Facts & Figures

Company: Bergader Privatkäserei GmbH
Founding year: 1902 by Basil Weixler; family-owned ever since
Positioning: Bergader – Expertise in Bavarian cheese; the medium sized company emphasises its Bavarian origin; The company produces and markets cheese specialities in the high segment.
Market position: In Germany leading supplier for the deli counter and number 1 German producer and exporter of blue cheese.
Board: Beatrice Kress (Executive Proprietor)
Hans Burger (General Manager Sales and Production)
Headquarters: Weixlerstraße 16
83329 Waging am See/ Upper Bavaria, Germany
Affiliate: Wendelstein Käsewerk GmbH, Bad Aibling, Germany
Staff: approx. 520
Cheese production: Soft and blue cheese (17,000 t)
Semi-hard & semi-soft cheeses (3.000 t)
Soft cheese in brine and pasta filata (9.000 t)
Production sites: Waging am See, Upper Bavaria, Germany
Bad Aibling, Upper Bavaria, Germany
Brands: Bavaria blu, Bergader Edelpilz, Bergader Mini brie, Bergader Cremosissimo, Bonifaz, Bergader Almkäse, Bergader Bergbauern, Basils Original Rauchkäse, Bianco, Biarom, Petida
Product placement: deli counter, self service shelf
Export: Most important export countries: Italy, Spain and Austria
Export quota: ca. 40 %
Quality systems: In 1994, Bergader was the first cheese diary in Germany to fulfil the strict requirements of DIN EN ISO 9001, achieving certification according to this standard. Since 1998, the company has been audited in line with the EC Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).
In July 2004 Bergader received the QMS ISO 9001:2000 quality certification. The company constantly carries out in-house controls and monitors its suppliers using audit procedures based on IFS International Food Standards.
Since 2005, certification has been in accordance with the BRC Global Standard.

Date: September 2011