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Our company

More than 155 years.
1000 ideas.

Sugar makes life a little bit sweeter. But at Pfeifer & Langen, sugar is more than just an ingredient: It is our origin, our lifeblood, and our future. We produce it, refine it, and develop it into new forms to better deliver what our customers want. How? Who? And where? Find answers and more company information here.

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Meet the sugar pioneers

Diamant, Kölner Zucker – our products are household names in Europe. High time, then, to discover the people and the company behind them.

This is who we are
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Where innovation comes to life –
at 25 sites in Europe

Our company sites: Close to farms, close to people – in nine European countries.

Our company sites

Our management team

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A little bit better every day Our history

For over 150 years, our world has revolved around the natural raw material we extract from our regional sugar beets. Innovations like these keep us moving forward:

Go on a journey through time
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1870

Pfeifer & Langen founded in Cologne

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1872

Development of Langen’s process for manufacturing sugar cubes

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1926

Registration of the “Kölner Zucker” brand and logo with two striped sugar loaves

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1928

Pfeifer & Langen pioneers production of candy sugar

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1965

Pfeifer & Langen makes food history with the invention of gelling sugar

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1966

Production and patenting of stockfeed from sugar beet pulp

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1969

Expansion of our product range for the food processing industry

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1990

Establishment of our Sugar Beet Agricultural Information Service (LIZ: Landwirtschaftlicher Informationsdienst Zuckerrübe) to advise and support beet farmers 

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1993

At our Könnern site, one of Europe’s biggest sugar factories begins operation 

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1995

Entry into the Polish market, start of expansion into other countries in South-East Europe

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2005

Pfeifer & Langen continues to expand its range with innovative products, e.g., Gelierzauber no-cook gelling sugar

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2020

Pfeifer & Langen celebrates 150 years of sweet variety

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2040

Our goals: Climate-neutral sugar production and leaders in digital innovation