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Perfection is our passion
We love nature’s treasures. And we love perfection. You will find the best of both in a
strong partner – the Martin Bauer Group. Grown competence, solid expertise and
a love for our products are combined under a single roof at the Martin Bauer Group to
create a unique blend that makes us one of the world’s leading partners in the tea, beverage and pharmaceutical industry. Each of our business units is characterised by excellent
expertise in regard to all aspects of botanicals: this is how Martin Bauer, Plantextrakt
and Finzelberg are setting standards for the taste, safety and effectiveness of natural
products. Areas of expertise that benefit our business partners all around the world.
The entire effort is enriched by the nature network® – a unique, worldwide network
devoted to all aspects of botanicals.
Welcome to the fascinating world of the Martin Bauer Group!
Our values
The things that matter to us
Our values are the seeds of our corporate culture – and thus the basis for the long-term
development of our group of companies. Our aim is to cultivate this binding canon of
values. This is why the standard at the Martin Bauer Group is to make these values
an unshakable part of each and every employee’s self-image. This is the basis of our
successful work – both within our company and towards our business partners.
Personal and enthusiastic
We take a passionate approach to creating our products. It is this
palpable personal commitment and enthusiasm for each and every
project in our daily dealings with one another that makes out­
standing performance possible. These values have paved our way
to our current market position in the industry.
Reliable and capable
We place reliability at the heart of our company policy:
the Martin Bauer Group – at its core a traditional, established
company – stands for continuity since 1930. Closely related to
this are our grown competence and our expertise in all aspects
relating to tea, extracts and botanicals.
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Sustainable and fair
We stand by the responsibility that goes with a family-run business.
One declared objective involves the linkages we see among economic, ecological and social issues. To us, this translates into
long-term, fair relationships with our business partners and
employees. And sustainability is a central concern of ours as well –
both in our wild-collecting and in our cultivation efforts. Dealing
responsibly with the resources of nature is a key component of
our corporate philosophy.
Spirit of partnership and performance-oriented
We attach great importance to partnership in a spirit of trust –
both within our company and beyond. This is the best way to
orient our own efforts to the needs of our business partners. This
is how optimally tailored, individual product concepts are generated, based on innovative product ideas. This striving to achieve
perfection, together with the motivation of all of the employees at
the Martin Bauer Group, is the engine of our success.
One-of-a-kind diversity
The Martin Bauer Group is persuasive
due to the breadth of what it offers, a
range unparalleled in the industry: our
business partners benefit from our
worldwide resources involving all aspects
of plants. The spectrum extends from
provision of seeds for cultivation, to the
procurement and processing of raw
materials, to development and service.
Products of the highest quality
In our industry, uncompromising standards of quality in the processing of raw
materials and seamless quality management right from the beginning are a must –
because health aspects, complex legal
requirements and critical consumers are
the drivers in the foods and pharmaceuticals sector. Where product and supply
security are concerned, too, our business
partners turn to us as a reliable partner.
Sustainable cultivation, meticulous product controls and extensive storage capacities offer safety all round.
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Our services
The things that
distinguish us
The Martin Bauer Group is the worldwide leading group of companies
in its industry – and this is no accident. Because at all times our focus is
trained on a clear objective: the utmost in customer satisfaction. To accomplish this requires more than the best quality and first-class service.
Connections worldwide
As a group of companies with operations
internationally, we can rely upon a network that offers unique opportunities:
thanks to our global connections, we have
access to resources worldwide. This taps
into synergies and potentials such as the
exchange of expertise. The findings we
have accumulated help our business partners make headway as well.
Excellent market opportunities
Our bundled knowledge in research and
development enhances the rate of innovation in our companies. Our international
connections place us among the very first
to identify fresh trends and put them to
use in new products. This is how we make
a valuable contribution towards securing
tomorrow‘s markets for our business partners today.
Comprehensive services
Because customer satisfaction is at the
heart of all we do, we assist our business
partners right from the outset, with competent advice and individually tailored
service. If our customers wish, this also
extends to the development of entire product concepts, and the provision of scientific service and marketing support.
Single-sourcing
With us, you will get everything from a
single source: from raw materials procured worldwide to refined products to
comprehensive services, we offer you an
extensive range of goods and support.
Martin Bauer
Delight from Nature
With our Business Unit Martin Bauer, we are the leading provider of top-quality herbal
and fruit teas worldwide. Our portfolio also includes highly effective medicinal teas and
botanicals. Tailored products are created here for our business partners in the food and
pharmaceutical industries
Our extensive product range:
Herbs, fruits, teas and botanicals
Our extensive product range covers every­
thing from herbs and fruits for use in teas
– including functional and medicinal herbal teas – fine black and green teas and
botanicals for use in a wide variety of products. We offer the ultimate in flexibility
when it comes to cuts and optimal conditions for packaging at all times. Not only
that, our products and production methods
comply with a diverse array of certification
standards, including organic, Fairtrade,
Rainforest Alliance, Halal and Kosher and
even FSSC 22000, DIN EN ISO 50001 Energy
Management and GMP standards.
In tune with the times:
with trend teas and innovative blends
As a vendor with a global presence, we always stay abreast of
the different taste preferences and the latest trends in various
markets around the world – and this knowledge serves as
ideal inspiration for coming up with
novel blends and product ideas.
And this in turn gives our business
partners a decisive innovative edge!
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Taste at its finest: for guaranteed pleasure
The most important thing for a tea drinker
is a natural, authentic flavour; and this
may include delicately fragranced teas, if
that is their taste. From the hundreds of
raw material deliveries we receive each
year, our experienced staff creates the
consistently flavoured, established blends
that have been delighting our customers
and consumers for years.
Sustainable sourcing: with mabagrown®
Sustainable production is becoming increasingly important to consumers and customers alike. mabagrown® is a sourcing
standard for raw materials that we have
developed over the past few years – it is
unique in the industry and ensures that
our products, whether cultivated or gathered from the wild, are produced using sustainable methods.
We feel committed to this standard, which
is why we and our partners are actively
promoting its wider adoption. mabagrown® is a holistic concept that not only
ensures the consistent quality and safety of
the product, but safeguards both the environment and the people who cultivate,
harvest and process the crops too.
Our mabagrown® programme meets the
requirements of the UEBT/UTZ herbal tea
program and is externally audited. Our
mabagrown® herbal tea is certified by the
Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) and may
carry the UTZ labeling logo. We have been
working with both organisations to develop
our standard still further – for the good of
mankind, the environment and the product.
Highest possible safety:
with mabatherm® and mabapex®
Our peerless safety concepts have made us
the quality leader in our industry. Our
patented technical solutions – mabatherm®
and mabapex® – ensure the microbiological
safety of our products and infestation-free
storage respectively. We also implement
additional measures, such as anticipation
inventory, to guarantee the security of
supply for our customers.
Guaranteed quality: up to and including
GMP certification
Strict quality management entails comprehensive certification – up to and including
GMP certification for the manufacture of
medicinal products. In this way, we ensure
our products are always of the highest
quality.
We welcome special requests: from raw
material to unique tea concept
Whether it concerns a simple processing
request or a customised service – we
make it as easy for our business partners
as possible. This applies to specific customer requests too, of course: we‘re happy
to develop everything from individual teas
to entire product concepts as required.
Something for everyone: extracts, decaffeinated teas, flavourings
Our portfolio of plant extracts is as widely diverse as our business
partners‘ wishes and the reservoir of Nature herself: herbal and
fruit tea extracts, extracts of black and green teas, tea flavourings
and decaffeinated teas. With this array, we serve a large number
of markets. Instant or ready-to-drink products such as iced teas
play as much of a role as yoghurt drinks, functional drinks or drink
mixes. All of these extracts can be produced in liquid or dry form.
Functional food: impulse for new markets
We are always working on innovative product ideas and developing attractive concepts for new functional foods. Inspirations our
business partners can use to conquer new markets as trendsetters.
This can be seen in successful products such as elexia or oxbloxx.
Take oxbloxx, for instance: products based on this concept can
restore the human body’s balance of radicals. With oxbloxx extracts,
our business partners can add just the right blend of antioxidant
cell protection in their drinks and teas. Obviously, these innovative
concepts hold promise of undreamt-of market opportunities.
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Plantextrakt
Ideas drawn from
Nature herself
Our Business Unit Plantextrakt is one of the leading manufacturers of plant extracts,
decaffeinated teas and tea flavourings. As a partner to the tea and beverage industry,
with decades spent gathering knowledge of plants in this area, Plantextrakt combines
this knowledge with current topics such as functional food and wellness.
Trying out something new:
naturally, with Plantextrakt
Where worldwide trends join forces
with inspiration and a passion for
research, new ideas sprout forth.
At Plantextrakt, this generates product concepts that meet our customers’ call for efficient, functional
foods. That this does not come at
the expense of good taste is
something our business partners
have experienced first-hand at
international trade fairs. Because
at the Plantextrakt stand, they
are welcome to taste the latest
products for themselves.
From product concept to market maturity:
service from the first moment on
Our passion for new ideas is a perfect complement to our perfect
service. Because only then is the best possible support for our
business partners guaranteed – right from the start. This begins
with consultation and development of product concepts and continues through to research support, such as in the preparation of
expert opinions.
Finzelberg
Nature’s own recipes
for success
With our Business Unit Finzelberg, we occupy a top position in the field of plant extracts
for the pharmaceutical industry. Working at the highest level, our specialists develop and
produce an extensive range of active ingredients to promote good health.
A broad portfolio: Extracts for herbal
medicines and food supplements
There is a herb for nearly every purpose –
nature’s diversity is practically boundless.
This provides a superb basis for a broad
range of offerings: Our range encompasses
active phytopharmaceutical ingredients in
various galenic forms, as well as plantbased food supplements.
Utmost product safety: GMP certification
included
When health is on the line, constant high
quality is indispensable. The very latest
production technologies and gentle
methods guarantee top levels of purity
while protecting the integrity of valuable
ingredients. Combined with uncompromising quality management throughout the
whole production process, a perfect result
is guaranteed: Safe and efficient agents
of the highest quality. Another argument
in favour of this approach is the fact that
we are one of the first companies in the
medicinal-herbs market to have been
awarded GMP certification.
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Taking the spirit of innovation to the top:
products and services for health
Innovative ideas create and serve new
markets. Accordingly, today there are
more and more people taking an interest
in gentle, natural medicine. We have
developed our phytofin® und herbafin®
product lines especially with these target
groups in mind. And the extracts for innovative medicinal herbs satisfy today’s
standards for quality, effectiveness and
safety. To satisfy consumers’ demand for
a healthy lifestyle, nutrifin® was created.
This food supplements product range
boosts the daily supply of nutrients and
vital substances.
Perfect all round: service through to
market maturity
Whether the aim is conception and development, production and quality control
or scientific service: we assist our business partners in every respect – extending
through to the complex licensing proceedings for plant-based medicines. Here, we
co-operate closely with one of our companies from the nature network®: PhytoLab,
our accredited special laboratory for the
analysis and registration of plant-based
products.
Unique to the industry
This is something you will not find anywhere else: a worldwide network on all aspects of plant-based products,
one that leaves practically nothing to be desired. As part of the international network, the nature network®,
we have direct access to the bundled expertise of specialists worldwide – and thus our business partners have
the same access.
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Worldwide resources –
for your competitive edge
the nature network® is the worldwide leading group of companies for products and
services on all aspects of plants – from the
cultivation of botanicals and their refinement to high-quality raw materials to
laboratory, consulting and sales and distribution services. As part of this network,
the Martin Bauer Group has access to
resources worldwide – in areas such as
raw materials procurement, production
expertise, research and development, or
marketing. A fertile ground indeed for
innovations that spell advancement, not
only for ourselves but for our business
partners as well.
The highest standards of quality –
all round
Quality is at the heart of success – particularly where consumption and health are
concerned. After all, our business partners
have a responsibility to their own customers. This is why, at the Martin Bauer
Group, the pursuit of optimum quality is
an everyday fact of life. We attach utmost
importance to the most qualified employees and botanicals of the highest quality.
Through the nature network®, we have
an eye on our products worldwide – from
planting to processing.
Leaders in analysis – PhytoLab
An integral part of the nature network®
is PhytoLab – one of the world’s leading
laboratories for the analysis of plant-based
products. Our independent, officially
recognised special laboratory is a competence centre for plant-based products,
demonstrated by its more than 50 years’
wealth of experience. It offers seamless
expert assistance in the development,
analysis and licensing of these products.
Professional services that are also available to the business partners of the
Martin Bauer Group.
A powerful force in the East –
Europlant Group
The Europlant Group is another powerful
partner in the nature network® and is
developing the Central and Eastern European market with large capacities in the
areas of production and distribution: the
company specialises in the production and
sale of plant-based medicines in Russia, the
Czech Republic, Poland and the Ukraine.
Fascinated by the world of
the nature network®? Then visit us, at
www.the-nature-network.com
Plantextrakt
Finzelberg
Fruit and Herbal Infusions, Teas and Botanicals
Fruit, Herbal and Tea Extracts
Active Phytopharmaceutical Ingredients
Martin Bauer GmbH & Co. KG
Dutendorfer Straße 5-7
91487 Vestenbergsgreuth
Germany
Tel.: +49 9163 88-0
Fax: +49 9163 88-312
[email protected]
Plantextrakt GmbH & Co. KG
Dutendorfer Straße 5-7
91487 Vestenbergsgreuth
Germany
Tel.: +49 9163 88-450
Fax: +49 9163 88-455
[email protected]
Finzelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Koblenzer Straße 48 - 56
56626 Andernach
Germany
Tel.: +49 2632 924-00
Fax: +49 2632 924-040
[email protected]
www.martin-bauer-group.de
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