Company
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Key figures
- Founded in 1986 by Heide and Hermann Beer in Kisslegg, Allgäu
- Head office: Lindenberg / Allgäu (until 2014 in Kisslegg / Allgäu)
- Number of employees: 50
- Portfolio:
- Range size/structure: > 250 organic cheese varieties (~ 1,000 items)
- including approximately 100 Allgäuern specialities
- ..including approximately 40 national specialities
- About 110 are international specialities.
- Processing, blending, packaging and labelling services are available to meet your specific requirements.
- Seminars and training
- Annual trading volume: 3,600 tonnes
- Suppliers: > 45 cheese dairies and milk processors (over 1,000 farmers)
- Turnover: In 2020, the company reached the €40 million mark for the first time.
- Customer base: German and EU organic food wholesalers, food processors and out-of-home foodservice providers
- Managing Director: Michael Welte
History
- Founded in 1986 by Heide and Hermann Beer in a garage in Kisslegg
- By 1987 the team had grown to 8 employees.
- 1992 Ökologische Molkereien Allgäu specialises in the dairy products range (yellow line)
- 1993: The number of suppliers rises to 40
- 1996: Sales exceed €10 million for the first time
- 1997: Export activity expanded to neighbouring European countries
- 1998: Trade volume reaches approximately 100 varieties and 1,600 metric tons per year
- 1998 The company employed 18 staff.
- 1999 A sales office is established in France to serve international customers
- 2000: Trade volume grows to around 130 varieties, approximately 2,000 metric tonnes per year; turnover reaches about €13 million; the team expands to 28 employees; and the customer base stands at roughly 80 accounts.
- 2001 The Beer family sells the company to long-standing supplier partners. The co-operatively organised Domspitzmilch – now Bayernland eG – takes over the company
- 2003 Two additional co-operative dairies—Allgäu Milch Käse eG in Kimratshofen and Allgäuer Emmentalerkäserei Leupolz eG—become shareholders.
- Michael Welte, master cheesemaker and managing director of the co-operative dairy in Leupolz, becomes managing director of Ökologische Molkereien Allgäu
- 2005 Turnover growth continues, with the €20 million mark being reached for the first time. Expansion of the product range to become a full-range supplier of dairy products (yellow line)
- By 2008, Ökologische Molkereien Allgäu employs around 40 staff
- The company expands its established training programme.
- 2009 Co-founding of the ‘WerteMarken’ manufacturers’ association
- 2010: Turnover growth crosses the €25 million threshold for the first time
- 2011 Sales activities are intensified and brand development is strengthened following the appointment of Manuel Pick to the management team
- 2012 ÖMA collaborates with organic dairy farmers to advance environmental protection through its own nature conservation project
- Establishment of a separate training services division: ÖMA SchulungsWerk
- 2014 Management change: Ulrich Kurz now co-manages the company alongside Michael Welte
- The company relocates to the sunniest place in Bavaria: Lindenberg im Allgäu
- 2015 The company achieves a turnover of €30 million for the first time
- 2016 Ökologische Molkereien Allgäu celebrated its 30th anniversary
- 2018 The long-standing initiative to make packaging more sustainable returns to the forefront
- 2018 The company employs around 50 staff
- 2019: Handling volume exceeds 5,000 metric tonnes
- 2020 The company achieves a turnover of €40 million for the first time
- 2023 Ulrich Kurz moves from the executive board to become Head of Administration
- 2023 ÖMA launches its new brand identity with a redesigned logo and accompanying campaign
- 2026 ÖMA celebrates its 40th anniversary, marking the occasion with two special anniversary cheeses crafted exclusively for this milestone.