Pöschl Tobacco Group

Pöschl Tobacco Group
Facts & Figures

KEY POINTS IN BRIEF

Management:	Business Graduate Patrick Engels and Graduate Industrial Engineer Katharina Pöschl
Business Activities:	Pöschl Tobacco is the world's largest producer of snuff and a leading German, group-independent manufacturer of tobacco products.
Foundation:	December 24, 1902 by Alois Pöschl
Headquarters:	84144 Geisenhausen in Landshut, Dieselstraße 1
Website:	www.poeschl-tobacco.com
Employees:	Germany: 452 employees, worldwide: approx. 950
Turnover:	Total turnover of the group: Pöschl Tobacco Group in 2023: over €730 million

QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
- Self-committed to only using high-quality raw materials and ingredients as well as advanced processing techniques.
- International Food Standard (IFS) Food - Version 7 - Higher Level
MARKET SHARES:

Snuff in Germany- approx. 95 %

Pipe Tobacco Germany- approx. 15 %

Fine-Cut Germany- approx. 14 %

Snuff global- approx. 50 %

CORE PRODUCTS:

Snuff:	GLETSCHERPRISE (most successful snuff brand worldwide) GAWITH / OZONA / LÖWENPRISE / JBR
Pipe tobacco:	BROOKFIELD (one of the most successful German pipe tobacco ranges) EXCLUSIV range GOLDEN BLEND'S range
Fine-Cut:	RED BULL PUEBLO (without additives) PONTIAC BLACK HAWK volume tobacco BROOKFIELD TILBURY
Cigarettes:	PUEBLO (without additives) / BROOKFIELD
Activities abroad:	10 subsidiaries 4 investment companies exporting to over 100 countries worldwide

Besides Pöschl products, the foreign subsidiaries market various international brands from the tobacco and tobacco product field as a sole importer / distributor.

1902
Company Foundation
Company founded by Alois Pöschl sen. on Christmas Eve

1912
Brasil Tobacco Factory
The Pöschl Brasil tobacco factory in 1912 in Landshuter Schwesterngasse 18

1936
2nd Generation
Entry of the 2nd generation with sons Wilhelm (left) and Alois Pöschl (right)

1936
Schmalzler
Schmalzler specialities from the thirties with the famous Pöschl P

1949
Smoking Tobacco
Start of smoking tobacco production

1960
The 60s
Building-up their own field service and start of the first export activities. Beginning of snuff production.

1963
Pipe Tobacco Range
Introduction of the Exclusiv Pipe Tobacco Range

1971
The 70s
Entry of the 3rd generation with Dr. Ernst Pöschl (left) and Dr. Robert Engels (right) Introduction of the global brand GLETSCHERPRISE Snuff

1991
Foundation
Foundation of the first subsidiary in the Czech Republic

1994
RED BULL family
Introduction of the RED BULL family, which is so successful even today

1995
Headquarters in Geisenhausen
Move to the new company headquarters near Geisenhausen in Landshut

2006
PUEBLO Fine-Cut
Introduction of the brand PUEBLO Fine-Cut

2008
Production of Cigarettes
Beginning of the company's own cigarette production in Geisenhausen

2009
Company Management
Entry of 4th generation: Business Graduate Patrick Engels becomes Managing Director of the Pöschl Tobacco Group

2012
Expansion of the Production Capacities
Expansion of the production capacities: inauguration of another hall on the company premises

2014
Company Management
Graduate Industrial Engineer Katharina Pöschl enters the company's management and completes the fourth generation together with Business Graduate Patrick Engels

2020
Newbuild
Construction of a new administration building with an integrated visitor center. Expected date of move-in in Q1 2021.

2023
Opening of AQC
In this training area, trainees can practice at workstations provided and thus gain practical experience that will benefit them in their everyday working lives.