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Herta is a brand of pre-cooked Frankfurters, owned by
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(40%) and Catalan-based Casa Tarradellas (60%). It is currently the most popular Frankfurter-brand throughout
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History

Ludwig Schweisfurth Ludwig may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ludwig (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Ludwig (surname), including a list of people * Ludwig Ahgren, or simply Ludwig, American YouTube live streamer and ...
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
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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.
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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,
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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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