Fruit juice press house from Leopoldshöhe: production, bottling and distribution of regional juices as well as contract bottling and contract pressing
Wernicke Fruchtsaft GmbH & Co. KG
Leopoldshöhe-Helpup (DE)New on Amplifa
About Wernicke Fruchtsaft
The fruit juice press house Wernicke is a family-run fruit juice business from Leopoldshöhe-Helpup in North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1935 in Wellentrup, the company has been producing fruit juices for three generations, starting with apple juice production as contract musting. At its current location in Helpup, juices are unpacked, cleaned, inspected, filled, labelled, packaged and palletised; the bottling capacity exceeds 10,000 bottles per hour. The product range includes regional delicacies and exotic delights, complemented by products from the partner company Mosterei Holsing. In addition to selling its own products, Wernicke offers contract bottling and contract pressing services, from apples to lemon peels. Customers since the 1960s have included schools, hospitals, restaurants as well as beverage and food wholesalers, far beyond the region. The company is a member of the Association of the German Fruit Juice Industry e.V. and holds the organic inspection body number DE-ÖKO-037.
- Site
- Leopoldshöhe-Helpup
- Processes
- Contract bottling, Contract pressing, Distribution of products from the partner company Mosterei Holsing
- Materials
- Apples, Fruits from A to Z
- Certificates
- Organic inspection body, Organic inspection body DE-ÖKO-037
- Founded
- 1935
- Industries
- Fruit juice industry, Beverage wholesale, Food wholesale, Catering (schools, hospitals, restaurants)
- 01
Delivery of raw materials (fruit)
- 02
Unpacking
- 03
Cleaning
- 04
Inspecting
- 05
Filling
- 06
Labelling
- 07
Packaging
- 08
Palletising
- 09
Dispatch
Raw Materials & Processes
Apples
The basis of apple juice production, processed as contract musting since the company's founding.
Fruits from A to Z
Raw materials for contract pressing, from apples to lemon peels.
Site
Leopoldshöhe-Helpup
DEProduction, bottling and distribution
- Materials
- Apples, various fruits
- Bottling plant with over 10,000 bottles per hour
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Wernicke quality means gentle processing of raw materials and regular independent inspections; the company is organically certified (inspection body DE-ÖKO-037).
| Evidence | Leopoldshöhe-Helpup |
|---|---|
| Organic inspection body DE-ÖKO-037 |
History
- 1935
Founded by Paul and Luise Wernicke in a cellar in Wellentrup; apple juice production as contract musting
- 1950er
Move to a former butcher's shop in Helpup; expansion of the juice range, entry into trading, own vehicle fleet with a Goliath three-wheeler; Klaus Wernicke takes over the business
- 1960er
Supplying schools, hospitals, restaurants as well as beverage and food wholesalers beyond the region
- 1970er
Membership in the Association of the German Fruit Juice Industry e.V.
- 2001
Start of sourcing products from the partner company Mosterei Holsing
- Heute
Led in the third generation by Mathias Wernicke together with his father Klaus; bottling of over 10,000 bottles per hour