Carl Lipmann & Co. KG (GmbH & Co.) since 1895
Sausages have been produced using natural casings for 2000 years. Only in the last 120 years did the continually increasing sausage consumption lead to the development of natural casing trade, import and export, as well as sales as an industry.
The career of Carl Lipmann & Co. KG (GmbH & Co.) is closely connected to this development.
In 1895, merchant Carl Lipmann founded the company in Hamburg. In 1895, the year of founding, the overall number of employees was six. The good international contacts permitted continuous growth of the import business. In 1905, Carl Lipmann was the first European casings importer who came to the USA for a purchasing travel. Considerably increased turnover very quickly led to essential development of the selection office in Hamburg and made Carl Lipmann & Co. the largest casings importing facility in Germany very quickly.
In 1948, the founder's oldest son, Charles H. Lipton, started to activate the company and to rebuild it. By 1953, a great part of the destroyed building was rebuilt to where increased action was possible again. In the meantime, Mr Charles H. Lipton, together with his younger brother C. Peter Lipton, founded the subsidiary C. H. Lipton in London.
In the 1990s, the company set the tracks to international growth as well. The increasing globalisation, the international transport business and use of modern communication possibilities have created new sales and customer relationships. All business activities are now centrally managed and controlled from Lüneburg, so that the branches in Cologne, Karlsruhe and the former zone border area could be brought to Lüneburg.
By 2000, several global production sites have been created, where successful quality products are being produced to this day. New Zealand, Australia, Iran, Turkey, Europe and South America, as well as the Far East (China) are continuous production countries to cover the large product demand of Carl Lipmann & Co.