Production of food, beverages, PET packaging and paper including PET recycling for the Schwarz Group.
Schwarz Produktion Stiftung & Co. KG
Weißenfels · Übach-Palenberg · Leißling · Jessen · Löningen · Kirkel · Wörth am Rhein · Braunsbedra · Neuensalz · Rheine · Waldfeucht-Haaren · Erfurt · Derby (GB)New on Amplifa
About Schwarz Produktion
Schwarz Produktion is the umbrella brand of the Schwarz Group's production companies and manufactures private-label products for Lidl and Kaufland as well as, in part, for third parties. The portfolio covers mineral water and soft drinks, baked goods, bar chocolate, ice cream, nuts and dried fruits, coffee, pasta, jam, honey, as well as packaging, PET plastic and paper. At the core of the plastics division is a closed PET recycling loop: at three plastics and recycling plants, PET bottles returned via the one-way deposit system are processed into regranulate, from which PET preforms and closures are produced; a large share of beverages is filled in loop bottles made of 100 % recycled material. The roughly 5,500 employees are spread across a total of 19 companies organized under the intermediate holdings PHO G (beverages, packaging, recycling) and Sindra KG (food). Production sites are located throughout Germany; since 2023 the group has operated its first plant abroad with the MEG Derby beverage plant (United Kingdom).
- Site
- Übach-Palenberg
- Processes
- PET recycling (recycling of beverage packaging into regranulate), Production of PET bottle preforms and bottle closures (stretch blow moulding/injection moulding), Production of PET regranulate from one-way PET bottles, Bottling of mineral water and soft drinks (including in loop bottles made of 100%, Beverage bottling (MEG Derby plant), Production of bar chocolate (processing of supplied chocolate mass), Coffee roasting, Production of baked goods, ice cream, pasta, jam, honey, dried fruits
- Materials
- PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PET regranulate, Paper
- Certificates
- Top Employer Germany
- Employees
- 5,500
- Industries
- Food production, Beverages, Packaging/Plastics, Recycling, Paper
- 01
PET collection via deposit return machines (with Lidl)
- 02
Recycling into PET regranulate
- 03
Production of PET preforms and closures
- 04
Beverage filling in loop bottles
- 05
Food production (chocolate, baked goods, coffee, etc.)
- 06
Logistics and delivery to Lidl/Kaufland
Materials and Processes
PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
Base material for bottle preforms, closures and loop bottles made of 100 % recycled material.
PET regranulate
Recycled material recovered from returned one-way PET bottles, used for new beverage packaging.
Paper
In-house paper production and paper recycling as a further materials business.
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PET recycling (recycling of beverage packaging into regranulate)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET |
| Production of PET bottle preforms and bottle closures (stretch blow moulding/injection moulding)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET, Regranulate (100% recycled material) |
| Production of PET regranulate from one-way PET bottlesPlastics | – | – | – | – | PET |
| Bottling of mineral water and soft drinks (including in loop bottles made of 100%Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET |
| Beverage bottling (MEG Derby plant)Plastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of bar chocolate (processing of supplied chocolate mass)Plastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Coffee roastingPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of baked goods, ice cream, pasta, jam, honey, dried fruitsPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paper production and paper recyclingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Paper |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-bay warehouse | – | 1 | 52,000 pallet spaces | 2022 | Rheine (Bon Presso coffee roastery) |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Employer Standards
Production takes place on modern systems in accordance with the Schwarz Group's quality standards for the private-label brands of Lidl and Kaufland. According to its own statements, the company is certified as a Top Employer Germany.
| Evidence | Übach-Palenberg |
|---|---|
| Top Employer Germany |
History
- 1889
Foundation of the Mineralbrunnen Leißling by Max Reitwiesner (predecessor of the MEG Group).
- 1972
Nationalization of the Mineralbrunnen Leißling (VEB Getränkekombinat Dessau) until 1990.
- 1990
Reprivatization by Christian Künzer.
- 1998
Formation of the MEG Group as a holding company out of the Leißling mineral spring.
- 2000
Acquisition of MEG Roßbach (PET production) in Braunsbedra.
- 2000–2002
Acquisition of MEG Jessen, MEG Löningen and MEG Kirkel.
- 2006
Relocation of the MEG headquarters from Leißling to Weißenfels.
- 2008
The Schwarz Group becomes owner of the MEG Group; start of construction of the food plant in Übach-Palenberg.
- 2009
Start of construction of the Solent chocolate factory in Übach-Palenberg.
- 2010
Commissioning of the chocolate factory; from 2010, build-up of own recycling capacities with Lidl.
- 2011
MEG Neuensalz produces PET regranulate.
- 2014
MEG Wörth am Rhein joins the group.
- 2015
MEG Übach-Palenberg produces PET regranulate and preforms.
- 2020
Foundation of the intermediate holding PHO G GmbH & Co. KG; registration of the 'Schwarz Produktion' brand as an EU trade mark (15.02.2020).
- 2022
Commissioning of the Bon Presso coffee roastery in Rheine (annual capacity 50,000 t).
- 2023
First site abroad: MEG Derby beverage plant, United Kingdom (380 million bottles/year).