Jutrzenka (company) explained

Colian Holding sp. z.o.o. – Bydgoszcz factory
Logo Alt:Jutrzenka
Image Alt:Factory in Osowa Góra
Type:Firm
Industry:Pâtisserie
Predecessor:Lucullus (Franz Lehmann)
Successors:-->
Founder:Polish People's Republic
Hq Location City:Bydgoszcz then Opatówek
Hq Location Country:Poland
Area Served:Poland
Products:Pastries, sweets
Owner:Colian Group
Num Employees:370

Jutrzenka is a food industry enterprise, set up in 1951 in Bydgoszcz from the aggregation of nationalized companies dating from the pre-war period. It has been listed from May 16, 1995, on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In 2008, the remaining production plant was transformed into a corporate group, Jutrzenka Holding S.A.. The latter has been incorporated in 2014 into the Colian Holding, seated in Opatówek in the Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Additionally, the Jutrzenka brand, owned by Colian Group, offers an array of sweet and confectionary products.

History

Before 1945

The company's origins have several roots:

During the occupation, the three plants operated under German supervision, sending part of their production to the Wehrmacht.[3] Before the end of the conflict, part of the machines and devices were exported to Germany, while products and raw materials were destroyed.

PRL Period (1946–1989)

See also: Polish People's Republic. In April 1945, the Soviet military authorities entered "Lukullus" Confectionery Factory on the register of facilities in Bydgoszcz to be dismantled and moved to the USSR.[4]

The transfer was avoided in May 1945, after the intervention of the Polish authorities towards USSR economic representatives of the Mission in Warsaw.[4] Be that as it may, the same year, the main confectionery factories of Bydgoszcz became nationalized:

In 1951, the company was renamed Zakład Przemysłu Cukierniczego „Jutrzenka" w Bydgoszczy (Bydgoszcz Confectionery Industry Plant "Jutrzenka") and expanded with new production lines. In 1954, the company employed 640 people, including 480 women.[4] Between 1956 and 1966, the production increased more than twofold. The offer was enriched with chocolate accessories and biscuits.[5] In the 1960s, the ensemble consisted of three production departments: bakery, milk fondants, dragées and chocolate accessories. Auxiliary workshops were also separated (mechanics, carpentry, electrics).[6] At that time, some of the factory edifices were old dated (built between 1928 and 1943) and warehouses were too small for the needs.[6]

The communist economic system under the Polish People's Republic implied a constant shortage of imported raw materials like cocoa beans, peanuts, coconuts, raisins or coffee beans. The necessary use of substitute raw materials and modified production recipes made the quality of the products not specifically high: however, the production was always easily sold to pressurized customers in the then prevailing shortage economy.[6] The rare exports were realized only on the basis of specific orders.[6] In 1966–1967, new mergings occurred, as the Fabryka Cukiernicza „Kopernik" (Confectionery Factory "Kopernik"), a Toruń-based producer of gingerbreads and wafers, together with other local food facilities were added to the group. This new combine was rebranded Pomorskie Zakłady Przemysłu Cukierniczego (Pomeranian Confectionery Industry Plant). It was one of the largest in Poland:

In 1982, the combine broke into "Jutrzenka" and Toruń's "Kopernik". "Jutrzenka", as an independent entity, became Przedsiębiorstwo Przemysłu Cukierniczego "Jutrzenka" (Confectionery Industry Enterprise "Jutrzenka"). It was still one of the 10 largest producers of confectionery products in Poland, concentrating 5% of the domestic production.[7] Part of the production was exported to the USSR, East Germany, West Germany, United States, Canada and the Arab countries.[8]

At the end of the 1980s, "Jutrzenka" had 5 production plants in Bydgoszcz:

Recent period (since 1989)

See also: History of Poland (1989–present). Following the fall of the communist economic market, the firm was converted on February 13, 1993, into a Joint-stock company named Przedsiębiorstwo Cukiernicze "Jutrzenka" S.A. (Confectionery company Jutrzenka SA), which ownership was divided among 624 employees of the enterprise. This privatization turned to be a successful story.[7] The activity has been increasing steadily every year, with a commercial offer extended to domestic and foreign markets.

As a matter of facts, exports to Western Europe, the United States, Canada and the countries of the former Soviet block doubled. Much of the income has been regularly re-invested. In the 1990s, the workforce increased to 1,100 people.[7] On May 15, 1995, "Jutrzenka SA" debuted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In that period, advertising was developed by means of radio and television and sponsoring investment was realized. From 1993 to 1998, "Jutrzenka" provided financial support to the speedway club Polonia Bydgoszcz, which won several times the Polish Championship.[5] In 2001, Jan Kolański, founder-owner (1990) of the firm Ziołopex, in Piątek Wielki entered "Jutrzenka"'s supervisory board. Three years later, he became its main shareholder and president.[9] The following years, "Jutrzenka SA" realized several acquisitions:[9]

In 2008, a consolidation of the activities of the group Jutrzenka Holding S.A. took place: the seat was moved from Bydgoszcz to Opatówek. The holding company, which focused on confectionery, culinary and beverage markets, then owned the following commercial brands: "Jutrzenka", "Jeżyki", "Familijne", "Akuku!", "Mella", "Goplana", "Grześki", "Appetita", "Hellena" and "Siesta".[9]

In 2011, the holding name was changed to Colian S.A. with two subsidiaries, "Jutrzenka Colian sp. z.o.o." and "Colian Logistic sp. z.o.o.".In 2013, the group took over the confectionery company "Solidarność" from Lublin. A year later, it changed its name to Colian Holding S.A. with the following subsidiaries: "Colian sp. z.o.o." and "Colian Logistic sp. z.o.o.".[9]

On September 19, 2014, a brand new plant was unveiled in Bydgoszcz in the district of Osowa Góra, where the production, previously performed in various smaller plants in the city, was consolidated.[10] The PLN 60 million building costs received a large support (PLN 23 million) of the "Operational Program Innovative Economy 2007–2013".At its opening, the factory employed 370 people and produced 40 tons of sweets a day.[11]

In the second half of the 2010s, new acquisitions happened:[9]

Bydgoszcz production sites

Products

Today, "Jutrzenka" main products are:[18]

Furthermore, the Bydgoszcz factory manufactures sweets for other brands of the Colian group, such as “"Grześki" wafers, “Jeżyki” (chocolate coated biscuits), “Alibi” chocolate bar or "Chopin” chocolate.[11]

Jutrzenka products are sold to the domestic market and also exported to more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia, North America and in the Middle East.[19]

In 2020, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the creation of the "Familijne" (Family Wafers), Corian Holding Group commissioned a mural to be realized at 51 Jagiellońska Street.[20] The work called Familijne has been designed by Karol Banach.[21] It is a part of an ensemble of more than 20 pieces scattered within Bydgoszcz.

Parent corporate group

See main article: Colian Holding. The plant is part of "Colian Holding S.A.", a Polish-funded leading company of the confectionery market.[22]

Colian's line of products includes, apart from "Jutrzenka", the following commercial brands of sweets:

In 2023, the group cash flow reached about PLN 1 billion and its workforce amounted to more than 2,500 people.[23] Its factories are located in Bydgoszcz, Kalisz, Lublin, Opatówek, Poznań and Wykroty.[23]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mieszkaniowa inwestycja z cennym zabytkiem . UAF . 11 September 2020 . bydgoszcz.pl . Miasto Bydgoszcz . 29 April 2023 .
  2. Book: Sudziński, Ryszard . 1999 . Życie gospodarcze Bydgoszczy w okresie II Rzeczypospolitej. Historia Bydgoszczy tom II część pierwsza 1920–1939. . The economic life of Bydgoszcz during the Second Polish Republic. History of Bydgoszcz, volume II, part one, 1920–1939. . pl . Bydgoszcz . Bydgoskie Towarzystwo Naukowe . 83-901329-0-7.
  3. Book: Sudziński, Ryszard . 2004 . Życie gospodarcze Bydgoszczy w okresie II Rzeczypospolitej. Historia Bydgoszczy tom II część druga 1939–1945. . The economic life of Bydgoszcz during the Second Polish Republic. History of Bydgoszcz, volume II, part two, 1939–1945. . pl . Bydgoszcz . Bydgoskie Towarzystwo Naukowe . 83-921454-0-2.
  4. Book: 2015 . Historia Bydgoszczy. Tom III. Część pierwsza 1945–1956. Polityka władz radzieckich wobec przemysłu bydgoskiego w latach 1945–1946. . History of Bydgoszcz. Volume III. Part one 1945–1956. Soviet authorities policy towards Bydgoszcz industry in the years 1945–1946. . pl . Bydgoszcz . Bydgoskie Towarzystwo Naukowe . 103–126; 199–243 . 978-83-60775-44-8.
  5. Book: Długosz, Jerzy . 1994 . "Jutrzenka" -słodka uwodzicielka. Kalendarz Bydgoski . "Jutrzenka" – a sweet seductress. Bydgoszcz Calendar . pl . Bydgoszcz . Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy . 81–86 .
  6. Book: Kamosiński, Sławomir . 2007 . Mikroekonomiczny obraz przemysłu Polski Ludowej w latach 1950–1980 na przykładzie regionu kujawsko-pomorskiego. Przemiany w technice i technologii produkcji. Sławomir Kamosiński. . The microeconomic picture of the industry of People's Poland in the years 1950–1980 on the example of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region. Sławomir Kamosiński. . pl . Poznań . Wydawnictwo Poznańskie . 75–307 . 978-83-7177-420-1.
  7. Book: Dworek, Jan . 2007 . Prywatyzacja przedsiębiorstw państwowych w Bydgoszczy po 1989 r. Kronika Bydgoska XVIII. . Privatization of state-owned enterprises in Bydgoszcz after 1989. Bydgoszcz Chronicle XVIII. . pl . Bydgoszcz . Towarzystwo Miłosnikow Miasta Bydgoszczy – Bydgoskie Towarzystwo Naukowe . 9–18 .
  8. Book: Długosz, Jerzy . 1995 . Bydgoskie wyroby znane i cenione za granicą. Kalendarz Bydgoski . Bydgoszcz products known and valued abroad. Bydgoszcz Calendar . pl . Bydgoszcz . Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy . 76–84 .
  9. Web site: Historia . 2021 . colian.com . Colian . 29 April 2023 .
  10. Web site: 19 września Grupa Colian, właściciel Jutrzenki, otwiera w Bydgoszczy swój największy zakład produkcyjny . d-ka . 19 September 2014 . pomorska.pl . Polska Press Sp. z o. o.. 29 April 2023 .
  11. Web site: 40 ton słodkości na dobę – ma wyjeżdżać z tej ogromnej fabryki Jutrzenki w Bydgoszczy. Praca dla 370 osób . agad . 19 September 2014 . pomorska.pl . Polska Press Sp. z o. o.. 29 April 2023 .
  12. Web site: Warmińskiego 7–9 (Śródmieście) . 2019 . bydgoszczwbudowie.pl . Bydgoszcz w Budowie.. 29 April 2023 .
  13. Web site: Ruina po fabryce Jutrzenki ożyje. "Wizualizacja jest bardzo atrakcyjna" . Czajkowska . Małgorzata . 26 June 2019 . bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl . Agora SA . 29 April 2023 .
  14. Web site: Okole zmienia swoje oblicze. Garbary 5 już prawie gotowe . sza . 25 September 2022 . bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl . Agora SA . 29 April 2023 .
  15. Web site: BUDYNEK WIELORODZINNY, UL. GARBARY 5 . 2021 . bydgoszczwbudowie.pl . Bydgoszcz w Budowie.. 29 April 2023 .
  16. Web site: Wędrujący, pofabryczny komin przy ul. Garbary 5. Był i go nie ma . Czajkowska . Małgorzata . 30 April 2021 . bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl . Agora SA . 29 April 2023 .
  17. Web site: O firmie . 2011 . modus.com . Modus SA . 31 August 2022.
  18. Web site: Jutrzenka. 2021 . colian.com . Colian . 29 April 2023 .
  19. Web site: Kujawsko-pomorski biznes rusza coraz dalej w świat. Daleko jeżdżą na naszych oponach. Wcinają nasze ptysie i galaretki . agad . 21 September 2015 . pomorska.pl . Polska Press Sp. z o. o.. 29 April 2023 .
  20. Web site: Nowy mural w Bydgoszczy. Powstał z okazji 25-lecia Wafli Familijnych . 22 October 2020 . metropoliabydgoska.pl . Grupa Enjoy Media . 29 April 2023.
  21. Web site: "FAMILIJNE" (FAMILY) WAFERS IN BYDGOSZCZ . 2016 . visitbydgoszcz.pl. visitbydgoszcz. 5 January 2022.
  22. Web site: Jan Kolański, twórca giełdowej Grupy Colian, dynamicznie obraca miliardami . Redakcja . 27 April 2014 . pomorska.pl . Polska Press Sp. z o. o.. 29 April 2023 .
  23. Web site: Colian w liczbach . 2021 . colian.com . Colian . 29 April 2023 .

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