At the end of September, the Thuringian ClusterManagement (ThCM) presented the first Potential Study for the Thuringian Food Industry, one of the state’s biggest economic sectors. According to the study by AFC Consulting AG, the innovation potential of the industry, with its predominantly SME structure, lies above all in focusing on regionality. Thuringia is known not for low-cost high-volume products, but for its traditional, pleasure-oriented specialty foods, the study writes. Deliberately fostering the creation of regional brands would go down well with the customers and make it possible to counter the price pressure in the industry by offering high-quality regional products. (gro)
For its recently completed new headquarters building in the “Erfurter Kreuz” industrial complex near Arnstadt, Born Senf und Feinkost GmbH has received an award from the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). Together with Goldbeck, the company responsible for the planning and construction of the new building, Born has been awarded a Platinum Certificate by the DGNB for creating a new administration and logistics center that fulfills all the latest principles relating to sustainability and energy efficiency. “To my knowledge, this is the very first Platinum Certificate that has ever been awarded by the DGNB for an investment project in Thuringia,” said Andreas Kiermeier, Goldbeck branch manager. The new building is CO2-neutral, a photovoltaic system supplies power via an integrated energy store to – among other things – four electric filling stations for supplying part of the BORN Senf vehicle fleet, and efficient heat pump technology and a green roof, paired with innovative solar protection inside the cavity between the glazing, ensure a pleasant, energy-saving indoor climate. (gro)
