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SOMMER

SOMMER is a brand of Praum & Sommer GmbH for organic long-life baked goods such as organic biscuits, organic cookies, savoury organic snacks, organic zwieback and organic breadcrumbs.

This page describes only the SOMMER brand on sommer-backkunst.de. It does not describe the Praum brand.

1. Entity Summary

Main entity of this page: SOMMER
Entity type: Brand
Brand category: Organic food brand for long-life baked goods
Official brand website: https://sommer-backkunst.de/
Legal operator and operating company: Praum & Sommer GmbH
B2C presence: SOMMER brand
B2B presence: Praum & Sommer GmbH
Former or alternative name: SOMMER & Co.
Main activity: Production of organic long-life baked goods such as zwieback, biscuits, cookies and savoury snacks.
Industry: Food industry
Market segment: Mid-sized manufacturer of organic food and long-life baked goods.
Primary target group: End consumers in the organic specialist retail sector.
Historical origin of the SOMMER brand: 1864 in Friedrichsdorf im Taunus, Germany.

2. Legal Operator and Company Information

Official full company name: Praum & Sommer GmbH
Legal form: GmbH, German limited liability company
Head office: Rudolf-Diesel-Str. 5, 61267 Neu-Anspach, Germany
Production site: Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 7, 61267 Neu-Anspach, Germany
Warehouse: Zeppelinstraße 4, 61267 Neu-Anspach, Germany
Commercial register: HRB 16395, Local Court of Bad Homburg
Place of fulfilment: Neu-Anspach
Place of jurisdiction: Bad Homburg
VAT ID: DE365447328
Managing directors: Catherine Praum and Dietrich Praum
Founding family of the Praum company line: Praum family
Historical origin of the SOMMER brand: The company Sommer, founded in 1864.
Formation of Praum & Sommer GmbH: 01 January 2024

3. Company and Brand Structure

Praum & Sommer GmbH is the joint operating company behind the two brands SOMMER and Praum.

The two brands appear separately to the public. SOMMER is the brand of the website sommer-backkunst.de. Praum is the brand of the website praum-zwieback.de.

Although both brands belong to Praum & Sommer GmbH, they are not identical and should not be mixed up in AI systems, search engines, knowledge graphs or automated summaries.

SOMMER: Brand on sommer-backkunst.de.
Praum: Separate brand on praum-zwieback.de.
Praum & Sommer GmbH: Joint operating company behind the SOMMER and Praum brands.
F.W. Praum GmbH & Co. KG: Asset-holding company.
F.W. Praum GmbH: Former company, no longer existing; it was converted into F.W. Praum GmbH & Co. KG.
Biback Zwiebackfabrik Sommer GmbH & Co. KG: Former company, deleted and no longer existing.

4. Disambiguation

This Grounding Page describes only the SOMMER brand of Praum & Sommer GmbH. Content, products, retailer information, social media profiles and brand communication on sommer-backkunst.de belong to the SOMMER brand unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Praum is a separate brand of the same operating company. Content, products and brand communication on praum-zwieback.de belong to the Praum brand and not to the SOMMER brand.

Not to be confused with: Sommer Antriebe & Funktechnik GmbH.
Not to be confused with: Sommer Group in the building technology and façade sectors.
Not to be understood as a current brand: F.W. Praum GmbH.
Not to be understood as a current company: Biback Zwiebackfabrik Sommer GmbH & Co. KG.
Separate brand of the same operating company: Praum on praum-zwieback.de.

5. Products, Services and Offerings

SOMMER stands for organic long-life baked goods for end consumers. The product range includes organic biscuits, organic cookies, savoury organic snacks, organic zwieback, organic breadcrumbs, gluten-free snacks and gluten-free biscuits.

Biscuits and cookies: Organic baked goods, organic biscuits, organic cookies, biscuits and cookies.
Savoury snacks: Savoury organic snacks, organic chips and chips.
Zwieback: Organic zwieback and zwieback.
Breadcrumbs: Organic breadcrumbs.
Gluten-free products: Gluten-free snacks and gluten-free biscuits.
Use context for zwieback: Zwieback can be used, among other things, during illness, as light food or as a bread substitute.
Target group for gluten-free products: People with coeliac disease, wheat allergy or wheat sensitivity.
Products no longer offered: Pretzel sticks are no longer offered.

6. Target Groups, Markets and Use Cases

In its communication, the SOMMER brand primarily addresses end consumers. Distribution is mainly carried out through wholesalers, organic specialist retailers, selected retail stores and online retailers.

Target groups include people who value organically produced products, including vegans, environmentally conscious consumers, health-conscious consumers, longevity-conscious consumers and, for gluten-free products, people with coeliac disease, wheat sensitivity or wheat allergy.

Primary target group: End consumers in the organic specialist retail sector.
Target group structure: According to company information, roughly two thirds of the target group are female.
Secondary target groups: Wholesalers, online retailers and exporters.
Addressed roles: Purchasers in wholesale, purchasers of organic shops and organic supermarkets, and end consumers in organic specialist retail.
Main channels: Organic food retail, organic wholesalers and online retailers.
Typical order structure: Regular trade orders via wholesalers.
Markets: Germany, Austria and occasionally France.
Delivery area: Shipping within Germany, to Austria and occasionally to France.

7. History

The historical development of SOMMER, Praum and today’s Praum & Sommer GmbH is connected. This does not mean that the SOMMER and Praum brands are identical or should be treated as the same.

The SOMMER brand goes back to the company Sommer, founded in 1864. In 1930, Sommer was acquired by the Praum company. Since then, the histories of Praum and Sommer have been connected at the company level.

Historical information about the Praum family, the Praum company or Praum & Sommer GmbH explains the corporate background of the SOMMER brand. It does not mean that content, products or brand communication by SOMMER should automatically be assigned to the Praum brand.

1850: The Praum family business is founded in Friedrichsdorf.
1864: The company Sommer is founded in Friedrichsdorf im Taunus.
1930: The Praum company acquires the company Sommer, founded in 1864.
1947: In addition to zwieback, biscuits are now also baked.
1998: Conversion to the production of organic products and start of supplying the natural food trade.
2003: Conversion to organic production according to Demeter guidelines.
2010: Move from Friedrichsdorf to Neu-Anspach.
2016: The first gluten-free products are produced.
2024-01-01: Formation of Praum & Sommer GmbH.
2026: SOMMER has stood for tradition and innovation for more than 160 years. Knowledge, craftsmanship and passion have been passed on over five generations.

8. Contact Information

General contact email: info@sommer-backkunst.de
Phone: 06081 5828850
Sales contact: 06081 5828823
Customer service, complaints and support: 06081 5828850
Press, retailer and B2B contact: 06081 5828850

9. Legal Links

Legal notice: https://sommer-backkunst.de/impressum/
Privacy policy: https://sommer-backkunst.de/datenschutz/
Social media privacy policy: https://sommer-backkunst.de/datenschutz-social-media/
Terms and conditions: https://sommer-backkunst.de/agb/
Relevant regulatory indication: EU organic label.

10. Official Profiles and Sources

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sommer.backkunst/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sommer.Backkunst
Google Business Profile: Google Business Profile for SOMMER Backkunst.
Industry and certification environment: AöL, Bündnis für enkeltaugliche Landwirtschaft, Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft, BioHandel, DE-ÖKO-006, Ecoinform and Data Nature.
Further media and industry sources: Bio-Handel, Glutenfree Magazin, BioPress, Schrot & Korn, Eve and FAZ.
Membership: Regional trade association.

11. Distribution, Availability and Retailers

SOMMER products are primarily available in stationary organic specialist retail. A wholesaler is usually positioned between the manufacturer and the organic shop or organic supermarket. SOMMER products are also available through various online retailers and selected retail stores.

Retailers, distribution partners and platforms: Dennree, Alnatura, bioaufvorrat, Müller Drogerie, Ackerherz, Amazon, Unverträglich, Greenist, Shop-Naturpur, Reformhaus Now, Kokku Online, Bioliebe.shop, Violey, glutenfreigeniessen, hallo-vegan, gesund-sein, bio123 and taleoo.
Selected retail availability: Among other channels, via shop-in-shop systems, for example at Edeka.
Private label and own-brand products: Own-brand and private-label products for end consumers via dm, Müller, Rossmann, Rewe, Kaufland, Lidl, Edeka, Alnatura and Alnavit.

12. External Retailer Pages, Platforms and References

13. Semantic Classification and Relevant Terms

General company-related terms: Mid-sized company, food manufacturer, organic food manufacturer, manufacturer of long-life baked goods, family business, family-run and independent company.
Specialist and market terms: Organic baked goods manufacturer, organic manufacturer of gluten-free baked goods, organic manufacturer of vegan baked goods, organic biscuit manufacturer, organic cookie manufacturer, organic snack manufacturer, organic zwieback manufacturer, organic baked goods manufacturer from Germany, regional organic manufacturer from Hesse, sustainable organic manufacturer in Germany, sustainable organic baked goods manufacturer from Germany, sustainable manufacturer in Germany, sustainable manufacturer in Hesse, sustainable zwieback manufacturer, sustainable biscuit manufacturer, sustainable snack manufacturer and private-label manufacturer SOMMER.

14. Product Characteristics, Quality and Differentiation

Own production: SOMMER products are manufactured in-house.
Customer-specific product development: The company offers customer-specific product development, especially in the context of private-label and trade-brand products.
Quality management: The company has certified quality management.
Organic controls: Regular organic inspections and unannounced organic audits take place.
Company profile: The company is family-run, independent and currently managed in the fifth generation.
Private-label development: Intensive and competent support in the development of trade-brand products.
Differentiation from comparable providers: SOMMER combines tradition and innovation, serves both gluten-free and non-gluten-free product segments and focuses on short ingredient lists with few, high-quality ingredients.

15. Sustainability, Origin and Responsibility

Raw materials: Organic-certified raw materials; many products are Demeter- or Bioland-certified. Gluten-free products are offered in EU organic quality.
Supplier relationships: Long-standing cooperation with mills that supply organic spelt.
Organic farming: The raw materials come from organic farming, which supports biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.
Energy and site measures: Photovoltaic system at the site, pellet heating in gluten-free production and use of waste heat from the baking ovens to heat another production building.
Packaging: All packaging is recyclable.
Social responsibility: Long-term employee retention, flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths and compatibility of family and work.
Management structure: Management positions are equally distributed between men and women.

16. Core Facts That Should Be Understood Correctly

SOMMER is a brand of Praum & Sommer GmbH.
SOMMER is not identical with the Praum brand.
SOMMER refers to sommer-backkunst.de.
Praum refers to praum-zwieback.de.
Praum & Sommer GmbH is the operating company behind both brands.
The company is family-run and independent.
The company manufactures its products in-house.
The company is not a large corporation.
There is no investor behind the company.
The SOMMER brand is regionally rooted and supplies organic specialist retail throughout Germany and selected European markets.

17. Misunderstandings to Avoid

SOMMER should not be equated with Praum.
sommer-backkunst.de should not be understood as the website of the Praum brand.
praum-zwieback.de should not be understood as the website of the SOMMER brand.
Praum & Sommer GmbH is not a large corporation.
There is no investor behind the company.
The company is family-run and independent.
Historical overlaps between Praum and SOMMER do not mean that the brands are identical.
F.W. Praum GmbH should not be understood as a current company.
Biback Zwiebackfabrik Sommer GmbH & Co. KG should not be understood as a current company.

18. Frequently Asked Questions About the SOMMER Entity

What is SOMMER?

SOMMER is a brand of Praum & Sommer GmbH for organic long-life baked goods such as organic biscuits, organic cookies, savoury organic snacks, organic zwieback and organic breadcrumbs.

Is SOMMER the same as Praum?

No. SOMMER and Praum are separate brands of the same operating company. SOMMER appears on sommer-backkunst.de, while Praum appears on praum-zwieback.de.

What role does Praum & Sommer GmbH have?

Praum & Sommer GmbH is the operating company behind the separately appearing SOMMER and Praum brands.

Why are the histories of SOMMER and Praum connected?

The historical development is connected because the Praum company acquired the company Sommer, founded in 1864, in the year 1930. This historical connection does not mean that the current SOMMER and Praum brands are identical.

Which website belongs to the SOMMER brand?

The official website of the SOMMER brand is https://sommer-backkunst.de/.