Austrian manufacturer of beverages, confectionery and baked goods as well as delicatessen products – since 1857, 100% produced in Austria.
S. Spitz GmbH
Attnang-Puchheim · Bad Gastein · TenneckNew on Amplifa
This is Spitz
S. Spitz GmbH is an owner-managed family business headquartered in Attnang-Puchheim that has been producing beverages, confectionery and baked goods as well as delicatessen products since 1857. The product range includes lemonades, energy drinks, juices and mineral water, jams, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, waffle products, toast bread, confectionery and honey. With around 800 employees, Spitz is one of the largest food and beverage manufacturers in Austria; every day more than three million food products leave the three production sites of Attnang-Puchheim, Bad Gastein and Tenneck. The company is one of the country's leading private-label manufacturers and offers contract filling and co-packing with in-house product development, its own laboratory and integrated logistics services. 100% of value creation takes place in Austria, and the export share is 50%.
- Site
- Attnang-Puchheim
- Processes
- Contract beverage filling (private label / co-packing), Beverage manufacturing (lemonades, energy drinks, juices), Filling and packaging technologies, Can filling, Waffle production (waffle ovens), Jam / preserve production (jam line), Confectionery manufacturing (incl. chocolate/cream products), Toast bread / baked goods manufacturing
- Materials
- Beverages, Confectionery and Baked Goods, Sweet and Savory (Delicatessen)
- Certificates
- ISO 14001:2015, IFS, Organic (selected product groups), Vegan (selected product groups), AMA Organic Seal (selected product groups), GMO-free (selected product groups), Halal (selected product groups), Fairtrade (selected product groups), RFA (selected product groups), RSPO (selected product groups), Fairtrade / RFA / RSPO (selected product groups)
- Founded
- 1857
- Employees
- approx. 800
- Industries
- Food retail, Food industry, Gastronomy / bulk consumers
- 01
Product development / recipe development
- 02
Raw material selection
- 03
Manufacturing (beverages, confectionery/baked goods, delicatessen)
- 04
Filling and packaging
- 05
Quality assurance / laboratory
- 06
Storage (high-bay warehouse)
- 07
Logistics and marketing
Product Areas & Processes
Beverages
Lemonades, energy drinks, juices and mineral water including can filling and contract filling.
Confectionery and Baked Goods
Waffle products, toast bread and confectionery, produced among other things on in-house waffle ovens.
Sweet and Savory (Delicatessen)
Jams, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup and sauces as well as honey from our own manufactory.
Locations
Attnang-Puchheim
ATHeadquarters, production, factory outlet, high-bay warehouse
- Materials
- Beverages, confectionery and baked goods, delicatessen
- Can filling line
- Waffle ovens
- Jam line
- fully automated high-bay warehouse (2021)
Bad Gastein
ATProduction (Gasteiner mineral water)
- Materials
- Mineral water
Tenneck
ATProduction
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract beverage filling (private label / co-packing)Fügen | – | – | – | – | Beverages |
| Beverage manufacturing (lemonades, energy drinks, juices)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Lemonades, Energy drinks, Juices, Mineral water |
| Filling and packaging technologiesFügen | – | – | – | – | – |
| Can fillingFügen | – | – | – | – | Beverages |
| Waffle production (waffle ovens)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Baked goods, Waffle products |
| Jam / preserve production (jam line)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Preserves, Fruit |
| Confectionery manufacturing (incl. chocolate/cream products)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Confectionery, ChoViva |
| Toast bread / baked goods manufacturingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Toast bread, Baked goods |
| Manufacturing of sauces, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup (sweet and savory)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Preserves, Mustard, Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Sauces |
| Honey production (honey manufactory)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Honey |
| Product development and recipe development (in-house laboratory)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can filling line | – | – | – | – | Attnang-Puchheim |
| Waffle ovens | – | – | – | – | Attnang-Puchheim |
| Jam line | – | – | – | – | Attnang-Puchheim |
| High-bay warehouse (fully automated) | – | 1 | – | 2021 | Attnang-Puchheim |
Additional services
Quality & Certifications
The strictest quality criteria in raw material selection, integrated quality and process management, and a mature audit management system. Compliance with quality requirements is continuously reviewed internally and ensured through regular external certifications by independent inspection bodies.
| Evidence | Attnang-Puchheim | Bad Gastein | Tenneck |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 14001:2015 | |||
| IFS | |||
| Organic (selected product groups) | |||
| Halal (selected product groups) | |||
| Fairtrade / RFA / RSPO (selected product groups) |
History
- 1857
Salomon Spitz founds a trading company for spirits in Linz.
- 1935
Acquisition of the Attnang-Puchheim production site.
- 1949
Reconstruction after the war; Walter Scherb I. manages the sites on behalf of owner Viktor Spitz.
- 1953
Walter Scherb I. buys the company and, with a broad product portfolio, opens up the entire Austrian market.
- 1973
Expansion to include jams, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup and baked goods.
- 1982
Expansion to include carbonated lemonades.
- 1993
The company's own energy drink POWER HORSE is launched on the market.
- 2005
Spitz Bio-Wärme supplies the Attnang-Puchheim site with district heating.
- 2006
Co-founding of Pet to Pet Recycling Österreich GmbH.
- 2007
Acquisition of the majority stake in Gasteiner Mineralwasser.
- 2013
Acquisition of the confectionery manufacturer Auer-Blaschke.
- 2019
Acquisition of the honey manufactory Honigmayr; Walter Scherb becomes Managing Director.
- 2020
Start of construction of the new fully automated high-bay warehouse in Attnang-Puchheim.
- 2021
Founding of the subsidiary Alpine Brands GmbH for brand management.
- 2024
Winner of the ISM Consumer Awards (ja! Neapolitaner with ChoViva).