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Potato harves ng and processing machines
Supplement
Contributors establishing itself even more successfully on the modern potato, beet and vegetable technology is
1. international market, making it necessary to used from the brands of Grimme, Spudnik and
KRONEN GmbH Food Technology
– A success story
KRONEN was founded in 1978 as a
double the production area to 5000 m² in total. ASA-LIFT.
In September 2008, KRONEN celebrated the 150 years ago the family company was founded in
merchandising company for hotel- and official opening of the new production hall and the town of Damme, Lower Saxony, Germany. e
restaurant equipment and accessories. e its 30th anniversary with a special live-concert father of the current owner Franz Grimme began
development and production of own machines and event for business partners and customers.
in the 1930s with the development of potato
harvesters.
for the fruit, vegetable and salad industry was
started in 1992. By this, the products could 2011, KRONEN Corp. was founded in quickly be established on the international Cohoes/New York operating as distribution Today 2000 employees work around the world for
market. company for the US American market. the Grimme group. is includes Grimme
2015, operations moved to new premises in Landmaschinenf