Strauss Group
Israeli company
Strauss Group Ltd. (Hebrew: שטראוס גרופ בע״מ), formerly known as Strauss-Elite (שטראוס עלית), is an Israeli manufacturer and marketer of consumer foods sold through retail stores. It is among the largest food manufacturers in Israel. Strauss Group focuses on dairy products, coffee, water, snacks, salads, and dips. Its subsidiary Strauss Coffee is a coffee company in Eastern Europe and Brazil. Strauss Group is a public company traded in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, with the majority of its shares (57%) owned by the Strauss family.
Strauss Group has 15,000 employees worldwide and is active in more than 20 countries.
History
In 1918, Eliyahu Fromenchenko (also spelled Fromchenko), a Russian Jew, launched a candy business after preparing confections in his home kitchen. In 1924, after the rise of Communism in the Soviet Union, he moved to Latvia and merged the company with Laima in Riga. In 1933, he sold his stakes in Laima and immigrated to Mandatory Palestine.
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