Zott (dairy company)

Zott is a European dairy company founded in Mertingen, Germany in 1926.^[2][3][4][5] Zott produces dairy products including milk and cheese, cream, yogurt and desserts. Its brands include Monte, Jogobella, Zottarella, Sahne-Joghurt and Bayerntaler.

Zott SE & Co. KG

Native name	Zott SE & Co. KG
Company type	Societas Europaea
Industry	Food processing
Founded	Mertingen, Germany (1926)
Founder	Anna and Balthasar Reiter[1]
Number of locations	Sales in 75 countries
Key people	Christine Weber Anton Hammer Frank Uszko
Products	Dairy products
Revenue	865 million euro (2016)
Number of employees	3,000 (2017)
Website	zott-dairy.com

Zott is one of the larger dairy companies in Europe^[6] and one of the leading dairy producers in Poland, manufacturing 951 million kg of milk with sales of €865 million in 2016 while employing 3,000.^[7]

A wood-chip heat power station supplies the plant in Mertingen (Germany) with energy.^[8]

In 2012 Zott obtained the license to use the "GM-free" label for the brands Zottarella and Bayerntaler.^[9][10][11]

Advertising

The company regularly engages celebrities for as advertising. In the past, Maxl Graf [de] and Roberto Blanco have appeared in advertisements. In 2010 the company recruited the German goalkeeper René Adler and his brother Rico for several commercials of the brand Monte.^[12] In 2013 Zott changed the brand ambassadors for Monte to windsurfing world champion Philip Köster [de] and his sister Kyra.^[13] In Poland volleyball star Bartosz Kurek introduced Monte Cherry and Monte Crunchy. That was the second time Bartosz advertised for Zott Monte.^[14] In Hungary musician Csaba Vastag has been the brand ambassador for Zott Monte since 2013.^[15]

Awards

• 2013: Zott was awarded 11 times in a row for the PriMax of German Agricultural Society (DLG).^[16]
• 2014: Zott was awarded for the fifth time with the national prize by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BmEL).^[17]