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Sustainability Report 2023

The social and environmental responsibility of the Markant Group should be clearly recognisable in terms of its actions:

Events

| CZ Prague

8th Markant Česko s.r.o. / Markant Slovensko s.r.o. Information Day

The 8th Markant Česko s.r.o. / Markant Slovensko s.r.o. Information Day was held on 24 October 2024 in the National…

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

Markant covers company car park with large PV system

The Markant Group is currently building a PV system at its Offenburg site, which will cover a total of almost 200…

Events

| AT Vienna

11th Markant Austria Information Day

The 11th Information Day of Markant Austria took place on October 17, 2024 in the magnificent Palais Ferstel in Vienna.…

Events

| CH Lucerne

14th Markant Syntrade Schweiz AG Information Day

The 14th Information Day of Markant Syntrade Schweiz AG took place on 2 October 2024 at the Swiss Museum of Transport in…

Events

| DE Karlsruhe

126th Markant trade forum – 30 years of Iberiana

This year's anniversary of Iberiana was the main focus of the 126th Markant trade forum on 18 and 19 September at the…

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

Markant wins ECR Award in the "Innovation Excellence 2024" category

Another impressive success in 2024: GS1 once again honours a Markant Group project. The ECR Award 2024 was presented…

Events

| DE Offenburg

Markant Summer Festival

Fantastic summer weather awaited us at this year's employee party at our Offenburg site last Friday, 19 July. Around 550…

Events

| DE München

Markant Members Congress 2024

Future makers – what are the game changers of tomorrow? That was the central question of the two-day Markant Members'…

Press releases

StadtLesen: A summer fairy tale

From 6 to 9 June 2024, the literary tour made another stop in Offenburg and transformed the market square into an…

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Press releases

| DE Offenburg

Expansion of cooperation between Verkehrswacht Ortenau (road safety organisation) and the Markant Group

Kreisverkehrswacht Ortenau e. V. and Markant Group are expanding their cooperation even further to help increase road…

Events

| DE Karlsruhe

125th Markant trade forum – Basic concept: cooperation & dialogue

The topics of cooperation and dialogue were at the forefront of the 125th Markant trade forum on 24 and 25 April at…

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

Markant founds retail.ai GmbH

With artificial intelligence, we are facing a new industrial revolution. It also harbours potential for the FMCG sector.…

News

Markant #runs! at the Freiburg Marathon

Employees of the Markant Group achieved 472 impressive kilometres in the Freiburg Marathon.

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

EKO-PUNKT cooperates with Markant Group

Cooperation enables online checking of packaging recyclability in the new recycling checker of Markant's One Globe…

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

reta award 2024 – Markant wins

A second great success in the space of two years: The EHI Retail Institute honours another Markant Group project. The…

Commitment

| DE Offenburg

Prominent hat-trick

Top performances by DHBW graduates

Commitment

| DE Offenburg

Vitamin-rich donation

The Markant Group's annual fruit and vegetable donation to Lebenshilfe Offenburg-Oberkirch e. V. and the Offenburg…

Press releases

Alnatura to cooperate with the Markant Group in future

Darmstadt, 8 November 2023. From 1 July 2024, the Hessian organic company Alnatura will be cooperating with the Swiss…

Events

| CZ Prague

Markant Česko s.r.o. / Markant Slovensko s.r.o.: 7th Information Day

The seventh Markant Česko s.r.o. / Markant Slovensko s.r.o. Information Day was held on 25 October 2023. Around 150…

Events

| CH Lucerne

13th Markant Syntrade Schweiz AG Information Day

The 13th Markant Syntrade Schweiz AG Information Day took place on 18 October 2023. Around 200 Markant partners from the…

Events

| AT Vienna

Markant Austria: 10th Information Day

Anniversary event of Markant Austria: the 10th Information Day took place on 12 October 2023 in the magnificent Palais…

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Events

| DE Karlsruhe

124th Markant trade forum – Focus on sustainability!

At the 124th Markant trade forum on 6 and 7 September at the Messe Karlsruhe, the focus was mainly on the current topic…

Career

| DE Offenburg

Start of training

20 new trainees and dual students started their professional careers at Markant Group in September.

Events

| DE Frankfurt

ECR Day 2023 – we are there!

On 13 and 14 September 2023, the ECR Day 2023 will take place at Kap Europa in Frankfurt am Main. The industry event of…

Events

| DE Offenburg

Summer, Sun, StadtLesen event

From 20 to 23 July 2023, Offenburg's market square was transformed into a literary paradise. The StadtLesen event…

Events

| DE Offenburg

Markant Summer Festival

The convivial atmosphere at this year's summer party in Offenburg held last Friday, 30 June, could not be dampened even…

Events

| DE Karlsruhe

Successful start to the year with the 123rd Markant trade forum!

The first Markant trade forum took place on 19 and 20 April at the Karlsruhe trade fair and allowed suppliers and…

Press releases

| CH Pfäffikon

Markant is raising its product content services to a new level with a majority stake in Bayard

Markant Group underlines the commitment to become a leading provider of product information management services for…

Events

EuroShop 2023

From 26 February to 2 March, Markant Group will have a stand at EuroShop 2023 in Düsseldorf.

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

Vitamin shot on four wheels

Fruit and vegetable donation to charitable organisation Lebenshilfe Offenburg-Oberkirch e.V. and Kaufmännische Schulen…

Events

| AT Vienna

Markant Austria: 9th Information Day

After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the ninth Markant Austria Information Day was held on 20 October 2022. More…

Events

| CZ Prague

Markant Česko s.r.o. / Markant Slovensko s.r.o.: 6th Information Day

After a three-year break due to the pandemic, the sixth Markant Česko s.r.o. / Markant Slovensko s.r.o. Information Day…

Events

| CH Lucerne

12th Markant Syntrade Schweiz AG Information Day

The twelfth Markant Syntrade Schweiz AG Information Day was held on 5 October 2022 after a two-year break due to the…

Career

| DE Offenburg

Farewell to our Markant graduates

Markant Group is saying farewell to this year's many graduates of the company's Chamber of Industry and Commerce…

Press releases

20th ECR Award in the category «Operational Excellence» goes to Markant Group and partners

GS1 Germany presented the coveted ECR Award 2022 on the evening of 27 September in the following three categories for…

Events

| DE Karlsruhe

The 122nd trade forum brings back face-to-face dialogue!

After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the Markant trade forum finally took place again on 14 and 15 September 2022…

Sustainability

Working together for the environment: separate packaging and residual waste correctly

The Recyclate Forum, an alliance of companies for retail and packaging, has existed since 2018. Markant is also involved…

Events

The 122nd Markant trade forum is upon us!

The Markant trade forum will take place again on the 14th and 15th September 2022 on site in Karlsruhe after a break due…

Career

| DE Offenburg

New school cooperation

Markant welcomes the Technische Gymnasium Offenburg and the Hans-Furler-Gymnasium Oberkirch into the group of regional…

Career

Markant remains the «BEST PLACE TO LEARN»

Markant has been recognised as the «BEST PLACE TO LEARN» since 2019 and the validity of this seal is recertified by…

[Translate to EN:] Markant StadtLesen 2022 in Offenburg

Events

| DE Offenburg

StadtLesen in Offenburg and the Markant Group simply belong together

The popular open-air reading room was back at the Offenburg marketplace from 21 to 24 July! As the main sponsor of the…

Markant

| DE Offenburg

Markant Summer Festival

Bright sunshine and beaming faces – the Markant Summer Festival in Offenburg on Friday, 8 July, was a complete success…

News

| DE Offenburg

MSI visits Offenburg University

At the invitation of Prof. Dr. Schaad, Markant Services International GmbH (MSI) visited the University of Applied…

Markant

| DE München

Markant Members Congress 2022

The main topic of the Markant Members Congress in Munich was «Zeitgeist – caught between tradition and change». What…

Press releases

| CH Pfäffikon

The Markant Group is sending aid supplies to Ukraine

Together with its retail partner, Rossmann, Markant has arranged the sending of eleven truckloads of food.

Press releases

| CH Pfäffikon

Change of CEO at Markant AG

Dominik Scheid will take over as CEO at Markant AG.

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

The EHI reta award 2022 goes to Markant

The Digital Case File has won the "Best Enterprise Solution" category of the reta award 2022, which is presented by the…

Mark Michaelis, CEO of Markant Services International GmbH with Alicia Dußmann and training officer Kevin Zurlinden.

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

Alicia Dußmann came top of her class in the retail business administration course at DHBW Heilbronn in 2021

DHBW Heilbronn honours the best of its approximately 400 graduates each year. Alicia Dußmann, who was top of her class…

John Grewe, Geschäftsführer Markant Deutschland GmbH, und Rainer Grießer, Bereichsleiter Arbeit bei der Lebenshilfe Offenburg-Oberkirch e.V.

Commitment

| DE Offenburg

Plenty of vitamins for the winter

Markant Group donates fruit and vegetables to charitable organisation Lebenshilfe Offenburg-Oberkirch e.V. and Offenburg…

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

Junge Union Offenburg on a virtual «visit» to Markant Group

Markant Services International GmbH, as one of the biggest employers in Offenburg, introduced 13 members of the Junge…

Career

| DE Offenburg

Girls'Day – We're taking part!

Markant is once again supporting Girls'Day in 2022.

Press releases

EHI Retail Institute under new leadership

Markus Tkotz new EHI President

Preisträger Erik Eiberle und Franz-Friedrich Müller, Präsident des Verwaltungsrates der Markant AG, bei der Verleihung der Stiftung Goldener Zuckerhut in Berlin.

Career

| DE Offenburg

Young Talent Award from the Goldener Zuckerhut (Golden Sugar Loaf) foundation goes to Markant employees

Erik Eiberle is the youngest National Range Buyer in Markant's history and this year's winner of the prestigious award.

Press releases

Markant among the winners of the ECR Award 2021

Initiative for improving data quality wins through in the face of strong competition

[Translate to EN:] Mark Michaelis | Geschäftsführer MSI

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

New management at Markant Services International

As the new CEO of Markant Services International (MSI), Mark Michaelis (43) took over the management of MSI GmbH in…

Gruop photo, Markant, Offenburg, CEO, Mayor Marco Steffens

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

International goods flow centre

Active in many countries – rooted in the region: Mayor visits Offenburg company "Markant"

voilà! pitch leaves a lasting impression on surprise guest Nico Rosberg

Events

| DE Frankfurt

voilà! pitch leaves a lasting impression on surprise guest Nico Rosberg

The start-up portal voilà! arranged another live pitch at the Frankfurt Airport Center on 19 August – of course, while…

Events

| CZ Prague

5th Markant Information Day Czech Republic/Slovakia

Don't just know what's coming, be prepared for it too - this was the theme of Markant Česko/Slovensko's 5th information…

Press releases

| DE Offenburg

"BEST PLACE TO LEARN": Markant Services International GmbH named top trainer

Based on the results of a representative survey, Markant Services International GmbH has been awarded the "BEST PLACE TO…

Press releases

| CH Pfäffikon

ECR Award 2019

Every year, the ECR Award is presented to active co-operations which have shown real focus on customer service. The…

Events

| DE Karlsruhe

116th Markant Trade Forum

Innovative, cooperative and direct − even on sensitive topics such as product safety: The 116th Markant Trade Forum once…

Commitment

| AT Vienna

Cooking for a good cause in Vienna

Several employees of Markant Österreich GmbH will swap their desks for an apron again on 19 September 2019 and will…

Commitment

| ES Valencia

Offenburg interns at Iberiana

A long tradition was continued again this year: two students from the Offenburg business school visited Iberiana Frucht…

Commitment

| DE Offenburg

Presentation of donation to Kiju – Ortenauer Kinder- und Jugendhospizdienst

The Förderverein des Ortenauer Kinder- und Jugendhospizdienstes e. V. (Friends' Association of the Ortenau Hospice…

Commitment

| DE Offenburg

Crowds flock to "StadtLesen"

A huge open-air reading room in the city centre: "StadtLesen" took place for the third time from 18 to 21 July under the…

Commitment

| DE Offenburg

Markant Group Supports "StadtLesen" Reading Festival Again in 2019

The StadtLesen campaign is back in Offenburg from 18 to 21 July. Visitors and Markant employees can browse through over…

Iberiana

Commitment

| ES Valencia

Iberiana Frucht S.A. – Fair conditions in the workplace

Consumer awareness of fair working conditions has increased. These working conditions also play a major role in the…

Events

| DE Hofheim

Garden and Leisure 2019 exhibition

We were pleased to welcome over 360 participants from retail and industry to this year's Garden and Leisure exhibition…

Press releases

| CH Pfäffikon

Recent changes of the Managing Directors at various Markant companies

Alois Kruth, Managing Director of Markant Deutschland GmbH since one year, has been appointed Managing Director of…

[Translate to EN:] Vertragsunterzeichnung Kooperation Oken Markant

Career

| DE Offenburg

Strengthening our school partnerships with Oken High School and Offenburg Business School

After successfully initiating our cooperation with Oken High School last year, it has now been officially finalised as…

Events

| DE Karlsruhe

115th Markant Trade Forum

Competition on the FMCG market is extremely intense. Early adopter qualities are required to stay ahead of the pack.…

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