WE
FLAVOUR
THE
WORLD
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Company & Competencies
We flavour the world
We are
Hertz&Selck
Innovative flavour concepts and a passion for creation: welcome to Hertz&Selck.
We develop premium flavours for the tobacco, shisha, vaping, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and tea sectors to your exact specifications and in close collaboration with your creative teams. We transcend the ordinary to offer you bespoke solutions precisely tailored to your needs. Our work is not about meeting your expectations – in everything we do we aim to exceed them.
Our services combine a passion for good taste with personal commitment and deep creativity. We unite 90 years of experience and the highest level of flavour expertise with unique insight into markets and current legislation worldwide. We deliver complete concepts from idea to final product including application samples. And we ensure that flavour becomes an unforgettable experience.
We invite you to discover our company, our teams and our creativity – on our website and at our headquarters in Hamburg!
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Flavours are
our DNA
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Our Expertise
People with
great taste
A passion for flavour, quality and good taste: that is our team in a nutshell. They develop flavours as well as ideas and innovations. Their technical expertise and experience are a guarantee for the quality of our products – and yours.
We firmly believe that a product can inspire pleasure and enjoyment before it even launches on the market. So when you communicate with Hertz&Selck, you’re not dealing with departments but with individuals. Apart from being absolute experts in our field, Hertz&Selck is a group of people with great skills and incredible commitment to what they do – which is to create products that excel.
A family company with its sights set on the future
1931
Hamburg, harbour city, centre of commerce: in 1931, the merchants Alfred Hertz and Carl Selck founded what was to become one of the most famous tobacco flavouring companies in the world. Their portfolio included essential oils, fruit concentrates and dried fruit for the food industry.
1937
Hertz&Selck started experimenting with tobacco flavours, thus embarking on a course that would take them into a bright future. The company headquarters were in an urban commercial district in Glashüttenstraße – but only for 11 years: in 1948 the company relocated to the nearby Bellealliancestraße.
1957
The business remained in the family: Günther Hertz, cousin of founder Alfred Hertz, was a limited partner when Joachim Hertz, Alfred’s son, joined the company. During Germany’s economic miracle, he systematically expanded the tobacco flavouring division and the company’s fortunes were further buoyed by the great demand for “American Blend” cigarettes. Sales of tobacco flavours accounted for 20 per cent of the company’s business.
Founder Carl Selck retired and emigrated to America.
1966
After nine years in the company, Joachim Hertz was appointed managing director, a post he held until 1995. Tobacco flavourings now accounted for 90 per cent of sales.
1972–2005
Felix Schiffer was appointed limited partner and managing director until 2008, when he handed over to the next generation. Since 2001, Jan Hertz (right), son of Günther Hertz, has been limited partner and managing director; in 2005 Lutz Dörning (left) was appointed managing director.
2012
The last relocation – for the time being: Hertz&Selck’s headquarters and production facility opened up at the new location in Tarpenring 23 in the vicinity of the airport on a site large enough to accommodate future extensions.
2013
The company set up a dedicated beverage division.
2018
Work started on the new building for the extension of the production facilities at Tarpenring 23. Hertz&Selck has become one of the most successful medium-sized producers of premium flavours in the world.
2020
After 15 years at the helm, managing director Lutz Dörning retired. His successor is Nils Neugebauer (picture), who now manages the company with Jan Hertz.
2021
On the occasion of the company's 90th anniversary: relaunch of the company logo including the corporate identity. In this context, a new claim was also published, which once again underlines the internationality of Hertz & Selck.
2022
Nils Neugebauer is leaving the company at the end of the year.
2023
After 22 years, Jan Hertz hands over his position as Managing Director to his successor Bianca Hinrichsen, who now heads the company.