CDS NOVELTY.

CDS creates a unique safety standard: all tubes and pipes of the SilberPfeil® product family do not contain stopper or rings, therefore no loose parts anymore. This ensures maximum security in sausage production.

CHANGE OF GENERATIONS.

Michael Hackner becomes the sole owner.

REALIGNMENT: MISSION MEAT.

The new slogan conveys our worldwide resposibilty for a sustainable and high quality supply of our food products.

START OF OUR FROZEN FOOD LOGISTIC.

Guaranteed freshness: with visionary foresight frosting capacities of up to 500 tons per day were created.

THE BSE (MAD COW DISEASE) CRISIS.

After the first reports, the turnover collapsed by 40%. But Hanspeter Hackner deciced against a downsizing of our staff and expanded the branch of frozen meat cuts & offal instead.

DUAL LEADERSHIP.

Michael Hackner joins the company CDS and consequent expansion with the dual leadership takes place until today.

"DER HACKNER HAT GESAGT" ("THE HACKNER SAID!")

START OF A LEGENDARY MARKETING CAMPAIGN, WHICH LEAD TO ONGOING FAME LONG AFTER.

TIPTOP BEEF CASING.

The first brand product was born, the brand TipTop Beef casing became a synonym for first class quality from CDS.

EXPANSION.

The globalisation starts. In the first time in the history of CDS, Beef tripes, Beef feet and Pork stomachs are exported abroad into Europe.

THE COMPANY´S HOUR OF BIRTH.

Hanspeter Hackner takes over a supplier.
This is the birth of Crailsheimer Darmsortierbetrieb GmbH (CDS).
The company supplies butchers cooperatives and wholesalers with natural casings

FOUNDATION.

Hans Hackner founds the company Hackner, Blösinger & Kübel
at the slaughterhouse in Frankfurt am Main.