We do everything to maximise pleasure!

Valensina GmbH: as an owner-managed company, it has always been our goal to treat our customers to nothing but the very best. Over the years, we have become one of Germany's leading suppliers of fruit juices and soft drinks. In Germany, we are market leaders in the area of freshly squeezed juices. And in Europe, we are one of the leading manufacturers of chilled and ambient juices – our broad portfolio of attractive branded fruit drinks can be found almost everywhere across the continent. Our main brands are: the premium fruit juice brands “Valensina” and “Hitchcock”.

3 locations in Germany: Mönchengladbach, Vechta and Erding
394 employees
255 million liters of juice annually
220 million Euro sales annually
No. 2 in Germany
3 million kg of apples processed at Wolfra

A long history in a nutshell!

1966

Year of birth of the "VALENSINA" brand. Rolf H. Dittmeyer is the first in Europe to fill orange juices in 1.0L bottles under the brand name Valensina

1972

Due to the special quality, Valensina becomes the sole supplier for the Olympic Games in Munich

1984

Sale of the brands "VALENSINA" and "Dittmeyer's" to Procter & Gamble - strong TV presence

1993

Valensina is number 3 of the most popular brands in Germany, just behind RTL and Coca Cola

1998

Repurchase of the brands by Rolf H. Dittmeyer, establishment of own juice production in Bremen

2001

Sportfit takes over the Valensina brand

2008

Introduction of the 1l PET individual bottle

2010

With the introduction of juices that require cooling, Valensina sets new impulses on the cooling shelf

2014

No. 2 on the German fruit juice market

2016

TV return and repositioning of the brand in line with the Valensina philosophy: "You can taste time"

2018

Introduction of the KIDS range and relaunch of the individual bottle

2019

Launch Valensina „Nature’s Best“ & „VIVA“

Our VdF membership, Association of the German Fruit Juice Industry

We are a member of the VdF, the Association of the German Fruit Juice Industry [Verband der deutschen Fruchtsaft-Industrie e.V.], which represents the common interests of all fruit juice, juice drink and vegetable juice producers in Germany on a national and international level and keeps its members up-to-date on everything relevant to the industry. There are approx. 360 fruit juice producers in Germany, 346 of which are part of the VdF.
The VdF is a member of the AIJN (Association of the Industry of Juices and Nectars from Fruits and Vegetables of the European Union), a European association representing the sector and the general interests of the fruit juice industry in the European Union.

For more information about the VdF and the AIJN please see here:
www.fruchtsaft.de and www.aijn.eu

 

In addition, we are also a member of the private non-profit organisation SGF International e.V. and submit to its Voluntary Control System (Freiwilliges Kontrollsystem, FKS), which includes factory inspections as well as semi-finished and finished goods inspections throughout the entire supply chain.

https://www.sgf.org/home/

Our powerful brands

Valensina

Discover our great range of juices made from hand-picked, sun-ripened fruit – best quality for 100 % pure juice enjoyment!

Hitchcock

Our 100 % premium-quality not from concentrate juices delight connoisseurs everywhere and are used in everything from cocktails to gourmet dishes. Give them a try!

Wolfra

“Like straight from the tree” – our unparalleled quality juices from Erding. Give them a try!

Our skills for our business partners
Valensina as an employer