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Company History

1905 Founding of the offshore fishery Nordstern AG
1957 First German at-sea freezing production of cod aboard the „Sagitta“
1962 Founding of FRoSTA Tiefkühl-Kontor GmbH, Bremerhaven
1963 Production of frozen fish products at Schottke, Bremerhaven
1978 Introduction of the FRoSTA branc for frozen fish, vegetables and fruit in Germany
1982 Expansion of production by frozen ready meals in Bremerhaven
1986 Expansion of production by frozen vegetables by purchase of the majority of of Raiffeisen Tiefkühlkost GmbH (later Rheintal Tiefkühlkost), Bobenheim-Roxheim/Vorderpfalz
1988 Fusion of FRoSTA, Schottke, Rheintal Tiefkühlkost and Hochseefischerei Nordstern AG and renaming into Nordstern Lebensmittel AG
1990 Purchase of Elbtal Tiefkühlkost GmbH in Lommatzsch/Saxony from the privatization agency (Treuhandanstalt)
1993 First TV spot for FRoSTA ready meals in Germany
1996 Discontinuation of offshore fishery
1997 Renaming of Nordstern Lebensmittel AG into FRoSTA AG
1999 Purchase of the frozen food production site in Bydgoszcz/Poland by the new founded FRoSTA Sp. z o.o., Bydgoszcz
2000 Introduction of the FRoSTA brand for fish and ready meals in Poland supported by advertisements
2003 Introduction of the new FRoSTA products under the "purity command" in completely new quality. All products are 100 % free of stabilizers, coloring and artificial and natural aroma additives.
2004 Introduction of the FRoSTA brand in Hungary supported by advertisements
2005 Start of the FRoSTA blog
2006 Opening of the FRoSTA BiSTRO in Hamburg
2007 Start of the FRoSTA Office Bistro, a delivery service for offices throughout Germany
2008 Considerable expansion of the production site in Bydgoszcz/Poland
2009 Introduction of the FRoSTA brand in Romania supported by advertisements