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Vienna (A) On January 1, 2021, Mag. (FH) Markus Fahrnberger-Schweizer will assume the leadership of iglo Austria. Born in Vienna (42), he started his career at Bahlsen in Key Account Management, other stations were Coca-Cola Hellenic and Red Bull International, where he worked as Global Field Sales Manager. In 2016, Markus Fahrnberger-Schweizer started at iglo Austria as Sales Director.
“After four years in charge of the sales area, I am delighted to take over the management of iglo Austria from January. The deep freeze category has grown disproportionately in recent years compared to the entire food trade. We also see a lot of potential for the future, precisely because I igloo as a brand and deep freezing as a category with aspects such as regional products, good portability, a focus on sustainable vegetables and fish and the avoidance of preservatives provide many answers to questions that are related today. with nutrition, ”Fahrnberger-Schweizer said of her new role.
Felix Fröhner, who has been Managing Director of iglo Austria since January 2015 and has been largely responsible for the success of recent years, will take on an international role at parent company Nomad Foods and will therefore remain with the company.
The national sales manager and therefore the successor to Markus Fahrnberger-Schweizer will be Martin Kaufmann. Born in Vienna, he was most recently Senior Director of Customer Marketing at iglo Austria.
About iglo Austria
Iglo Austria GmbH, based in Vienna, has been active in Austria since 1966 and is part of the Nomad Foods Group, which currently sells frozen products in 17 countries. The iglo brand is the second largest food brand in Austria * and the market leader in the frozen food sector. Currently the company is headed by Felix Fröhner, who will be led by Markus Fahrnberger-Schweizer as Managing Director from January 1, 2021, employs around 80 people and secures around 1,000 additional jobs in Austria through partners. of cultivation, production and logistics. The iglo range includes around 240 products from the categories of fish and seafood, vegetables, herbs, potatoes, poultry specialties, ready meals and pastries. The products come from the best regions in each case: vegetables are from Marchfeld for decades, the delicacies of Ennstal igloos. True to the motto “Eat some Gscheit!”, The highest quality standards are applied and all products are made without added flavor enhancers or artificial colors and flavors. Iglo is also committed to sustainable and resource-saving production methods. Among other things, iglo was Austria’s first brand with 100% MSC certified sea fish.
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