Manufacturer of chocolate products, pralines and gift combination items made of confectionery and toys
Windel Group GmbH & Co. KG
Osnabrück (DE) · Tienen (BE) · Essen (BE) · Vichte (BE)New on Amplifa
About Windel Group
Windel Group GmbH & Co. KG is the parent company of a family-run group of companies in the confectionery industry, headquartered in Osnabrück. The parent company Windel specializes in gift items consisting of a combination of confectionery and toys (combination items); this also includes the Confiserie Heidel brand, founded in 1976, for high-quality chocolate gifts for the specialty retail trade. The group includes the Farüchoc chocolate factory, which produces chocolate as well as solid and filled chocolate items in Osnabrück, the Belgian manufacturer Kim's Chocolates (chocolate bars, pralines, bars, Cachet brand, private label) as well as The Chocolate Family with praline production in Essen and Vichte (Belgium). In addition, the group operates Coffee-Bike GmbH, an international franchise system for mobile café bars. The group employs more than 800 staff and exports to more than 70 countries; its customers include large department stores as well as the food and specialty retail trade.
- Site
- Osnabrück
- Processes
- Manufacture of solid and filled chocolate items, Production of chocolate bars, pralines and bars, Manufacture of Belgian pralines, Production of combination items (combination of confectionery and toys into gift items), Private-label production, Coffee-Bike franchise system (mobile café bars), Art-of-Chocolate shops
- Materials
- Chocolate
- Founded
- 1900
- Employees
- 800+
- Industries
- Confectionery industry, Gift items, Food/specialty retail, Department stores, Franchise/catering
- 01
Confectionery wholesale (history)
- 02
Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products
- 03
Production of combination items (food and non-food)
- 04
Assembly and confectioning of gift items
- 05
Sales via specialty retail, department stores, Art-of-Chocolate shops and
- 06
Exports to over 70 countries
Products and Manufacturing
Chocolate
Base material for solid and filled chocolate items, chocolate bars, pralines and bars.
Locations
Osnabrück
DEParent company, plants and administration as well as Farüchoc chocolate factory (chocolate production)
- Materials
- Chocolate
Tienen
BEKim's Chocolates N.V. – chocolate and praline production
- Materials
- Chocolate
Essen
BEThe Chocolate Family – praline manufacturing
- Materials
- Chocolate
Vichte
BEThe Chocolate Family – praline manufacturing
- Materials
- Chocolate
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of solid and filled chocolate itemsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Chocolate |
| Production of chocolate bars, pralines and barsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Chocolate |
| Manufacture of Belgian pralinesPlastics | – | – | – | – | Chocolate |
| Production of combination items (combination of confectionery and toys into gift items)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Chocolate, Toys (non-food) |
Additional services
History
- 1900
Founding of a confectionery wholesale business by Ludwig Windel in Osnabrück's old town
- 1976
Founding of Confiserie Heidel for gift items for the specialty retail trade
- 1986
Expansion of the product range to include chocolate-filled Advent calendars
- 1995
Acquisition of the Farüchoc chocolate factory from Karlsruhe
- 1999
Relocation of Farüchoc's headquarters to Osnabrück
- 2003
Kim's Chocolates (Belgium) becomes part of Windel Group
- 2014
Acquisition of Coffee-Bike GmbH, international franchise system
- 2022
Completion of an additional administration building in Osnabrück (staff restaurant Frieda, fitness studio Windel Move)
- 2025
Acquisition of The Chocolate Family (TCF)