Gründungsurkunde

Tradition, upheld through transition

History

In 1920, Willy Kündig laid the cornerstone in Zurich for today’s W. Kündig & Cie AG. Outstanding commitment and uncompromising quality turned the once small trading company into an internationally recognized enterprise.


2008 Sale of the tomato powder plant Kündig Food KFT Kecskemét

2007 Renaming of BGM Nahrungsmittel GmbH & Co. KG into Kündig Nahrungsmittel GmbH & Co. KG

2006 Acquisition of a majority shareholding in BGM Group, Ritschenhausen

2003 Purchase of a financial interest in BGM Group, Ritschenhausen

1997 Founding of W. Kündig GmbH Hamburg

1996 Acquisition of the Kecskemét tomato powder plant from H. J. Heinz & Co. (Kündig Food Kft)

1995 Establishment of the Willy Kündig Foundation Budapest

1994 Creation of a holding structure

1993 Founding of Kündig-Service KFT (services)

1991 Founding of W. Kündig KFT Budapest

1978 Establishment of the Willy Kündig Foundation, Zurich

1972 Death of company founder and proprietor Willy Kündig

1961 Conversion of the Kommanditgesellschaft into W. Kündig & Cie AG

1942 Establishment of the W. Kündig & Cie employee pension foundation

1936 Founding of Commerz- & Privat-Clearing AG for handling the usual clearing obligations that were frequently involved at the time – mainly in Eastern Europe

1924 Conversion into Kommanditgesellschaft W. Kündig & Cie

1920 May 1: Founding of Kündig & Kaelin Export & Import