History

1791

company founded

under the name Holtmann

1831

company renamed

The company founder’s daughter marries merchant Ludwig Stroetmann

1968

pet food

Pet food joins the existing four parts of the business

1975

development of own brands

Primox® and elles®

2000

acquisition

of two pet food wholesalers

2010

pet food as wholesale system provider

for DIY stores

2012

opening of production facility and logistics hub

in Münster Amelsbüren

2021

stroetmann tiernahrung gmbh & co. kg is founded

Totally committed to pet food

Stroetmann has had a passion for exceptional, high-quality food since its earliest days. Back in 1791, the company opened a store specialising in colonial goods in Münster, Germany, under the name Holtmann. Building a business on products from far-flung parts of the world was a bold and visionary move at that time. Those two attributes continue to define Stroetmann today.

When the company was renamed in 1831 – after the daughter of its founder married merchant Ludwig Stroetmann – a second important pillar was added: trading in agricultural seeds. This eventually paved the way for entering the pet food market.

In 1968, the sale of high-quality pet food was added to the other four parts of the business: food, seeds, coffee and fertilisers. This decision filled a real market need, leading to rapid progress in the subsequent years. In 1975, Stroetmann launched its own elles®and PRIMOX®brands. Two pet food wholesalers were acquired in 1999 and 2000, respectively. In 2010, the pet food division then established itself as a wholesale system provider for DIY stores.

This sustained success led to the division being spun off in 2021 to form Stroetmann Tiernahrung GmbH & Co. KG. Today, Stroetmann Tiernahrung have a powerful array of infrastructure. This includes a production facility in Münster-Amelsbüren constructed in 2012, a wholesale warehouse in Münster completed in 2019 and a logistics set-up that combines a fleet with flexible, efficient freight forwarding partners.

As you can see, we are totally committed to pet food.

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