Family-run for six generations. Crespel & Deiters has been a reliable partner to customers, employees, stakeholders, the economy and the region for more than 165 years. We are a family business operating globally, producing regionally and remaining deeply rooted locally. That is Crespel & Deiters. Since 1858.
Vision & Values
This has been driving us for generations
Since our company was founded, we have been defined by our clear corporate vision and long-term values, our pursuit of sustainability in everything we do and in all our products, and our cooperation with customers and employees. These qualities define our company as a whole. Yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We refine what nature provides us so that our customers can increase their efficiency and conserve resources through our solutions and application expertise.
Our Vision
The claim of Crespel & Deiters is to use renewable, plant-based raw materials with maximum efficiency and refine them responsibly — since our foundation in 1858.
Our vision is to be one of the leading global manufacturers of plant-based solutions that, through targeted refinement, enable our customers to become better, more efficient and more sustainable.
By refining agricultural raw materials, we create solutions that replace conventional, non-sustainable raw materials. We do this to enable a complete circular economy for our and future generations. We achieve all this as an international team!
Our Mission
We refine renewable, plant-based raw materials into functional solutions that improve processes, make products smarter and enable sustainable business practices. That allows our customers to achieve more with less.
With technological excellence, deep application knowledge and genuine partnership, we help our customers unlock their potential — in Industrial Solutions, Food, Pet Food and Feed.
This has been driving us for generations.
Our Values
Responsibility, progressiveness and perseverance. These are three core values that perfectly describe us yesterday, today and tomorrow. They shape our behavior within the company and in our interachtions with customers, business partners and our environment. This continually strengthens our identity.
Responsibility
Taking responsibility is something that comes naturally to us, given our history as a family-run business now in its sixth generation. For us, responsibility means a balanced relationship of commitment, top performance and reliability. We are committed. We deliver our best performance. We are reliable.
Progressiveness
Our company history is characterized by innovation and development. Progressiveness means a healthy balance of sustainability, continuous development and success. We think, act and produce sustainably. We keep evolving. We are successful.
Perseverance
As a family business with a long tradition and history, we have perseverance, healthy self-confidence, initiative and patience. Perseverance means a harmonious balance of initiative, self-confidence and patience. We take the initiative. We rely on our self-confidence. We are patient.
Our Three Hares
The Three Hares are our trademark. The message they convey of solidarity, community and movement has been a defining feature of Crespel & Deiters since its founding in 1858, and is deeply rooted in our self-image as a globally active, family-run manufacturer of plant-based solutions.
- The solidarity of the three hares represents our strong roots in our region, its people and its natural resources.
- The community of the three hares symbolizes our cooperation with customers, across departments, countries and generations as a family business and as partners in a network.
- The movement of the three hares represents progress, willingness to change and innovative strength. Driven by the goal of creating ever better solutions – through the refinement of plant-based raw materials.
This enables us to courageously lead ourselves and our customers into a successful future.
A long tradition of the Three Hares
The symbolism of the Three Hares has a long tradition not only in our region. Its origins can be traced back to the 7th century in China during the Tang dynasty, as well as to fragments from Central Asia and the Middle East from around the 12th century.
Today, the Three Hares of Crespel & Deiters represent the company’s ability to quickly implement new requirements and its connection to nature.
They symbolize the strength and consistency of the sixth-generation, family-owned company, the agility of a leading global manufacturer, and attentiveness to others.
We draw strength from the community associated with them to act responsibly, progressively, and persistently every day.
Our Expertise
We know our customers’ applications almost as well as they do.
We have decades of experience using and refining plant-based raw materials.
We have the latest technologies and the expertise to use them optimally.
These factors provide us with in-depth knowledge and unique expertise in developing and manufacturing plant-based solutions that optimize our customers’ products and processes.
Our Drivers of Expertise
Technology
State-of-the-art technologies are used to refine renewable, plant-based raw materials, resulting in highly functional products and solutions.
Markets
We have deep and broad market expertise in specific market segments, driven by group-wide R&D, application technology knowledge and market-oriented developments.
Holistic approach
Combination of functional products, solutions with technical application support and consulting with an in-depth understanding of customer processes and requirements.
Value creation
We produce functional ingredients and highly effective solutions using innovative refining technologies, such as extrusion, starch modification, protein hydrolysis and blending, from a broad portfolio of raw materials, including wheat, peas, rice, corn and fava beans.
