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23 years of pioneering work. Organic before organic was mainstream. Vegan before vegan was a trendy topic. Our subsidiary EcoFinia receives the German Sustainability Award 2024 for its ecological commitment out of conviction with the chocolate brand VIVANI!

With the development of the sustainability strategy, we have embarked on a new path towards the future. We want to embody a family business that builds on proven traditions and competencies while focusing on social and environmental sustainability. This brand message should become an integral part of our corporate identity in the long term and convince our customers, partners, suppliers, employees and end consumers of Weinrich in the long term.

The heart of a corporate identity is the corporate…

True to the motto "Think globally - act locally", we have started an outstanding cooperation with Arminia Bielefeld to reforest the nearby Teutoburg Forest.

Our anniversary chronicle:: 125 plus one

Rummaging through old photo cases in the attic of the old founding family villa, exchanging letterheads from the 19th century with the museum in Herford, conducting moving interviews with colleagues, collecting facts and figures, pondering paper and colours with graphic designers and reminiscing with our CEO Mr Budde. This is what the year 2021 looked like in our marketing office. And now we can finally hold the result of this special project in our…

This year, numerous companies from various food sectors were awarded the "Landesehrenpreis für Lebensmittel 2021" - the North Rhine-Westphalia Award for Food 2021.

We are also pleased to have been awarded the prize once again.

This prize is awarded to companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia in the food industry that, in addition to producing high-quality food, are also particularly committed to social and ecological sustainability.
Mrs Ursula Heinen-Esser from the Ministry of Agriculture…

The time has finally come: Our second Sustainability Report is online!

In it, you can find out about our comprehensive sustainability activities, which we want to improve in a continuous process.

On 30 pages, we explain our efforts over the past two years for a socially and ecologically sustainable future.

This second report should be read as a supplement to the first sustainability report. We hope all interested persons enjoy reading it!

We are very much looking forward to your opinion!

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After a special year with many ups and downs, we have all waited a long time for Christmas with our loved ones.

It's time to say thank you.

Our Christmas chocolate package, made with love, brings back the closeness that we have all been missing lately with our loved ones.

Prepare your family and yourself for special moments of pleasure with high-quality chocolate creations from over 125 years of chocolate art.

Share the most wonderful time of the…

Rethinking the world and finding solutions so that everyone can live well on our planet! That's what we want to do locally - together with many people and many small or big steps!" - Katharina Walckhoff

There is so much sustainability in our region: once a year, the WandelTAGE take place, where companies, schools or initiatives present their contribution to a fair, ecological, common good-oriented present and future.

Weinrich can also be found on the WandelKARTE:

In our Bruchbude on…

Welcome to the chocolate world of Weinrich!

On August the 2nd, eleven young people started their apprenticeships with us (from left to right). ): Pascal Tiemann (warehouse logistics specialist), Silas Scholz (electronics technician for industrial engineering), Florent Berisha (industrial management assistant), Ole Krampf and Jonathan Franke (industrial maintenance mechanics), Kristina Aljuschin (entry-level qualification for industrial management assistant, one-year internship), Marilena Boldt…

Due to the ongoing situation, we were unfortunately unable to celebrate our 125th anniversary last year as planned. Nevertheless, in order to honor this special event appropriately, we worked together with Recyclingbörse Herford on a special project over the past few months. Our goal was to create an anniversary display that would, on the one hand, highlight Weinrich's long corporate history and, on the other, underscore our commitment to sustainability. The worthwhile result of this project can…