The history of our family business
It all began in 1950
Peter Mattfeld founds his company with two employees as a pure meat agency at the abattoir on Lagerstraße in Hamburg.
1960
Trained butcher Jörg Mattfeld goes to Canada after his apprenticeship and is inspired by the large pick-up markets in North America.
1961
Relocation to the newly built Hall A on the abattoir site with the addition of a cutting area, which will grow to 500 m² in the same year. Jörg Mattfeld returns from Canada with new ideas and joins his father's company. The basis for today's Cash & Carry fresh market is created with a small 80 m² pick-up market. Here, the 1,100 butchers in Hamburg at the time (now around 40) receive a small selection of additional items such as tinned gherkins or Maggi cubes.
Succession in the company
1961 - Jörg Mattfeld joins the company and creates the basis for the Cash & Carry fresh food market.
1971
The combination of meat cutting and the cash & carry market leads to the import of frozen poultry from the USA. This subsequently developed into the import of meat from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay as well as the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Partner companies in various of these countries produce our own matti's brand for us.
1991
The third generation joins the company with Kai Mattfeld.
1993
The site on Lagerstrasse is privatized from 1 January and becomes the Hamburg Wholesale Meat Market (FGH).
1997
The construction of a new 4,500 m² building provides a considerable increase in space for the cash & carry market on the upper floor and the cutting plant on the first floor. There is also space for the company's administration in the newly created office floor.
2000
The Cash & Carry store grows by 1000 m² and offers more space for fresh produce: a fruit and vegetable department and a fresh fish department are new. In future, minced meat with an extended shelf life will be packaged in a modified atmosphere. In addition, seasoning, marinating and portioning meat will increase added value.
2006
Jörg Mattfeld retires from active management and hands over the company to his son Kai. Following an amendment to the EC approval regulation, the cutting plant becomes the first EC approved cutting plant in Hamburg.
2007 - 2008
The meat department is expanded by a further 500 m² to 2500 m² for packaging and portioning and Matthias Rudolph joins the company as Managing Director.
2010
The cutting plant continues to grow. As part of the conversion measures, a new department is created in which the first cook and chill products are produced - the convenience factory.
2014
Peter Mattfeld & Sohn serves around 1,300 customers every day in its various departments. A total of 130 employees work in the company's 13,000 m² of floor space.
2016
The company continues to grow. A new extension of another 4500 m² creates space for logistics, production and the Cash & Carry fresh food market. The office is future-proofed with this new building.
2021
Victoria Mattfeld will join the company in April 2021 and will spend a year being trained by her predecessor in her role as Commercial Director.
2025
Frederic Mattfeld joins the company in its anniversary year. The number of employees increases to 190.
