Tradition you can taste!
Eisbär Eis stands for real craftsmanship, modern technology and people who love what they do.
For three generations, we've grown as a family business with clear values – down-to-earth, rooted in our region and open to new ideas.
At our sites in Apensen and Ribnitz-Damgarten, we produce millions of ice cream portions every day – with care, passion and responsibility.
Our success? A strong team that works together for the highest quality.
The Eisbär story
1955
Eisbär Eis GbR Klehn oHG
founded
by Wilhelm and Helmut Klehn.
1974
Horst-Dieter Schröder takes over the café in Damgarten from his father.
His father had opened the café in 1948.
1970er
Launch of our own home-delivery division
1982
Founding of the “Zentrale Eisproduktion Ribnitz-Damgarten”
by Horst-Dieter Schröder, supplying the Fischland-Darß region.
1983
Move from Neukloster to Apensen
and opening of the new factory.
1987
Transfer of shares
to son Helmut
Wilhelm Klehn's son Helmut joins the management and takes over his father's shares.
1990
Eisbär Eis GmbH Ribnitz-Damgarten founded
by Helmut Klehn, Helmut Klehn Jr and Horst-Dieter Schröder – the start of trading goods from Apensen.
1990
Transfer of shares
to daughter Britta
Wilhelm Klehn's daughter Britta joins the management and takes over her father's shares.
1992
Eisbär Eis Produktions GmbH Ribnitz-Damgarten founded
by Helmut Klehn, Helmut Klehn Jr and Horst-Dieter Schröder – planning our own production.
1994
Production starts in Ribnitz-Damgarten
2009
Construction and opening of a new cold store
with an initial capacity of 6,500 pallets, plus a further 6,500 pallets in Apensen from 2011.
2016
Isabel Schuldt joins the management team
in Apensen, alongside the opening of a further production hall.
2016
Transfer of shares
to daughter Manuela
Horst-Dieter Schröder's daughter Manuela Fürtig joins the management and takes over her father's shares.
2019
New cold store opens
with additional capacity for around 12,000 pallets in Plummendorf (Ribnitz-Damgarten).
2023
Lines 21 & 22 start operating
Commissioning and expansion of the cup line and the spaghetti-ice line.
2024
Fully automated high-bay warehouse
for raw materials and packaging
with 4,000 storage spaces.
2024
Takeover by
Christoph Ruehs
completing the handover of management to the 3rd generation of the family.
2024
First audit against the
ZNU sustainability standard
2024
New tartlet line starts operating
2025
Heat recovery system
commissioned
with the aim of cutting natural gas consumption by 60%.
Today
in total
Our sites
Ice cream with a future.
At Eisbär, it's not just about great taste – it's about feeling good too.
We produce to high quality standards and use resources responsibly – always with the future in mind.
Join the team!
We keep writing our story every day – with people who get stuck in, think ahead and grow with us.
Maybe you'll soon be one of us!
