Dried Fruits,
Real People.


Who we are

We are Brüning.global – a team of snack enthusiasts dedicated to the world of dried fruit and nuts. Our goal? To deliver the best products with a smile.
We are driven by our passion for quality and taste. We believe that good snacks should not only be delicious, but also responsibly produced. That’s why we focus on sustainable sourcing and transparent processes.

A Journey Through Time,
Taste & Tradition.

1954

Starting shot for Brüning

1965

First in Germany

1966

Generation change begins

1970

A new home

1995

Next generation on board

2006

Reinforcement in the team

2007

Leadership Expansion

2014

Start of In-House Production

2022

New Ownership & Leadership

On January 16, Heinrich Brüning, founds a dried fruit import business under his own name. The company is based in the Asia-Haus in downtown Hamburg.

Acquisition of CMF Plummenschmidt, making Heinrich Brüning the first dried fruit importer in Germany with the capability to machine-package products for end consumers.

His son, Hartwig Brüning, joins the company.

The company relocates to the Hamburg port ared in Wilhelmsburg. Operations, storage facilities, and administration are consolidated on a site covering approximately 14,000 square meters.

Marc Brüning joins the company, initially as a dispatcher and later as a trader.

Frank C. Rump joins the company.

Marc Brüning, together with Frank C. Rump, becomes Managing Director and Partner of Heinrich Brüning GmbH.

With the establishment of an in-house production site at Stenzelring, the partnership with CFM Plummerschmidt—formerly responsible for packaging—was concluded. Production has since been managed entirely by internal staff

Cefetra Group acquired Heinrich Brüning GmbH.

Meet the People Behind the Crunch.

Management

Stefan Feußner

CEO

Sören Tretau

CFO

Frank Rump

COO

Finance & Controlling

Christopher Haugg

Controlling

Sandra Witte

Accounting

Nicole Herbst

Accounting

Jörg Möller

Accounting

Thomas Timm

Manager Accounting & IT

Sales & Customer Service

Rene Schade

Team Lead Customer Service

Kerstin Schleeweiß

Customer Service Specialist

Ulrike Viecenz

International Key Account Manager

Laura Marten

Customer Service Specialist

Karina Schwarz

Packaging Design Development

Melanie Hausmann

Packaging Design Development

Maren Mell

Packaging Design Development

Chris Tiedemann

Customer Service Specialist

Patrick Fuchs

Commercial Director

Marketing

Supply Chain

Anna Kastanias

Inventory Management

Martin Paul Michaelis

Production Planning

Thorsten Hellwig

Production Planning

Nicole Lindemann

Production Planning

Kirsten Wolf

Container Import Manager

Hannes Twardawa

Supply Chain Manager

Production

Kevin Klinkforth

Shift Supervisor

Slawa Danilowsky

Shift Supervisor

Florian Stavenhagen

Production Manager

Christoph Sarnacki

Production Manager

Quality

Lennart Köhn

Packaging & Quality Specialist

Alexander Billinger

Quality Specialist

Nadja Wegener-Zeyher

Quality Specialist

Franziska Stärke-Wulff

Team Lead Quality Specialist

Kristina Zimmer

Quality Specialist

Matthias Behrens

Head of Quality Management

HR

Elisabeth Breitkreuz

HR Administration

Tatjana Götz

Junior HR Officer

Jana Groß

HR Manager