Converting of cheese and vegan cheese substitute products in all shapes for industry, retail and foodservice
Ziegler Käsespezialitäten GmbH
Wutha-Farnroda · EisenachNew on Amplifa
About us
Ziegler Käsespezialitäten GmbH is a family-owned company based in Thuringia that has specialised in the converting of cheese for two generations. The company cuts, juliennes, grates, shreds and dices cheese in custom sizes and batches, as well as innovative vegan cheese substitute products. Its customers include the food processing industry (e.g. pizza, baked goods, antipasti), foodservice (catering, kitchens, wholesale) and food retail, including private labels in small batches. Production has taken place in Wutha-Farnroda since 2008 and, since August 2019, in a new plant near Eisenach with a fully automated warehouse and direct feeding to production. Processes, quality management and order processing are fully digitalised – from paperless QM to a smart portal for customers. Its own vehicle fleet and certified logistics partners ensure delivery.
- Site
- Wutha-Farnroda / Eisenach, Thuringia
- Processes
- Cheese cutting, Cheese julienning, Cheese grating, Cheese shredding, Cheese dicing, Packaging (innovative packaging methods), Converting of custom masses with high product individuality, Cutting of cheese
- Materials
- Cheese, Vegan cheese substitute products
- Certificates
- Digital quality management (paperless), Supplier audits according to in-house quality requirements
- Founded
- 1995
- Industries
- Industry (food processing industry), Foodservice/Commercial, Retail, Industry (food processing industry, e.g. pizza, baked goods), Foodservice/Commercial (catering, kitchens, wholesale)
- 01
Customer-specific situation and problem analysis
- 02
Incoming inspection of tested raw material
- 03
Cutting, julienning, grating, shredding, dicing
- 04
Packaging
- 05
Storage in the automated warehouse
- 06
Logistics with own vehicle fleet and certified partners
Raw materials & processing
Cheese
Basic raw material for all product shapes – from grated cheese to cubes, in custom dimensions and sensory properties.
Vegan cheese substitute products
Segment produced since 2012, in which the company is the market leader.
Locations
Eisenach Plant
DEProduction, automated warehouse, logistics (since 2019)
- Lot size
- Small to large batches
- Materials
- Cheese, vegan cheese substitute products
- Fully automated warehouse with direct feeding to production
Wutha-Farnroda Plant
DEProduction (production start 2008)
- Materials
- Cheese
Product shapes
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese cuttingFood processing | – | – | – | small batches – large batches | Cheese |
| Cheese julienningFood processing | – | – | – | – | Cheese |
| Cheese gratingFood processing | – | – | – | – | Cheese |
| Cheese shreddingFood processing | – | – | – | – | Cheese |
| Cheese dicingFood processing | – | – | – | – | Cheese |
| Packaging (innovative packaging methods)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Cheese, vegan cheese substitute products |
| Converting of custom masses with high product individualityFood processing | – | – | – | small batches – large batches | Cheese, vegan cheese substitute products |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully automated warehouse with direct feeding to production | – | – | – | 2019 | near Eisenach (plant) |
Additional services
Food safety & quality
The quality policy focuses on customer orientation and food safety; only certified suppliers are approved after in-house audits and quality requirements. The entire quality management system is digital and paperless, ensuring safety and traceability at all times.
| Evidence | Eisenach Plant | Wutha-Farnroda Plant |
|---|---|---|
| Digital quality management (paperless) | ||
| Supplier audits according to in-house quality requirements |
Milestones
- 1995
Founded as W&Z Chefkoch GmbH
- 1996
Production start of cutting and grating cheese – first industrial customer
- 1998
Renamed Ziegler und Gastronomiegroßhandel GmbH
- 1999
Start of expansion of the wholesale & production divisions
- 2008
Spatial separation and production start in Wutha-Farnroda
- 2010
Sale of the wholesale division; founding of Ziegler Käsespezialitäten GmbH, retail business from 2007
- 2012
Launch of vegan cheese substitute products, market leader in this segment
- 2019
Opening of the new plant near Eisenach in August; launch of the Smart Portal