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FOND OF GmbH[1]
Company typeGmbH
IndustryTextile Industry
Founded2010[2]
FounderSven-Oliver Pink, Florian Michajlezko, Oliver Steinki, Juliaan Cazin
Headquarters
Cologne
,
Germany
ProductsBackpacks, Bags
Revenue34 Mio. EUR[1]
Number of employees
177[2]
Websitewww.fondofbags.com

FOND OF GmbH, marketed as FOND OF, is a German manufacturer of sustainable, ergonomic backpacks. The startup company was founded by Sven-Oliver Pink, Florian Michajlezko, Oliver Steinki and Juliaan Cazin in 2010 and is based in Cologne.[2]

History

FOND OF, initially founded as ergobag GmbH, launched its first product in 2010: an ergonomic, sustainable backpack for primary school children called ergobag.[3][4] In the past years, six additional brands were added to their product portfolio leading to a change in company name to Fond of Bags. Today, Fond of Bags has 184 employees and distributes its products in 20 countries worldwide. A further expansion to China and the United States is planned.[2]

Products

Fond of Bags' portfolio contains seven brands:[2]

  • Affenzahn
  • Ergobag
  • Satch
  • AEVOR
  • pinqponq
  • SALZEN
  • Offermann

All of these individual adaptable products are produced substantially, using Polyethylene terephthalate, i.e. Polyester made of recycled PET bottles.[5][6]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Bundesanzeiger. "Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.08.2014 bis zum 31.07.2015". Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f F.O. Bags GmbH. "Fond of Bags". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ Richters, Kim. "Die Rucksack-Rebellen mit dem Millionen-Umsatz". Gründerszene. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ^ Moritz, Raphael. "Die Idee mit den Recycling-Ranzen". Zeit Online. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ^ Lorentz, Frank. "Millionenschwere Geschäftsidee kam bei einer Party". welt. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ^ Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis. "FOND OF BAGS (F. O. BAGS GmbH) gehört zu den Top 5 in der Kategorie „Deutschlands nachhaltigste KMU 2016"".

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