150 years Senfter
1857: the Senfter butchery was founded in San Candido.
During the sixties Franz Senfter takes over the management of the company and with him the company starts assuming an industrial character
1981: the "Pustertaler Fleischhof" was constructed and with it a clear division between fresh meat preparation and the manufacturing of Speck and other pork products was brought about.
1983: with the modernisation of the production site in San Candido Senfter obtains the export licence and soon thereafter a distribution platform in Germany near Munich is founded.
1988: construction of a new production site for Speck and roasted ham in San Candido. These new production standards were awarded the ISO 9001 Certification in 1994.
1995: Senfter establishes a distribution company and logistic center in Bologna, the "Rds S.r.l.". At the same time Senfter founds a Joint Venture in China with the Chinese company "Shineway" and starts producing for the Chinese market. Moreover, Senfter founds a company in Rotterdam, which is responsible for the purchasing of fresh meat and raw materials.
1996: Senfter establishes the "Senfter Service S.r.l." in Rasun (Bolzano) for the distribution of fresh meat in the Alto Adige region. In addition, Senfter reinforces its market position in Germany.
2001: "Italia Salumi S.p.a.", a joint venture between Senfter and Unibon Salumi Scarl, is established. This new company, based in Modena (Italy), distributes products of both original companies in Italy and the worldwide market.
2005: the Joint Venture is completed through the transfer of all production units into a new company called Grandi Salumifici Italiani S.p.a., which is now in charge of all functions from production to distribution of Casa Modena and Senfter products. The year before "Gasser Speck S.p.a." with production units in Alto Adige joins the group.
2007: The Senfter company becomes a Holding with a successful and future-oriented portfolio operating in different fields: food, tourism, finance, transport and real estate. The "SENFTER Holding S.p.a." will look at the development of public projetcs for the Alto Adige region.
In addition the board of administration of Grandi Salumifici Italiani (GSI) takes the next step for listing shares on the Italian Stock Exchange. On the 10th of October the company hands over the necessary documents to the Italian Consob and the Borsa Italiana for listing at the Star-Segment of the Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA).
Furthermore Franz Senfter starts up the foundation "Harpfe", which aims to protect the Tyrolean traditions.
As a later Christmas present Senfter and Casa Modena engage the Swedish ice hockey-player Johan Ramstedt for the team HC Pustertal.
Today the Senfter company takes part in 4 Joint Ventures in China through its shareholdings in Grandi Salumifici Italiani. In addition, Grandi Salumifici Italiani holds 100% of a plant in Shanghai where Italian and Alto Adige specialities are produced.
