DESTILLA COMPANY CULTURE

Family atmosphere.
Global success.

Highest product quality, innovation, sustainability and a serious commitment to customer proximity – this is what Destilla’s lively company culture has consisted of all along. As an owner-managed family business, we bring together tradition and cutting edge technology.

We know who we are – and we know what matters to us: our location in the Nördlingen region. Our dedication. Our above-average training rate. Our clear identity.

We don’t just think of our employees as function holders, but first and foremost as human beings. Flat hierarchies offer a high degree of individual responsibility and creative leeway. Which is how we plan on remaining internationally successful for the long term.

OUR INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS? TRADITION, PROGRESS, RESPONSIBILITY AND A WHOLE LOT OF TOGETHERNESS.

The Thienel family

With delight into the future

For more and more consumers, it’s extremely important that their food be naturally produced. Which is why today, Destilla manufactures almost exclusively natural flavours. We stand for our products being natural – with over 50 years of expertise in flavours and extracts.

We currently deliver around 35 percent of our goods abroad. Our goal is to broaden our global network and continuously expand our global marketing and sales. So we can imbue products the world over with perfect flavour.

For all these ideas and visions, we never lose sight of our core values: our origins and our roots. Our employees who play a pivotal role in Destilla’s success. And our common future, which we’re protecting and shaping through responsible, sustainable action.

The difference is in the details

100%

of the company is family-owned

190

employees (as of 2024)

20%

of employees are in research and development

? 90%

of employees are highly trained specialists

42%

of the workforce is made up of women

20+

global sales partners

? 10%

average growth in sales per year

1.200

new development per year

Achieving more together

Whether as a flavor manufacturer, a dependable business partner or a fair and far-sighted employer – Destilla is fully aware of its social responsibility.
This is why we support social, ecological, cultural and charitable projects.

We want to give the young generation a chance, and have entered into collaborations with various institutes, universities and associations.

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

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Munich Technical University

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Hohenheim University

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Fraunhofer Institute IVV

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Weihenstephan University

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Geisenheim University

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Anhalt University

TRAINING COLLABORATIONS

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Baden-Wuertemberg Cooperative State University, Heidenheim

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Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

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Universität Bayreuth

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Weihenstephan University

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Geisenheim University

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Anhalt University

SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

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Kulmbach Vocational School for Food Technology

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Maria Stern Secondary School, Nördlingen

Nördlingen boys´choir

In Nördlingen Boys´Choir is internationally renowned. At the cornerstone ceremony of Destilla´s new building in 2017, we honored the choir´s involvement and performance with a donation towards touring and instruments.

DAV Nördlingen Section

The Nördlingen section of the German Alpine Association (DAV) provides professional support for our Destilla mountain hikes. Which is why we said thank you in 2016 with a donation towards the modernization of the DAV mountain cabin in the Karwendel mountain range.

Nördlinger animal shelter

In collaboration with the Robin Hood Animal Shelter Service, we support animals. An annual collection of donation benefits the running of the Nördlingen animal shelter.

Glühwürmchen e.v.

Every year we make a financial contribution to the valuable work done by the volunteers at Glühwürmchen e. V. This association serves cancer-stricken children in our region along with their families.

Nördlingen Voluntary fire department

The history of the fire departments in the Nördlingen region dates back to the year 1439. In 2017, we honored their important fire prevention and firefighting work with a donation.