Herta is a brand of pre-cooked
Frankfurters, owned by
Nestlé
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(40%) and Catalan-based
Casa Tarradellas (60%).
It is currently the most popular Frankfurter-brand throughout
Europe
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.
History
Ludwig Schweisfurth
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opened a butcher shop in the German town of
Herten
Herten (; Westphalian: ''Hiätten'') is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ks ...
, 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 to
Nestlé
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by
Karl Ludwig Schweisfurth
Karl Ludwig Schweisfurth (30 July 1930 – 15 February 2020) was a German entrepreneur, founder of the Schweisfurth Foundation and pioneer in the ecological production of food. He was the son of Karl Schweisfurth, who founded Herta Foods in 1902. ...
in 1986.
Nestlé
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later launched the Herta brand in the
UK in 1988, and had become the most popular frankfurter brand by 2000, selling over 150 million. In December 2019,
Nestlé
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announced that they had sold 60% of their shares to Casa Tarradellas.
External links
Herta FrankfurtersNestlé Professional - Herta
References
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