History

2020: The brand Jive gets a completely new design to meet the changing requirements of the customers. Relaunch of the Jive website. Our private label HERRES Chardonnay-Riesling receives the Berliner Wine Trophy silver medal 2020.

2019: Expansion of the closure options of various bottles with crown caps and ring-pull closures. Commissioning of a new modularized labeling machine on filling line 4 and a machine for multipacks of small bottles, e.g. 3 or 4 packs. Our private label HERRES Hochgewächs quality sparkling wine wins the Berliner Wine Trophy gold medal 2019 for its excellent taste.

2018: Acquisition of a new capsule machine with camera alignment for filling line 2. Installation of a cold storage for the storage of fruit concentrates. The brand Jive celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a party-edition.

2017: Commissioning of a module labelling machine at filling line 1. Extension of our private label HERRES with a German Riesling quality sparkling wine extra dry.

2016: Relocation of our factory store to the neighbouring building. Jive cherry blossom receives the award „Product of the year 2016 – bronze“ (consumer survey of the journal „Lebensmittel Praxis“). Jive peach-apricot ranked 3rd place at the HIT 2016 – dealer survey verified through the journal „Lebensmittel Praxis“.

2015: Commissioning of a new multi-function system with an output of 18,000 bottles/hour.

2014: Finished goods warehouse extended by 10,000 m² and six loading ramps. Modernisation of the bottling plant. Construction of a sparkling wine centre of excellence. Construction of a new filling hall.

2013: Tank storage capacity increased by 5 million litres. Jive is named the Top Brand of 2013 by the food magazine "Lebensmittel". Jive website goes live.

2012: Sales exceeded 100 million bottles for the first time ever.

2011: Graf Artos berry semi-sparkling wine awarded DLG Gold. Purchase of a new state-of-the-art labelling machine allows even more flexibility in packaging design.

2010: Graf Artos is the only berry semi-sparkling wine in its category to receive a DLG award.

2009: Implementation of the fourth bottling plant – capacities increased by a further 25,000 bottles an hour. Launch of the brand Herres Riesling sparkling wine.

2008: Relaunch of the brand Herres Hochgewächs. Reorganisation of the factory shop. Introduction of Jive and Aperito, the cocktails with sparkling wine, which remain successful to this day.

2007: Restructured as Herres Gruppe International with a new corporate identity.

2006: Expansion of the finished product warehouse by a further 10,000 m².

2005: Acquisition of a sleeve facility.

2004: One of the first companies in the industry in Europe to receive IFS certification.

2002: Introduction of the pre-mix brands Blizzard and Ustinoff.  Still the unrivalled market leaders in Germany today.

1999: Development of new markets and target groups with Chiang Mai Kombucha – Herres's first non-alcoholic wellness drink.

1994: First German company in the industry to receive ISO certification.

1994: Takeover of the brand KELLER GEISTER – to date, well over 1 billion bottles have been sold.

1991: Official opening of the world's largest sparkling wine bottling plant by EU Commissioner Bangemann. Filling capacity: 32,000 bottles an hour.

1988: Creation of the first convenience cocktail, FASZINATION. Today an internationally distributed brand.

1983: Launch of the brand Graf Artos – still one of the Herres Group's most successful brands today.