Theo (* 18. June 1917 in Nuremberg; "† 23 June 2004 in Nuremberg) was a German entrepreneur. In the year 1937 Theo as well as his brother Karl in Nuremberg began with the production of packed ice-cream.

Life

The beginnings

The idea developed in a citizen of Berlin The young experienced son of a office furniture manufacturer, how a handy ice at a handle was handed. Short time on it it made the observation with a motorrace that the handy Schleckerei sold itself very well. The resolution for foundation of a firm was calm. Together with its brother it produced the first "Steckerles ice" on parental property in manual work.

Its creation of a rectangular milk ice in the Geschmacksrichtungen strawberry, vanilla and chocolate as well as a round water ice met the taste of the postwar generation with lemon taste. The staff increased to 25 heads manufactured daily up to 15.000mal ice at the handle. And it continued: It manufactured "Jopa ice" under license.

The ascent

From these beginnings the into the 1950er-Jahren after the development of the production of frozen food, which is today the second largest German ice-cream manufacturer, developed.

Since ice was original only one summer product, began in the year 1957 additionally with the production of Lebkuchen, in order to be able to employ its coworkers all year round. This section was sold however 1998 to give up and/or.

1960 it introduced the frozen food mark produced later additionally - ice and cooperated also with the company Jacobs search pool of broadcasting corporations.

Theo applied in the region Nuremberg as one of the symbol figures of the Wirtschaftswunders such as max of Grundig or Gustav Schickedanz.

He was Austrian honorary consul.

Partner

Into the 1980er years did he with south sugar together. In the year 1995 sold its company to the south sugars AG, since 2001 is it a component Swiss of the company.

After its retreat from the company and its wife Friedl worked as and donated large amounts for medicine, science, social and cultural interests.

To the circle of the promotions belonged among other things the opera, the conservatoire, the Erlanger university library and the center for age medicine at the north clinical center. Also with the reorganization of architectural monuments in the Franconia metropolis with money helped. It has in addition the chair for technology and innovation management at the technical University of Munich donated.

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