Reitzel International Development (RID) is formed of Reitzel International, our commercial subsidiary, which is based on Reitzel India, our Indian production subsidiary. The RID office is located in Kunigal near Bangalore.
Reitzel India started its operations back in 2004 in the Kunigal Industrial area located 70km north west of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka, specialising in gherkin farming to create an efficient supply chain to our group’s subsidiaries.
Today at Reitzel India, we are the pickle specialist on the international market producing pickled cornichons, gherkins, and other specialities such as baby corns, jalapeños, piri piri chilis, banana peppers in various packaging (jars, cans, pouches) for retail, food service and QSR markets.
We work hand in hand with over 6’000 farmers to ensure the implementation of Good Agricultural Practices on the fields and traceability from the farms to our factory. The objective being to produce pickles of the highest quality, whilst respecting the environment and ensuring a better quality of life for farmers and their communities.
Since 2014, Reitzel India has become the first and unique Fairtrade certified pickle producer in the world!