1998
Foundation of the company Vital-Fleisch GmbH by the two shareholders Hermann Withake and Carl Vogler.
2002
Construction of new buildings in Speyer – The continuous growth forces the company to move to a newly built and larger headquarters in Speyer.
2003
Acquisition of Carl Vogler’s shares – Hermann Withake is now the sole shareholder.
2004
Neubau der gesamten Zerlege Anlage – Mit dem Unternehmen Stork MPS wurde eine Pace-Bone Zerlegelinie abgestimmt und installiert.
2008
Expansion of a freezing facility and expansion of the disassembly plants – The freezing facility with shock freezers has a capacity of 1200 pallet spaces.
2010
Fully automated crate cleaning and storage – The company Kainz installs a crate cleaning system with a capacity of 800 crates per hour.
2013
New construction and remodeling of the social rooms – The changing rooms are renovated and enlarged. The canteen/break room is newly built and redesigned.
2017
Company expansion – The Leine-Fleisch slaughterhouse in Laatzen is acquired with a capacity of 12,500-13,000 pigs weekly.
2020
In September, Vital-Fleisch GmbH takes over all employees of the disassembly team and thus terminates all existing outsourcing contracts. From now on, the team consists of over 140 employees.
2021
The company enters the organic market and enters into an exclusive contract with the Portuguese company GoOrganic. Free-range organic pigs of the Iberico and Duroc breeds are sourced from there year-round.