Weck
The German canning jar with the strawberry on it.
Status: Watchlist
- Founded
- 1900
- Website
- weckjars.com
- HQ
- Germany
- Manufacturing
- Germany
- Ownership type
- PE-owned
- Parent
- Aurelius Group
- Acquired
- 2023
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Filed insolvency June 2023; taken over by Munich turnaround investor Aurelius. Production consolidated at Bonn-Duisdorf, about 300 employees; sales up 16 percent in 2025.
Why Watchlist
German production survived the insolvency, but it is now a PE turnaround asset. Watch for sourcing changes.
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