FOOD INDUSTRY IN SAXONY-ANHALT /// GERMANY SECRET RECIPE FOR PROFITABLE GROWTH. www.invest-in-saxony-anhalt.com/food-industry Direction of Hamburg/Kiel Direction of Rostock COMPREHENSIVE: COMPANIES OF A24 THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY. THIS SELECTION SHOWS A39 SAXONY-ANHALT IS A Wolfsburg REWARDING LOCATION WITH Berlin EXCELLENT LOGISTICAL Direction of A2 Hanover ADVANTAGES. A2 Magdeburg Companies involved in: A7 DELICACIES AND 93 MILES Dessau- CANNING Roßlau MILK PROCESSING GRAIN AND STARCH A14 ADDITIVES Halle SUGAR PRODUCTION (Saale) Leipzig A38 PRODUCTION OF BEVERAGES A38 MEAT PRODUCTS Kassel A71 Direction of Prague/Warsaw BAKED GOODS AND BREAD PRODUCTS Eisenach A9 CONFECTIONERY AND PRESERVES A7 A4 APPETISING: BRANDS FROM SAXONY-ANHALT. STRONG BRANDS SUCH AS ROTKÄPPCHEN SPARKLING WINE, HALBERSTÄDTER SAUSAGES, HASSERRÖDER BEER, HALLOREN CHOCOLATE BALLS, BURGER CRISP BREAD, KATHI BAKERY PRODUCTS, ZÖRBIGER JAMS AND SAALE-UNSTRUT WINE ARE CONQUERING THE SHELVES AT HOME AND ABROAD. IT IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT THEY ALL COME FROM SAXONY-ANHALT. We have known for a long time what This already starts with the supply of as Magdeburger Börde has always been makes good food. That is particularly raw materials. Out of 1.2 million hec- included among Germany’s “granaries”. why our entrepreneurs always cleverly tares of agriculturally utilised area, 85 % Wine has been cultivated in the valleys spice their offer with fresh ideas. Our are arable land: a peak value nation- of the Saale and Unstrut rivers for over recipe: convince with proven products, wide. Saxony-Anhalt also sets standards 1,000 years. and become a talking point with new in terms of quality. The maximum soil products. value of 100 was determined in 1934 on a soil sample in Eickendorf. This is a The food industry in Saxony-Anhalt value that is attained in many places. provides employment for about 22,500 Saxony-Anhalt is therefore among the CLOSE TO THE MARKETS people in 173 companies (with more most fertile regions in Germany. Cor- than 20 employees). It is among the respondingly high crop yields and short Food brands such as Coca-Cola, Unilever, most employment-intensive sectors routes provide optimal conditions for Ditsch, ZUEGG, Nordzucker and Südzucker and embraces companies which pro- processing companies. appreciate the locational advantages in duce foodstuffs or beverages. As a re- Saxony-Anhalt. From here they supply sult, the food industry generated a total Quality requires experience: and the end customers throughout Germany and of 7.7 billion euros in 2014. It leads the production of foodstuffs has a long tra- Europe with their products – also thanks manufacturing industry as the sector dition in Saxony-Anhalt. The Altmark re- to the outstanding logistical conditions in with the highest turnover. The simple gion in the north of the state is among Saxony-Anhalt. reason: the conditions for the produc- the traditional livestock breeding tion of foodstuffs are truly ideal here. centres, while the fertile plain known UP TO % OF YOUR35 INVESTMENT COSTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL SUBSIDIES: SAXONY-ANHALT IS AMONG THE MOST ATTRACTIVE GERMAN FUNDING REGIONS 168 TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INQUIRY IN OUR LOCATION DATABASE GOOD SOIL: NETWORKS FOR COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATIONS. NETWORKED HIGH-TECH RESEARCH, LIKE ON A CONVEYOR BELT? THIS IS REALITY IN SAXONY-ANHALT. EVEN IN THE LITERAL SENSE, YOU AS ONE CAN EXPERIENCE AT THE LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT CAN GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IN GATERSLEBEN. REACH 25 % companies such as Halloren Schokoladen- OF THE EU POPULATION fabrik AG and KATHI Rainer Thiele GmbH IN A RADIUS OF 300 MILES in Halle (Saale), they are an important SAXONY-ANHALT IS A success factor for the sector’s innovative CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION ability. Numerous initiatives such as the AND LOGISTICS LOCATION Netzwerk Ernährungswirtschaft Sachsen- Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt Food Industry Net- work) and Netzwerk Ernährungsgewerbe Sachsen-Anhalt Süd (South Saxony-Anhalt The Leibniz Institute is an important Food Industry Network) support their international centre for crop plant re- members in safeguarding their competi- search and is among over a dozen uni- tiveness as well as product marketing. And MORE versities and research institutions with the Agrarmarketinggesellschaft Sachsen- THAN orientation towards the food sector. Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt Agricultural Mar- 350 keting Corporation) ensures the reinforced NATIONAL AND Scientific institutions such as Martin Lu- public perception of the sector leading INTERNATIONAL ther University of Halle-Wittenberg and towards promotion of export activities. INVESTMENT PROJECTS Anhalt University of Applied Sciences HAVE ALREADY BEEN /// Product variety from the conveyor belt: here from the secure the demand for well-educated brand producers frischli, Südzucker and Rotkäppchen. ASSISTED AND SUPPORTED specialists for the regional food indus- (above) /// Research from the conveyor: fully automatic BY THE INVESTMENT AND Lemnatec plant in Gatersleben, which enables experi- try. Due to the close cooperation with ments under controlled conditions. MARKETING CORPORATION A LOCATION WITH POTENTIAL. THE BEST REASONS FOR COMPANIES TO INVEST IN SAXONY-ANHALT: /// Direct market access: Here in Saxony- Anhalt you work in close proximity to the growth markets in Central and Eastern Europe. /// Well-structured: The ideal location and modern transport and logistics infra- structure make Saxony-Anhalt extremely SAXONY-ANHALT attractive as a location. 1200 MILES 600 MILES 300 MILES /// Competent: In Saxony-Anhalt you will find qualified and highly motivated GERMANY specialists who productively work on an above-average basis. /// Promotion: Here in Saxony-Anhalt you can take into account reduced costs for in- vestment, training and advanced training as well as research and development. /// Flexible: Unbeatable speeds with re- gard to approvals and project realisations are standard in Saxony-Anhalt. /// Business case and project planning Investment and Marketing Julia Bütow /// Location search, analysis and selection Corporation Saxony-Anhalt mbH Senior Manager /// Subsidy and financing issues Am Alten Theater 6 Phone +49 391 56899-41 /// Permission management 39104 Magdeburg julia.buetow@ /// Mediation of cooperation partners, Germany img-sachsen-anhalt.de personnel recruitment Phone +49 391 56899-10 Fax +49 391 56899-50 All queries will be treated confidentially. 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