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Company Profile

Döhler GmbH is a global producer, marketer and provider of technology-driven natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the food and beverage industry. The production ranges from flavors and emulsions, natural colors, basic materials, fruit preparations, alcoholic and alcohol-free beverage bases, milk bases, malt and cereal bases, sweetening systems as well as fruit and vegetable juices, purees and concentrates. Extensions were completed at the Darmstadt/Germany location with the new Customer and Communication Center (2004) and the new Flavor Factory (2011). Döhler now has 23 production sites, more than 50 sales offices and application sites and is active in more than 130 countries. More than 5,000 employees worldwide work for Döhler.

Products / Technology

flavors
emulsions
natural colors
basic materials
fruit preparations
alcoholic and alcohol-free beverage bases
milk bases
malt and cereal bases
sweetening systems
fruit and vegetable juices
purees
concentrates

History

1838 - Lorenz Döhler founded the original company – a spice mill – in Erfurt/Germany
1892 - Wilhelm Gemmer takes over management of the company
1924 - Leo Gemmer takes over management - founding two new sites
1948 - Döhler, a significant food provision company in the Eastern section of the divided Germany, is nationalised.
1952 - compounds and flavours based on fruit juice for the fast-growing soft drink industry
1957 - company moves to Darmstadt/Germany
1962 - Construction of a modern compound and flavour factory
1973 – new management by Jörg Gemmer and Dr. Jochen Klein
1979 - takeover of Lucca GmbH in Heilbronn/Germany
1980 - takeover of Olymparom Essenzen in Wallerstein/Germany
1982 - acquisition of Citrusco N.V. in Belgium
1988 - Döhler celebrates the company’s 150-year anniversary
1990 - first subsidiaries in Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic
1992 - first production facility established at Döhler Szilas in Budapest/Hungary and subsidiary Döhler Flavorade in Madras/India
1995 - acquired Euro-Citrus N.V., based in Oosterhout, NL
1996 - founding the Döhler China production site in Jinan
1997 - joint venture founded with Fischer-Döhler near Sao Paulo, Brazil
2001 - takeover of Dinter, Neuenkirchen/Germany
2002 - new flavours, innovation and technology centre in Darmstadt/Germany
2003 - new factory in Pune/India
2004 - Staff moves into the new customer and communication centre in Darmstadt
2005 - Holding in ALKO International B.V., a leading specialist for natural beverage bases
2006 - INNOVAL-DÖHLER joint venture in Mexico City
2007 - takeover of Jahncke with its production facilities in Poland and Ukraine and new production and application centre is opened in Shanghai, China
2008 - Döhler America Latina opens the Centre of Excellence for Citrus in Limeira/Brazil
2008 - Holding in BONJUICE, Schwalmtal in Germany
2009 - acquisition of Sanchuan Rizhao, China and new distribution and application centre in Dubai opens
2010 - ALKO International B.V., a leading specialist for natural beverage bases, becomes part of the DöhlerGroup
2011 - Commissioning of a production facility for cereal and malt extracts in Neuss/Germany and commissioning of the new, state-of-the-art flavour plant and a new testing facility in Darmstadt/Germany and takeover of a modern plant in Karaman/Turkey
2012 - integration of Shanghai KingBee Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
2013 – aquisition of fruit processing and flavours divisions of Delta Aromatic (DELRO) in Egypt; foundation of Döhler Egypt for the Production of Natural Food & Beverage Ingredients S.A.E., Cairo/Egypt
2014 - innoval Döhler becomes Döhler Mexico S.A. de C.V. and Döhler begins a joint venture with Afriplex, producer of premium-quality plant extracts and Africa’s leading supplier of natural extracts and taking over Beverage House (now Döhler North America) in Cartersville, USA
2015 - Döhler acquires a majority share in dry ingredients specialist Molda

References

Döhler GmbH
Döhler GmbH
Founded	1938
Founder	Lorenz Döhler
Headquarters	Darmstadt, Germany
Number of employees	5,000 (2016)
Website	www.doehler.com

PETplanet Insider Articles

Issue 04 / 2017: One-trend beverage compositions
Issue 04 / 2016: Beverage ingredients: Trends 2016
Issue 04 / 2015: Ingredients & ingredient systems for multi-sensory product experiences
Issue 01 / 2015: Trend: Naturalness and Energy
Issue 10 / 2014: Multi-sensory ingredients
Issue 09 / 2014: Doehler and Afriplex form joint venture for integrated ingredients
Issue 08 / 2014: Soft yellow joins the spectrum New addition to Döhler range
Issue 06 / 2014: Brazil Part 5 – Döhler America Latina
Issue 04 / 2014: Taste of Brazil
Issue 03 / 2014: Döhler snaps up Mexican subsidiary
Issue 11 / 2013: Döhler‘s sweet smell of success
Issue 10 / 2013: New taste combinations
Issue 10 / 2013: Döhler acquires 50% of fruit specialist Mais Fruta in Brazil
Issue 09 / 2013: Savour and flavour
Issue 07 / 2013: Döhler expands in Brazil
Issue 04 / 2013: Döhler gets Egyptian Delta
Issue 11 / 2012: Flavours and natural colours
Issue 05 / 2012: 'Natural colouer‘ rainbow
Issue 11 / 2011: A range of different tastes
Issue 04 / 2011: Faster detection of microbiological contamination
Issue 04 / 2011: Faster detection of microbiological contamination
Issue 12 / 2011: DöhlerGroup and PureCircle ally for Stevia development
Issue 05 / 2009: Maximising opportunity in soft drink development
Issue 05 / 2009: New Döhler Centre in Dubai

External links

Döhler GmbH Website

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