Reitzel is a family-owned company that was successively managed by Hugo Reitzel, the founder, Franz and Charles Reitzel, his sons, and then Joseph Poupon until 1986. Since then, the company has been run by Bernard Poupon. The Reitzel and Poupon families are majority shareholders. Pierre B. Darmon joined Bernard Poupon to manage the company in 1987.
| 1909 | Hugo Reitzel founds the company Reitzel in Aigle, Switzerland. It specialises in ‘colonial foodstuffs’. |
| 1973 | Joseph Poupon acquires a share of Reitzel’s capital. He becomes Managing Director. |
| 1986 | Bernard Poupon takes over the General Management of "Reitzel Frères" in Aigle and Philippe Reitzel becomes Chairman. |
| 1987 | Pierre B. Darmon joins Bernard Poupon to create the PRI (Poupon Reitzel Industries) group. |
| 1990 | Acquisition of a stake in the company Zey-Tur-San in Turkey. |
| 1995 | Acquisition of Conserveries Bésiers in Castelsarrasin, France. |
| 2000 | Acquisition of the company Briand in Bourré, Loir-et-Cher, France. Creation of a quality control office in Bangalore, India. |
| 2003 | Creation of Reitzel India. |
| 2005 | Commissioning of our factory in India. |
| Renovation of the Reitzel Suisse vinegar factory in Aigle. | |
| Acquisition of Misrachi International in Marseille, which later becomes Reitzel International. | |
| 2006 | Purchase of the Jardin d’Orante (flavoured olive oils) and Oli (olive oil) brands from Lesieur. |
| 2009 | Hundredth anniversary of Reitzel (Suisse) SA |
| 2010 | Launch of the www.jardindorante.fr and www.hugoreitzel.com online shops |
| 2011 | Reitzel International is transferred from Marseille to Aigle. |
| 2012 | Acquisition of the company Christ, in Connerré, France, specialized in ready-made dishes, gherkins and vegetables. |
“It all began here in 1909 with a colonial foodstuff business that was called Hugo Reitzel & Cie. Then, when the sons took over the business in 1945, it became Reitzel Frères SA. In 1986, when Bernard Poupon become the company’s new director and started expanding it abroad, he first founded Reitzel (France) and Reitzel Frères inevitably became Reitzel (Suisse) SA. Then came Reitzel (India) and now Reitzel International.
If my grandfather Hugo came to me now and asked “How is Reitzel performing today?” I would say,
“We still make and sell gherkins in Switzerland. We also make them in France, Turkey and India and sell them in France, the UK, Russia and even the United States”.
I wish the Reitzel Group every possible success in the future. I can tell they are motivated and hope they will find great pleasure in their work”.
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