Company type | Société à responsabilité limitée |
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Industry | Food industry |
Founded | 1850 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Jean-Claude Neymann ( General manager) |
Products | Unleavened bread, special bread, matzo |
Number of employees | 17 (end 2009) |
Website |
www.neymann.com (english version) |
Etablissement René Neymann is a French company founded in 1850 that makes matzah and unleavened bread. It is the oldest company of unleavened bread operating in France. [1] The general manager is Jean-Claude Neymann, who represents the 5th generation of managers of this familial and artisanal[ clarification needed] company.
Etablissement René Neymann was founded in 1850 in Odratzheim by Salomon Neymann. In 1870, Salomon Neymann and his son, Benoit Neymann, moved to Wasselonne. [2] In 1930, the firm began to sell unleavened bread to the non-religious public. The production stopped during the Second World War, René Neymann restarted the company in 1948. [3]
Today, this company exports about 62% of its production. [4] It also produces some (between 20 and 30% of the production) organic goods.[ citation needed]
The company was rewarded in 2015 [5] with the state label Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant and in 2016 with the award of the Legion of Honor to its director, in recognition of "Jean-Claude Neymann's deep commitment to the survival and development of the Wasselonnaise family business of making azyme breads ". [6] [7]