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Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei

Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei KG, today Henkell Freixenet, is a German producer[1] of Sekt (German quality sparkling wine), wine and spirits based in Wiesbaden. From 1958 until October 2021, it belonged to Dr. August Oetker KG. Since November 2021, it has been a member of Geschwister Oetker Beteiligungen KG with a turnover of almost 2 billion euros and more than 8,000 employees.

Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei
Company typeLimited partnership (KG)
Industrydrink industry 
Founded1832
FounderAdam Henkell 
Headquarters,
ProductsSparkling wine, Wine Distilled beverage
Revenue1.195 million (2020)
Number of employees
3,494 (2020)
ParentGeschwister Oetker Beteiligungen KG
Websitewww.henkell-freixenet.com

History edit

 
Wiesbaden - Henkell Schloss, designed by Paul Bonatz
 

Adam Henkell [de] founded the Henkell & Cie winery in Mainz in 1832.[1][2] Twenty-five years later he commissioned the building of a “Champagne factory” in Walpodenstrasse in Mainz, making him among the first in Germany to master the technology of producing sparkling wine from wine. The Henkell Trocken brand was patented in 1894 under the management of Otto Henkell [de], and in 1898 it became one of the first legally protected brands in Germany. In 1909, Henkell & Co. moved into its new headquarters in the independent town Biebrich.[3] The Henkell Trocken brand was marketed very aggressively from 1900 to 1920, with large-format ads regularly appearing in publications like Jugend and Simplicissimus. Artists commissioned to design ads for the campaign included Thomas Theodor Heine, Ernst Oppler, Lucian Bernhard, Gino von Finetti [de] and Adolf Münzer [de]. The Henkell headquarters was also depicted in several full-page advertisements in Lucian Bernhard's signature style.

Otto Henkell and Ludwig Stollwerck [de]Ludwig Stollwerck are widely considered to be the inventors of joint advertising, a strategy they deployed starting around 1900. It was the first time marketing activities were jointly developed and funded by multiple companies within a single industry.

Joachim von Ribbentrop married into the Henkell family on 5 July 1920 by marrying Otto Henkell's daughter Anneliese. Otto Henkell then entrusted Ribbentrop with the establishment and management of the Berlin branch of Henkell & Co.[4]

In 1935, Henkell & Co. pioneered and patented the “Pikkolo” brand. The “black gentleman” (Schwarzer Herr) silhouette design debuted on the Henkell Trocken label in 1936 and for many years was its distinctive insignia.[citation needed]

National Socialism edit

Joachim von Ribbentrop became Germany's foreign minister under Hitler in 1938; in this position he ordered the deportation and killing of thousands of Jews, specifically in the Italian occupied zone in Croatia. The Henkell estate in Wiesbaden served as a headquarter of the German air force (Luftwaffe) from 1939 to 1945. During the Nazi era, the Henkell company used around 50 French prisoners of war for its wine and champagne production.[5] The company denied access to their private archives until 2019.[6]

Expansion edit

In 1975, the company acquired Sektkellerei Carstens KG in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Further acquisitions and corporate mergers followed. In 1986, Otto Henkell sold the winery to the entrepreneur Rudolf-August Oetker, who had previously acquired Söhnlein Rheingold Sektkellerei [de] in Schierstein in 1956. After an initial period of individual growth for both companies, former competitors Henkell & Co. and Söhnlein Rheingold KG merged in 1987 to form Henkell & Söhnlein Sektkellereien KG, based in Wiesbaden-Biebrich. Both companies continued to be managed through 2009, after which they were consolidated into parent company Henkell & Söhnlein Sektkellereien KG. Henkell & Söhnlein Sektkellereien KG took the first step towards forming a European beverage group in 1988, when it acquired the Austrian Scharlachberg label, with the exception of the brandy of the same name. Henkell & Söhnlein, Austria, was founded with its own sparkling wine production facilities in Vienna and its own brandy bottling plant in Salzburg. In 1992, the parent company acquired Hungarovin Kft. in Budapest, the Hungarian market leader for sparkling wine, and in 1995, it acquired a majority stake in Kurpfalz Sektkellerei KG, located in Speyer, Germany. Henkell & Söhnlein Polska Sp. Z o.o. was founded in Warsaw in 1996, and in 1997, Deinhard Sektkellerei KG [de] in Koblenz was added to the portfolio, as well as a qualified majority in Vinpol SP. Z o.o. in Toruń, Poland. In 1999, the Group acquired a qualified majority in Sekt Českomoravská vinařská a.s., Starý Plzenec, Bohemia, Czech Republic, and in 2000, it acquired a majority stake in the Slovakian sparkling winery Champagner-Fabrik J. E. Hubert [de] s.r.o., based in Sereď. Gratien & Meyer S.A.S. in Saumur, France, was purchased in the same year. In 2003, Henkell & Söhnlein acquired the distribution and trademark rights for the Menger-Krug sparkling winery in Deidesheim and S.C. Astese Production S.r.l., in Bucharest. The brands Kupferberg Gold and Scharlachberg Meisterbrand were added to the portfolio in 2004, and in 2006, the company acquired the spirits brands Der Gute Pott and Stern-Marke from A. Racke GmbH & Co. in Bingen am Rhein, Germany. In October 2007, the company expanded further with the acquisition of Kyiv-based sparkling wine producer Kyiv Factory of Sparkling Wines "Stolychny" and closed the site in 2019.[7] In May 2008, Henkell & Söhnlein Sektkellereien KG acquired the Italian company Mionetto, a maker of international award-winning spumante and frizzante sparkling wine brands. Following multiple mergers, effective 1 January 2009, Henkell & Söhnlein Sektkellereien KG was renamed Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei. In March 2018, Henkell bought 50.67% of Freixenet, a Spanish wine company, and in April, Filipopolis, a Lithuanian liquor distributor.[8] Henkell reorted the acquisition of Bolney Wine Estate English sparkling wine based near Brighton, Sussex on the 14 January 2022.[9]

Subsidiaries edit

The following subsidiaries belong to the Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei KG group of consolidated companies: Deinhard KG, Sektkellerei Kupferberg, Kurpfalz Sektkellerei GmbH, Fürst von Metternich Sektkellerei GmbH, Schloss Johannisberger Weingüterverwaltung GbR, Menger-Krug Sektkellerei GmbH, Gorbatschow Wodka KG, Scharlachberg Weinbrennerei GmbH und H.H. Pott Nfgr. Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH. The following companies not based in Germany also belong to the Group: Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei Ges.m.b.H (Austria), Törley Sparkling Wine Cellar Ltd. (Hungary), Vinpol Sp. Z o.o. (Poland), Bohemia Sekt a.s. (Czechia), Hubert J.E. s.r.o. (Slovakia), Alfred Gratien S.A.S., (France), S.C. Angelli Spumante & Aperitive s.r.l. (Romania), Kiewer Sektkellerei Stolichniy (Ukraine) and Minonetto S.p.A. (Italy).

In March 2018, Henkell bought 50.67% of Freixenet, a Spanish wine company. The purchase included its Australian subsidiary, the Wingara Wine Group, owner of Katnook Estate in Coonawarra and Deakin Estate in the Murray Darling region near Mildura.[10]

Company profile edit

In 2020, Henkell Freixenet posted revenue after consumption taxes of €972m. This reflects a revenue decrease of -7.4%. In 2020 the company had 3,494 employees. The board of directors is composed of Andreas Brokemper (International Activities and Controlling), Eberhard Benz (Manufacturing and Purchasing), Frank van Fürden (Sales, Marketing and Logistics).[11]

Brands edit

  • Sparkling wine: Henkell-brand sparkling wines, Adam Henkell, Menger-Krug, Fürst von Metternich, Deinhard, Kupferberg (sparkling wine), Lutter & Wegner, Söhnlein Brillant, Schloss Rheinberg, Schloss Biebrich, Cantor Alkoholfrei Sparkling, Bohemia Sekt, Törley Sekt [de], Hubert Sekt, Angelli, Festillant, Ukrainskoye
  • Champagne: Alfred Gratien, Champagne Veuve Emille
  • Prosecco: Mionetto, Freixenet Prosecco
  • Crémant: Gratien & Meyer
  • Cava: Cavas Hill, Freixenet
  • Wine: Schloss Johannisberg, i heart Wines, Freixenet Mederano, Freixenet Mia, Habánske Sklepy, Vino Mikulov, BB, Chapel Hill
  • Distilled beverage: Mangaroca Batida de Coco, Cardenal Mendoza, Fürst Bismarck, Kuemmerling, Wodka Gorbatschow, Gin Lubuski

References edit

  1. ^ a b "World Gin Club 🌍 Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei KG 🍸". World Gin Club. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  2. ^ Felicity Carter, The sparkling way of Henkell Freixenet, retrieved 3 November 2019
  3. ^ Die Sektkellerei Henkell
  4. ^ Deutsche Biographie. "Ribbentrop, Joachim von - Deutsche Biographie" (in German).
  5. ^ "Halb Schloss, halb Fabrik" (in German). 2009-11-17.
  6. ^ "Wie Düsseldorfer Firmen mit ihrer NS-Zeit umgehen" (in German). 2019-01-29.
  7. ^ Henkell Freixenet Business year 2019 press release 28 May 2020, retrieved 22 March 2022
  8. ^ "Henkell & Co. sees revenues rise by 5% to €526m". The Drinks Business. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  9. ^ "Henkell Freixenet Buys Bolney Wine Estate". glassofbubbly.com. 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  10. ^ Alana House (20 March 2018). "New owner & winemaker for Katnook Estate". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Press | Henkell Freixenet". www.henkell-freixenet.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.

External links edit

  • English-language web site

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Henkell amp Co Sektkellerei news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Henkell amp Co Sektkellerei KG today Henkell Freixenet is a German producer 1 of Sekt German quality sparkling wine wine and spirits based in Wiesbaden From 1958 until October 2021 it belonged to Dr August Oetker KG Since November 2021 it has been a member of Geschwister Oetker Beteiligungen KG with a turnover of almost 2 billion euros and more than 8 000 employees Henkell amp Co SektkellereiCompany typeLimited partnership KG Industrydrink industry Founded1832FounderAdam Henkell HeadquartersWiesbaden GermanyProductsSparkling wine Wine Distilled beverageRevenue1 195 million 2020 Number of employees3 494 2020 ParentGeschwister Oetker Beteiligungen KGWebsitewww wbr henkell freixenet wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 National Socialism 1 2 Expansion 1 3 Subsidiaries 1 4 Company profile 2 Brands 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Wiesbaden Henkell Schloss designed by Paul Bonatz nbsp Adam Henkell de founded the Henkell amp Cie winery in Mainz in 1832 1 2 Twenty five years later he commissioned the building of a Champagne factory in Walpodenstrasse in Mainz making him among the first in Germany to master the technology of producing sparkling wine from wine The Henkell Trocken brand was patented in 1894 under the management of Otto Henkell de and in 1898 it became one of the first legally protected brands in Germany In 1909 Henkell amp Co moved into its new headquarters in the independent town Biebrich 3 The Henkell Trocken brand was marketed very aggressively from 1900 to 1920 with large format ads regularly appearing in publications like Jugend and Simplicissimus Artists commissioned to design ads for the campaign included Thomas Theodor Heine Ernst Oppler Lucian Bernhard Gino von Finetti de and Adolf Munzer de The Henkell headquarters was also depicted in several full page advertisements in Lucian Bernhard s signature style Otto Henkell and Ludwig Stollwerck de Ludwig Stollwerck are widely considered to be the inventors of joint advertising a strategy they deployed starting around 1900 It was the first time marketing activities were jointly developed and funded by multiple companies within a single industry Joachim von Ribbentrop married into the Henkell family on 5 July 1920 by marrying Otto Henkell s daughter Anneliese Otto Henkell then entrusted Ribbentrop with the establishment and management of the Berlin branch of Henkell amp Co 4 In 1935 Henkell amp Co pioneered and patented the Pikkolo brand The black gentleman Schwarzer Herr silhouette design debuted on the Henkell Trocken label in 1936 and for many years was its distinctive insignia citation needed National Socialism edit Joachim von Ribbentrop became Germany s foreign minister under Hitler in 1938 in this position he ordered the deportation and killing of thousands of Jews specifically in the Italian occupied zone in Croatia The Henkell estate in Wiesbaden served as a headquarter of the German air force Luftwaffe from 1939 to 1945 During the Nazi era the Henkell company used around 50 French prisoners of war for its wine and champagne production 5 The company denied access to their private archives until 2019 6 Expansion edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1975 the company acquired Sektkellerei Carstens KG in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse Further acquisitions and corporate mergers followed In 1986 Otto Henkell sold the winery to the entrepreneur Rudolf August Oetker who had previously acquired Sohnlein Rheingold Sektkellerei de in Schierstein in 1956 After an initial period of individual growth for both companies former competitors Henkell amp Co and Sohnlein Rheingold KG merged in 1987 to form Henkell amp Sohnlein Sektkellereien KG based in Wiesbaden Biebrich Both companies continued to be managed through 2009 after which they were consolidated into parent company Henkell amp Sohnlein Sektkellereien KG Henkell amp Sohnlein Sektkellereien KG took the first step towards forming a European beverage group in 1988 when it acquired the Austrian Scharlachberg label with the exception of the brandy of the same name Henkell amp Sohnlein Austria was founded with its own sparkling wine production facilities in Vienna and its own brandy bottling plant in Salzburg In 1992 the parent company acquired Hungarovin Kft in Budapest the Hungarian market leader for sparkling wine and in 1995 it acquired a majority stake in Kurpfalz Sektkellerei KG located in Speyer Germany Henkell amp Sohnlein Polska Sp Z o o was founded in Warsaw in 1996 and in 1997 Deinhard Sektkellerei KG de in Koblenz was added to the portfolio as well as a qualified majority in Vinpol SP Z o o in Torun Poland In 1999 the Group acquired a qualified majority in Sekt Ceskomoravska vinarska a s Stary Plzenec Bohemia Czech Republic and in 2000 it acquired a majority stake in the Slovakian sparkling winery Champagner Fabrik J E Hubert de s r o based in Sered Gratien amp Meyer S A S in Saumur France was purchased in the same year In 2003 Henkell amp Sohnlein acquired the distribution and trademark rights for the Menger Krug sparkling winery in Deidesheim and S C Astese Production S r l in Bucharest The brands Kupferberg Gold and Scharlachberg Meisterbrand were added to the portfolio in 2004 and in 2006 the company acquired the spirits brands Der Gute Pott and Stern Marke from A Racke GmbH amp Co in Bingen am Rhein Germany In October 2007 the company expanded further with the acquisition of Kyiv based sparkling wine producer Kyiv Factory of Sparkling Wines Stolychny and closed the site in 2019 7 In May 2008 Henkell amp Sohnlein Sektkellereien KG acquired the Italian company Mionetto a maker of international award winning spumante and frizzante sparkling wine brands Following multiple mergers effective 1 January 2009 Henkell amp Sohnlein Sektkellereien KG was renamed Henkell amp Co Sektkellerei In March 2018 Henkell bought 50 67 of Freixenet a Spanish wine company and in April Filipopolis a Lithuanian liquor distributor 8 Henkell reorted the acquisition of Bolney Wine Estate English sparkling wine based near Brighton Sussex on the 14 January 2022 9 Subsidiaries edit The following subsidiaries belong to the Henkell amp Co Sektkellerei KG group of consolidated companies Deinhard KG Sektkellerei Kupferberg Kurpfalz Sektkellerei GmbH Furst von Metternich Sektkellerei GmbH Schloss Johannisberger Weinguterverwaltung GbR Menger Krug Sektkellerei GmbH Gorbatschow Wodka KG Scharlachberg Weinbrennerei GmbH und H H Pott Nfgr Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH The following companies not based in Germany also belong to the Group Henkell amp Co Sektkellerei Ges m b H Austria Torley Sparkling Wine Cellar Ltd Hungary Vinpol Sp Z o o Poland Bohemia Sekt a s Czechia Hubert J E s r o Slovakia Alfred Gratien S A S France S C Angelli Spumante amp Aperitive s r l Romania Kiewer Sektkellerei Stolichniy Ukraine and Minonetto S p A Italy In March 2018 Henkell bought 50 67 of Freixenet a Spanish wine company The purchase included its Australian subsidiary the Wingara Wine Group owner of Katnook Estate in Coonawarra and Deakin Estate in the Murray Darling region near Mildura 10 Company profile edit In 2020 Henkell Freixenet posted revenue after consumption taxes of 972m This reflects a revenue decrease of 7 4 In 2020 the company had 3 494 employees The board of directors is composed of Andreas Brokemper International Activities and Controlling Eberhard Benz Manufacturing and Purchasing Frank van Furden Sales Marketing and Logistics 11 Brands editSparkling wine Henkell brand sparkling wines Adam Henkell Menger Krug Furst von Metternich Deinhard Kupferberg sparkling wine Lutter amp Wegner Sohnlein Brillant Schloss Rheinberg Schloss Biebrich Cantor Alkoholfrei Sparkling Bohemia Sekt Torley Sekt de Hubert Sekt Angelli Festillant Ukrainskoye Champagne Alfred Gratien Champagne Veuve Emille Prosecco Mionetto Freixenet Prosecco Cremant Gratien amp Meyer Cava Cavas Hill Freixenet Wine Schloss Johannisberg i heart Wines Freixenet Mederano Freixenet Mia Habanske Sklepy Vino Mikulov BB Chapel Hill Distilled beverage Mangaroca Batida de Coco Cardenal Mendoza Furst Bismarck Kuemmerling Wodka Gorbatschow Gin LubuskiReferences edit a b World Gin Club Henkell amp Co Sektkellerei KG World Gin Club Retrieved 2022 01 23 Felicity Carter The sparkling way of Henkell Freixenet retrieved 3 November 2019 Die Sektkellerei Henkell Deutsche Biographie Ribbentrop Joachim von Deutsche Biographie in German Halb Schloss halb Fabrik in German 2009 11 17 Wie Dusseldorfer Firmen mit ihrer NS Zeit umgehen in German 2019 01 29 Henkell Freixenet Business year 2019 press release 28 May 2020 retrieved 22 March 2022 Henkell amp Co sees revenues rise by 5 to 526m The Drinks Business 2018 04 30 Retrieved 2022 01 23 Henkell Freixenet Buys Bolney Wine Estate glassofbubbly com 2021 01 17 Retrieved 2022 01 23 Alana House 20 March 2018 New owner amp winemaker for Katnook Estate Retrieved 1 December 2018 Press Henkell Freixenet www henkell freixenet com Retrieved 2020 02 11 External links editEnglish language web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henkell 26 Co Sektkellerei amp oldid 1183597387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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