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The Austrian-based, family-owned Haas Food Equipment GmbH, via its three brands Franz Haas, Haas-Meincke and Haas-Mondomix, provides a wide range of equipment solutions for manufacturing cookies and confectionery products for snack and bakery companies around the world.
The Haas Group was founded by Franz Haas over a century ago and is now run by the fourth generation of the Haas family. Haas Group is composed of several individual companies: Franz Haas Wafer, Franz Haas CFT, Haas-Meincke and Haas-Monodomix.
In 1948, Haas introduced its first wafer machine, the HV6, which was operated manually. It quickly found success on the market. Today, Franz Haas Wafer equipment and technology is an industry-leader.
Franz Haas CFT specializes in equipment to manufacture convenience foods like ice cream cones, rolled wafers, waffles and pancakes. The company dates back to the 1950s when it launched its first ice cream cone oven, the TA. Equipment for the production of sugar cones and pancakes, among other applications, followed in the 1980s and beyond.
The business of Haas-Meincke likewise dates back to the 1950s when Meincke started producing equipment for moulded and wire-cut cookies and cakes. More recently, in 2005, the company expanded into equipment for the production of crackers, pizza, breads products and Swiss roll cakes.
Haas-Mondomix has its roots in aeration technologies suited to confectionery and dairy products, offering equipment for aerating, depositing, forming and mixing creams and chocolate, as well as other various types of batter and dough.
Earlier this year, Franz Haas provided some perspective on today's snack market, promoting four snack concepts that align with prevailing consumer trends below.