1930s
Entry into the fruit-juice business

Eckes launches the production and marketing of fruit juice (Eckes Grape Juice) as a second pillar alongside its spirits business under the “Eckes” brand name beginning in 1936. This establishes the foundation for more than 70 years of parallel fruit-beverage and spirits marketing by Eckes.

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Peter Eckes and the early years

Entry into the fruit-juice business

hohes C orange juice revolutionizes the market

The Institut für Getränkeforschung

The Schutzgemeinschaft der Fruchtsaft-Industrie

Eckes becomes a public limited company

Spirits and fruit juice go their separate ways

New strategic partnership in the Czech Republic

Eckes-Granini acquires Pago

Eckes-Granini acquires the Danish fruit-juice producer Rynkeby

Eckes-Granini acquires minority interest in true fruits