Konfitürenmanufaktur Alfred Faller GmbH
79694 Utzenfeld/Schwarzwald · Schönau (place of origin)New on Amplifa
Pleasure manufactory since 1913
Konfitürenmanufaktur Alfred Faller GmbH is a family-run food manufacturer from Utzenfeld in the Southern Black Forest that has been producing preserves, jams, jellies, fruit spreads, fruit preparations, sauces, honey and muesli since 1913. At the heart of production is the traditional processing of small batches in four open, steam-heated copper kettles: around 100 kg of mass per kettle are stirred by hand and filled after 12 to 15 minutes of cooking time, preserving the aromas and colours of the fruit. The fruits and berries, including sour cherries, strawberries and elderberry, come from the Kaiserstuhl, the Markgräflerland and the Ortenau, partly in organic quality; stocks are stored in the company's own cold-storage facility. The company supplies food retailers (excluding discounters), hotels and health centres nationwide and has been shipping worldwide since 2019. The Utzenfeld site includes a factory outlet (Faller's Schwarzwald Lädele), a preserve world with a video screening room and café, as well as administration, warehouse and dispatch.
- Site
- Utzenfeld/Schwarzwald
- Processes
- Cooking preserves/jams/jellies/fruit spreads in the open copper kettle, hand-stirred, Production of fruit preparations and sauces, Filling (kettle filling filled after 12–15 minutes of cooking time), Muesli production (crunchy muesli with wholegrain cereals, apples and nuts), Hand-stirred preserve production in the open copper kettle (4 kettles, 12–15 min. cooking time), Factory outlet (Faller's Schwarzwald Lädele), Digital manufactory experience / video screening room with guided tours, Preserve café
- Materials
- Fruits/berries (regional: Kaiserstuhl, Markgräflerland, Ortenau), Sour cherries (Baden sour cherry preserve, 60% fruit content), Strawberries, Elderberry, Redcurrants, damsons, cherries, Granulated sugar, Apple pectin, Lemon juice from concentrate
- Certificates
- FSSC ISO 22000, ISO 22000, Certification (food safety, since 2009), Organic certification (organic control body), Organic certification (Ecocert, DE-ÖKO-005)
- Founded
- 1913
- Employees
- ca. 50
- Industries
- Food retail (excluding discounters), Hotels, Health centres
- 01
Procurement of regional fruits and berries (Kaiserstuhl, Markgräflerland,
- 02
Cold storage in the company's own deep-freeze warehouse
- 03
Hand-stirred cooking in the open copper kettle (12–15 min., approx. 100 kg per
- 04
Filling
- 05
Warehouse and dispatch
- 06
Factory outlet and worldwide online shipping
Fruits and ingredients
Sour cherries
Basis of the Baden sour cherry preserve with 60 % fruit content.
Strawberries
Regionally sourced fruit for evergreen preserve classics.
Elderberry
Basis of the deep-black elderberry preserve with a nutty core aroma.
Regional berries (redcurrants, damsons, cherries)
Raw materials sourced from the Kaiserstuhl, Markgräflerland and Ortenau.
Granulated sugar, apple pectin, lemon juice from concentrate
Natural ingredients for gelling and rounding off the flavour.
Wholegrain cereals, apples, raisins, coconut flakes, hazelnuts
Raw materials for the crunchy muesli.
Forest honey
Own honey in the 380g jar variant.
Sites
Utzenfeld
DEProduction, warehouse, dispatch, administration, factory outlet, preserve world
- Part weight / size
- approx. 100 kg batch per kettle
- Lot size
- Small batches (manufactory principle)
- Materials
- Fruits, berries, granulated sugar, apple pectin, lemon juice, honey, muesli ingredients
- 4 open steam-heated copper kettles (cooking time 12–15 min.)
- Deep-freeze warehouse for fruit storage
- Steam generation with heat recovery
- Temperature monitoring technology in the deep-freeze warehouse
Schönau
DEHistorical place of origin (colonial goods store, first jam factory 1938)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooking preserves/jams/jellies/fruit spreads in the open copper kettle, hand-stirredFood processing (no technical manufacturing process) | – | – | approx. 100 kg batch per kettle | Small quantities / small batches | Fruits, Berries, Granulated sugar, Apple pectin, Lemon juice (concentrate) |
| Production of fruit preparations and saucesFood processing (no technical manufacturing process) | – | – | – | – | Fruits, Natural ingredients |
| Filling (kettle filling filled after 12–15 minutes of cooking time)Food processing (no technical manufacturing process) | – | – | – | – | Preserve mass |
| Muesli production (crunchy muesli with wholegrain cereals, apples and nuts)Food processing (no technical manufacturing process) | – | – | – | – | Wholegrain cereals, Apples, Raisins, Coconut flakes, Hazelnuts, Nuts |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open copper kettle (hemispherical, steam-heated, historically wood-fired) | – | 4 | Fill volume approx. 100 kg per kettle, cooking time 12–15 minutes | – | Utzenfeld/Schwarzwald (production since 2007) |
| Deep-freeze warehouse (fruit storage) | – | – | – | – | Utzenfeld |
| Steam generation with heat recovery (copper kettles heated with self-generated steam) | – | – | – | – | Utzenfeld |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and certifications
The manufactory has been certified since 2009, according to ISO 22000 since 2017 and according to FSSC ISO 22000 since 2020; organic production is monitored by the organic control body Ecocert Deutschland GmbH (DE-ÖKO-005). Small batches, short storage times and constant temperature monitoring in the company's own deep-freeze warehouse ensure product quality.
| Evidence | Utzenfeld |
|---|---|
| FSSC ISO 22000 | |
| ISO 22000 | |
| Organic certification (Ecocert, DE-ÖKO-005) |
Company history
- 1913
Founded as a colonial goods store by Alfred and Therese Faller in Schönau; unsold fruit is cooked into preserves in the copper kettle according to the 'pound for pound' principle.
- 1928
Further fruit varieties (redcurrants, damsons, cherries) added to the range; purchase of the first vehicle.
- 1938
Construction of the first jam factory in Schönau.
- 1950
Son Martin Faller resumes production according to his father's traditional recipes.
- 1991
Thomas Faller takes over the company in the third generation.
- 1997
Switch of electricity supply to green power from EWS Schönau.
- 1999
Purchase of the building in Utzenfeld; relocation of warehouse, dispatch and administration.
- 2007
Production moves to Utzenfeld.
- 2009
First certification (food safety).
- 2013
Extension with new logistics solution, eight offices and a preserve world with salesroom, café and video screening room.
- 2017
Certification according to ISO 22000.
- 2019
Revision of the company logo, modernised jars and labels, relaunch of the online shop with international shipping.
- 2020
Certification according to FSSC ISO 22000.