Herta Foods
Appearance
Product type | Precooked meal, Frankfurter |
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Owner | Casa TarradellasNestlé(60:40) |
Country | Germany |
Introduced | 1902? |
Markets | Europe |
Website | Herta Frankfurters |
Hertais a brand of pre-cookedFrankfurters,owned byNestlé(40%) and Catalan-basedCasa Tarradellas(60%).[1][2]It is currently the most popular Frankfurter-brand throughoutEurope.[3]
History
[edit]Ludwig Schweisfurthopened a butcher shop in the German town ofHerten,from where the name Herta originates, in 1902. This local shop flourished and grew into a factory. By 1963, Herta had spread across Europe, and was sold toNestlébyKarl Ludwig Schweisfurthin 1986.Nestlélater launched the Herta brand in theUKin 1988, and had become the most popular frankfurter brand by 2000, selling over 150 million. In December 2019,Nestléannounced that they had sold 60% of their shares to Casa Tarradellas.[3]
External links
[edit]- Herta Frankfurters
- Nestlé Professional - HertaArchived2009-08-04 at theWayback Machine
- [1]
References
[edit]- ^"Undercover footage at French farm shows 'deplorable' conditions for pigs".the Guardian.2020-12-03.Retrieved2022-12-19.
- ^"Casa Tarradellas repite beneficios y gana 27 millones de euros".EXPANSION(in Spanish). 2022-12-18.Retrieved2022-12-19.
- ^ab"Herta History".