Etablissements René Neymann

Société d'exploitation des Etablissements René Neymann

Company type	Société à responsabilité limitée
Industry	Food industry
Founded	1850
Headquarters	Wasselonne , France
Key people	Jean-Claude Neymann (General manager)
Products	Unleavened bread, special bread, matzo
Number of employees	17 (end 2009)
Website	www.neymann.com (english version)

Etablissement René Neymann is a French company founded in 1850 that makes matzah and unleavened bread. It is the oldest company of unleavened bread operating in France.^[1] The general manager is Jean-Claude Neymann, who represents the 5th generation of managers of this familial and artisanal^{[clarification needed]} company.

History

Nameplate of Etablissements René Neymann factory

Etablissement René Neymann was founded in 1850 in Odratzheim by Salomon Neymann. In 1870, Salomon Neymann and his son, Benoit Neymann, moved to Wasselonne.^[2] In 1930, the firm began to sell unleavened bread to the non-religious public. The production stopped during the Second World War, René Neymann restarted the company in 1948.^[3]

Today, this company exports about 62% of its production.^[4] It also produces some (between 20 and 30% of the production) organic goods.^{[citation needed]}

The company was rewarded in 2015^[5] with the state label Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant and in 2016 with the award of the Legion of Honor to its director, in recognition of "Jean-Claude Neymann's deep commitment to the survival and development of the Wasselonnaise family business of making azyme breads ".^[6][7]

References

1. (in French) Neymann René Wasselonne Archived 2011-06-27 at the Wayback Machine on francenature.fr
2. (in French) La route du judaïsme en Alsace : un itinéraire à travers l'histoire, les traditions et le patrimoine, Jean Daltroff, 2006, p.119
3. (in German) „Brot des Elends“ nach unverfälschtem Rezept Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine on evpfalz.de
4. News on neymann.com
5. "SE René Neymann | Label EPV, Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant". www.patrimoine-vivant.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
6. "La Légion d'honneur pour Jean-Claude Neymann". Retrieved 2016-09-15.
7. "Légion d'honneur : les Alsaciens de la promotion de Pâques". Retrieved 2016-09-15.