Zentis

Zentis also has manufacturing subsidiaries in Hungary, Poland, the U.S. and Russia, which produce fruit preparations for the dairy, ice cream and baked goods in particular, as well as confectionery.

[2] In 2012, Zentis acquired the company Sweet Ovations LLC and with it two more production plants in the U.S.[3] In 2019, as one of the largest fruit processing companies in Europe, the group employed an average of 2,137 employees and achieved a turnover of approximately 670 million euros,[4] of which almost three quarters were fruit preparations for the dairy industry (e. g. yoghurt, quark or drinks).

The name FAMOS stands for "Feinste Aprikosen Marmelade Ohne Sirup" or Finest Apricot Jam Without Syrup.

In the 1960s, Zentis entered the dairy industry and developed fruit preparations with banana and pineapple for yogurts, quarks and drinks.

[10] Pope Benedict XVI is among the company's patrons; every December near Christmas, a German banker from Bavaria, a Munich native named Thaddaeus Joseph Kuehnel, hand-delivers sweets from the company to the Vatican, along with Bavarian sausages from the Pope's favourite restaurant, Franziskaner, and special mustard.

Brands for the end consumer are 75% Frucht, 50 % weniger Zucker (fruit spreads), Original Aachener Pflümli, Original Aachener Pflümli Zimt (plum jam), Nusspli, Belmandel (sweet creams),Traditional seasonal marzipan, MyCorn cereal snack.