Johannes Giesser Messerfabrik GmbH, based in Winnenden, manufactures hand knives and other cutting tools for the food processing industry and sells them worldwide through a widespread dealer network. The product range includes slaughtering knives, sausage knives, cook's knives, confectionery knives, kitchen and bread knives as well as other steel goods and high-quality accessories. For the 2024 financial year the company reported total output of TEUR 19,455.6; 36.5% of sales were generated domestically, 32.9% within the EU and 30.6% outside the EU. The company states that its production is relatively flexible, enabling special customer requests to be met, and describes itself as one of the leading manufacturers of hand knives for the industry. Johannes Giesser Messerfabrik GmbH is a family business.
Herstellung und der Vertrieb von Schlachtermessern, Wurstmessern, Kochmessern, Konditormessern, Küchenmessern, Brotmessern und sonstigen Stahlwaren. Die Gesellschaft kann alle Geschäfte betreiben die geeignet sind, den Gegenstand des Unternehmens zu fördern. Sie kann sich an anderen Unternehmen beteiligen, solche erwerben, Zweigniederlassungen errichten, Interessengemeinschaften mit gleichen oder ähnlichen Unternehmen eingehen und mit solchen Unternehmen kooperieren.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Stuttgart Local Court, HRB 260336 (as of 3 November 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Hermann- Giesser | Geschäftsführer(in) | Winnenden |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Stuttgart Local Court, HRB 260336 (as of 3 November 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 22.06.2023 | Gesellschaftsvertrag amended | Gesellschaftsvertrag |
| 26.01.2016 | Registered Seat Change | Neue |
| 26.01.2016 | Business Address Change | Johannes-Giesser-Straße 1, 71364 Winnenden |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.09.2006 | Share Capital Set | — | 60.000 € |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Stuttgart Local Court, HRB 260336 (as of 3 November 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rohergebnis€12.1M2 | €806,923 | €6,669,031 | — |
| 2023 | Rohergebnis€12.2M2 | €1,285,220 | €6,394,593 | — |
| 2022 | Rohergebnis€10.6M2 | €261,836 | €5,734,931 | — |
| 2021 | €18,625,765 | €211,860 | €5,263,436 | — |
| 2020 | €17,101,303 | €283,559 | €4,791,366 | — |
| 2019 | €17,380,379 | -€88,767 | €4,909,384 | — |
| 2018 | €17,375,353 | €66,261 | €4,957,591 | — |
| 2017 | €16,624,526 | €27,273 | €4,756,681 | — |
| 2016 | Rohergebnis€8.4M2 | -€69,031 | €4,784,074 | — |
| 2015 | Rohergebnis€8.4M2 | €138,580 | €4,215,776 | — |
1 Small companies are not required to publish a profit-and-loss statement (§ 326 (1) HGB). The figure shown is the statutory ceiling under § 267 HGB where the balance-sheet total makes it binding — a company may exceed at most one of the three size criteria.
2 Rohergebnis nach § 276 HGB: Umsatzerlöse abzüglich Materialaufwand bzw. Herstellungskosten. Kleine und mittelgroße Kapitalgesellschaften dürfen diese Posten zusammenfassen; die Umsatzerlöse selbst sind dann nicht veröffentlicht und liegen über dem Rohergebnis.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Stuttgart Local Court, HRB 260336 (as of 3 November 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €7,010,762 | 98.7% |
| Depreciation | €73,288 | 1.0% |
| Interest & Similar | €21,372 | 0.3% |
