Our History
WE DELIVER PROGRESS
Our focus has always been on stable and continuous growth, and we have established ourselves as a reliable producer of high-quality food, sustainable packaging and materials for our retail partners Lidl and Kaufland.
WE DELIVER THE BEST QUALITY AT FAIR PRICES EVERY DAY
We have a long tradition of beverage production. We laid the business foundations for what Schwarz Produktion is today with MEG (formerly Mitteldeutsche Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH & Co. KG). MEG is one of the leading soft drinks producers in Germany. And we are constantly evolving: Since 2010, we have been working on the strategic expansion of our product portfolio and opening up new markets. Following in the footsteps of chocolate, dried fruits, baked goods and ice cream, we have also been producing coffee and pasta since 2022. Since 2023, we have been producing printing paper, too. In doing so, sustainability is always a top priority.
MILESTONES AT SCHWARZ PRODUKTION
2023 – Beverage Production Begins in Derby
The first Schwarz Produktion international production site becomes operative. The new MEG beverage plant in Derby, Great Britain, produces mineral water and soft drinks specifically for the British market.
2023 – New Sindra Site in Rheine
The new Sindra site is taking over various services for Bon Presso and Solent in Rheine from 2024 onwards.
2023 – Expansion of MEG Übach-Palenberg Completed
The extensive expansion of our recycling and plastics plant in Übach-Palenberg has let us increase our annual recycling capacity there by around 50%.
2023 – Paper Supply Secured
Maxauer Papierfabrik (formerly Stora Enso Maxau) in Karlsruhe became part of Schwarz Produktion in March 2023. The Maxau site processes recycled paper and fresh wood fibres into large quantities of recyclable, renewable and biodegradable paper.
2022 – Acquisition of a Pasta Factory
Bon Pasta (formerly Erfurter Teigwaren GmbH) is the largest pasta producer in Germany and has been part of Schwarz Produktion since autumn 2022. Bon Pasta is located in Erfurt.
2022 – Construction of the Nut Roasting Plant Begins
The ground for the nut roasting plant is broken in Rheine.
2022 – Launch of Bon Presso Coffee Roastery
Production begins to ramp up at the coffee roastery in Rheine, Germany, in spring 2022.
2021 – Start of Operations at the Second Deep-Freeze Warehouse in Übach-Palenberg, Germany
Sindra’s second deep-freeze warehouse stores goods for ice cream production. It is one of the largest automated warehouses for frozen goods in the world.
2021 – Expansion of Ice Cream Production with Bon Gelati Haaren
Schwarz Produktion acquires a second ice cream factory. It expands its ice cream production capacities with Bon Gelati Haaren (formerly Rosen Eiskrem).
2020 – Foundation of Schwarz Produktion Stiftung
Schwarz Produktion Stiftung & Co. KG is established and takes over a large number of operational activities for the production plants.
2019 – Extension of MEG Übach-Palenberg
Start of operations at a second plant for producing recycled plastic.
2018 – Extension of MEG Löningen
The extensive upgrades to and expansions of the plant that began in 2009 are completed. Operations continued while the extension work took place.
2017 – Expansion of Bonback and Solent
The expansion of the range and capacities in the two baked goods business units as well as chocolate and dried fruit, which began in 2013, is completed. Bonback has been producing croissants, apple turnovers and more since 2018.
2017 – Start of Operations at Bon Gelati
Ice cream production gets under way in the state-of-the-art facilities in Bon Gelati at our Übach-Palenberg location.
2017 – Sindra is Founded
The foundation of Sindra Übach-Palenberg (formerly Sindra Logistik & Services GmbH & Co. KG) gives Schwarz Produktion a valuable service provider that offers efficient logistics, engineering, infrastructure and administration solutions for the site.
2015 – MEG Übach-Palenberg Gets the Green Light
MEG Übach-Palenberg (formerly PET-Recycling-West GmbH) is put into operation, marking an important milestone in further increasing the sustainability of our PET bottles.
2013 – Start of Beverage Production at MEG Wörth am Rhein
MEG Wörth am Rhein (formerly Pfälzer Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH), with its own automatic high-bay warehouse, begins operations. The beverage plant is one of the largest in Europe.
2012 – Bonback Begins Production
We launch our new bakery, which is one of the most cutting-edge large-scale bakeries in Europe, with the first deep-freeze high-bay warehouse in Übach-Palenberg.
2011 – Acquisition and Integration of MEG Neuensalz
MEG Neuensalz (formerly Vogtland PET GmbH) is our first recycling plant. It marks the starting point for our commitment to sustainability in bottle recycling and the use of recycled materials.
2010 – Start of Chocolate Production
With the commencement of operations at Solent Übach-Palenberg, we began our chocolate production and nut packaging.
2010 – Foundation of Pro Projekte
Pro Projekte takes charge of our large-scale projects. That includes, for instance, the construction of new production sites and renovations in existing plants.
2008 – Working with Schwarz Group
MEG was fully acquired by the Schwarz Group in 2008 and we have gone on to establish ourselves as an independent part of the group.
2000-2002 – Acquisition of Mineral Springs
The company is growing quickly. The acquisition of MEG Jessen GmbH (formerly Himmelsberger Mineralbrunnen GmbH), MEG Löningen GmbH (formerly WEG-Weser Ems Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH) and MEG Kirkel GmbH (formerly Kirkeler Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH) adds three important mineral spring sites.
2000 – Start of Operations at MEG Roßbach
We put our first plastics plant into operation just two years after the foundation of MEG: MEG Roßbach GmbH (previously Roßbacher Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH).
1998 – Foundation of MEG Weißenfels
More than 100 years after the development of the mineral spring “Köhlerquelle”, Mitteldeutsche Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH & Co. KG was founded. In the following years, MEG first became the Mitteldeutsche Erfrischungsgetränke corporate group based at the Weißenfels administration site, where it was supported in developing a variety of production segments. As MEG Weißenfels, its focus now is on the beverage/plastics segment.
1990 – Foundation of MEG Leißling
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, the first mineral spring and beverage plant at the Leißling site is reprivatised. MEG Leißling, formerly Leisslinger Mineralbrunnen GmbH, is founded and the development of further springs begins on site soon after.
1889 – Development of the Mineral Spring “Köhlerquelle”
Our origins lie in the development of the mineral spring “Köhlerquelle” in Leißling, Germany in 1889.
WE ARE SCHWARZ PRODUKTION
We are a rapidly growing corporate group that is developing continuously and constantly seizing new opportunities.
