Stern-Wywiol
An der Alster 81
Hamburg
20099
Germany
ACTIVE CATEGORIES
The dynamically expanding Stern-Wywiol Gruppe comprises eleven specialist firms. DeutscheBack, Hydrosol, SternMaid, Hydrosol, SternVitamin, HERZA Schokolade, Sternchemie, SternEnzym and OlbrichtArom. They are all active and innovative companies in the world of food ingredients.
The Stern-Wywiol Gruppe can create specialist products such as: flour improvers, baking ingredients, enzyme systems, vitamin & mineral premixes, stabilizing systems, flavourings, functional chocolate, food supplements, blending, filling & processing, lecithin & food lipids, feed additives and oleochemical specialities.

FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
16 May 2022 --- Hydrosol and sister company Planteneers from the Stern-Wywiol Gruppe displayed its digital configurator Plantbaser at IFFA 2020 in Frankfurt, Germany. The device helps food... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
08 Feb 2022 --- Stabilizer specialist Hydrosol has rolled out an array of healthier F&B for children leveraging its sister companies’ expertise within the Stern-Wywiol Gruppe. The... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
02 Nov 2021 --- Planteneers’ newly unveiled Plantbaser digital platform has been designed to quickly turn a plant-based food or beverage concept into a finished product in two weeks. Using... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
30 Mar 2021 --- Planteneers, a member of the Stern-Wywiol Gruppe, has developed a range of textured vegetable proteins and plant-based binders called fiildTex and fiildFish to help manufacturers... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
29 Sep 2020 --- The plant-based sector continues to boom and as of yesterday, Planteneers was launched, the latest subsidiary of Hydrosol, part of the Stern-Wywiol Gruppe. This new company is led... Read More

25 May 2018 --- Stern-Wywiol is eyeing strong potential in the nutritional space, with emerging platforms such as vegan being targeted. At this year’s Vitafoods in Geneva, their SternVitamin business presented micronutrient premixes that address individual consumer wishes. FoodIngredientsFirst spoke to Stern-Wywiol CEO Torsten Wywiol about the outlook and opportunities that exist in the nutrition sector.
07 Sep 2016 --- SternWywiol is strengthening its position in North America. With a sophisticated micro-blending line designed to German standards, SternMaid America is optimally equipped for customized contract production of food ingredients and food supplements in powder form. The company’s plant can handle orders starting at 500 lbs and offers flexible solutions for filling into bulk or consumer packaging. Some 9 million lbs p.a. of substances in powder form can be blended on the line, from food supplements like protein mixtures, collagen products or functional foods to stabilizers, instantized powders and dairy products.


THE WORLD OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
08 Jan 2020 --- Key suppliers offer their thoughts on trends to look out for in 2020. How do we meet the demands for taste, convenience and sustainability?

THE WORLD OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
14 Jun 2019 --- German-headquartered family-business Stern-Wywiol Gruppe (turnover 2018: +€500 million) consists of twelve independent specialist firms that develop, produce and distribute functional ingredients and additives that simplify and enhance the production of foods and animal feed. Innovation in plant-based alternatives is thriving. The company’s Hydrosol business, a fast-growing international supplier of food stabilizing and texturing systems, expanded its wide range of vegan, plant-based products. One of its new products is HydroTOP VEGAN Patty PP, based on fava bean and pea protein.

THE WORLD OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
30 Oct 2018 --- Stern-Wywiol Gruppe CEO, Torsten Wywiol and Hydrosol Managing Director, Matthias Moser explain the 25-year evolution of the company and business strategies moving forward, including innovation within alternative proteins.

THE WORLD OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
20 Feb 2014 --- Key suppliers offer their thoughts on the trends that will drive the sweet goods market in 2014. Which flavor trends hold high potential and what about the combination of sweet and savory?

THE WORLD OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
27 Mar 2013 --- For over 30 years, the independent, owner-managed Stern-Wywiol Gruppe based in Hamburg, has been among the most successful enterprises operating internationally in the world of food and feed ingredients, with 11 specialist firms in Germany and 13 affiliates abroad. Interview with Torsten Wywiol CEO, Stern-Wywiol Gruppe.