Sundi and Lausitzer – How it all began

1898–1989

Sundi – Food Ingredients for food industry

The company division „Food Ingredients“ has its beginning in the creation of the first „Bremer Dampffabrik für ätherische Öle und Essenzen“ in 1898 by the gents Schädlich and Jacob, who was producer from essences, flavours and beverage bases for the processing of non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks.

The company „chädlich & Jacob GmbH“ remitted after the second World War and signed in 1954 in the firmname „Sundi GmbH“. Since middle of the seventies the Sundi GmbH produce fruit additives, beverage bases and essences for the producers of milk, ice cream as well as bakery products and confectionary. In 1988 the Sundi Gmbh became part of the deharde holding GmbH, which bought the Schulte Aromen GmbH to expansion its competences as producer of food additives.

Lausitzer – Consumer Products for food retailing

Hugo Paul layed the foundation for „Consumer Products“ in 1901 with the establishement of the "Lausitzer Konservenfabrik Hugo Paul" in Sohland a. d. Spree. In 1923 expanded Hugo Paul his product range on candied lemon pee, marzipan, fruit sirup and jams. Fruit juices were also produced in the Oberlausitz since 1933.

The company employed before the second World War over 500 staffs and became destroyed in parts and plundered. In 1953 the remaining credit balance was attached and the company transfered into the public property. From 1968 till 1990 the „VEB Kombinat Obst- und Gemüseverarbeitung Sohland“ produced famous products like „Lausitzer Orangenperle“ and the „Lausitzer Fipse“.