The history of 11er

• 1941 formation of the company Wilhelm Grabher & Co, Lustenau.
• 1946 store and block office in Lustenau.
• 1960 initial startup of the 20th lorry.
• 1967 initial startup of the "Sauerkonservenfabrik" in Nenzing.
• 1971 initial startup of the french fries production.
• 1986 start of construction of the second deep-frozen warehouse with a capacity of 4.000 t; divestiture of the company Wilhelm Grabher & Co in 3 companys: 11er Nahrungsmittel GmbH & Co KG - Fruchtexpress Grabher GmbH & Co KG - Tiefkühlexpress GmbH & Co KG.
• 1991 completion of the third deep-frozen warehouse with a capacity of
  6.000 t; installation of the second potato- and pasta-line.
• 1992 completion of the block office, construction of the potato flakes line, installation of an edible oil filling system.
• 1993 launch of the novelty "11er ÖKO System for edible oil" for the gastronomy.
• 1994 ISO 9001-certification.
• 1995 joining the European Union.
• 1996 extension of the technologie for potato pockets.
• 1997 change of the corporate form "GmbH & Co KG" to "GmbH".
• 1998 modernisation of the potato treatment incl. distribution on all lines.
• 2000 BRC certification; initial startup of a new high capacity freezer and a corresponging packaging machine; extension of the waste water treatment plant.
• 2003 IFS-certification; construction of the outlet store.
• 2004 construction of a recycling system plant, including a biogas plant.
• 2005 initial startup of a new high-capacity freezer for potato specialities.
• 2006 ÖKOPROFIT- certification.
• 2008 conversion of the french fries line for low fat french fries; modernisation of the packaging line with an investment volume all in all 5 Mio. Euro.

• 2009 completion of the new fully automatic robot palettisation with 3 robots.

• 2010 initial startup of the new heat recovery plant.