Headquarters Mountainside Number of employees 175 | Founded 1918 Type Privately held company | |
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Industry Beverage, Industrial, Edible Oil, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology Key people Marla Jeffrey (President)
Chris Gusmer (Executive Vice-President) Products Filtration, Winemaking and Brewing Equipment and Consumables, Pharmaceutical Consumables, Industrial Products Website www.gusmerenterprises.com | ||
Gusmer Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1918 to provide products to the brewing market. It currently manufactures and sells a wide range of products geared towards the winemaking, brewing, edible oil, and pharmaceutical markets. Gusmer has partnered with several well-known international companies to provide their products to Gusmer's core beverage markets, as well as to expand Gusmer's manufactured products into other industries. Partnership companies include EMD Millipore, BASF, Chr. Hansen, Novozymes, DSM, and others. Gusmer's headquarters are located in Mountainside, New Jersey. Other locations include their primary manufacturing plants in Fresno, CA and Waupaca, WI as well as their analytical services group located in Napa, CA.
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Formation
In 1918 Aage Gusmer started the company to provide a novel tank coating to breweries in North and South America. The company has since increased its offerings to the brewing market while also expanding into winemaking, pharmaceuticals, edible oils, as well as various industrial markets through a combination of manufactured products and partnership products. The company continues to be managed by the Gusmer family, currently in its 3rd generation of management since the company's founding.
Manufacturing
Gusmer's manufacturing locations are located in Fresno, CA and Waupaca, WI. Fresno manufactures depth filters, oak alternatives, cellulose filter aids, and fermentation nutrients. The Waupaca facility primarily manufacturers depth filtration media for pharmaceutical applications, fryer oil filters, laboratory animal bedding as well as various specialty products. Waupaca has recently undergone several expansions to add capacity for its pharmaceutical partnership products. In 2008 the plant significantly expanded its molding capabilities. It was recognized in 2010 as the Waupaca area's best large business and received a grant from the Governor of Wisconsin in 2011. The company's manufacturing facilities achieved ISO 9001 status in 1997 and the Fresno plant has recently completed adding GMP manufacturing areas.
Manufactured Products
Partnerships
A primary growth driver has been Gusmer's partnerships with a wide variety of companies, working to bring their core technologies to the winemaking and brewing fields using Gusmer's applications expertise of these markets. Examples include BASF chemicals, Chr. Hansen yeast and bacteria, EMD Millipore's cartridge filtration and microbial monitoring products, Foss analytical equipment and Novozymes' enzymes. Gusmer also provides some of its partners with manufactured products to their core markets.
Partnership Products
Consultative Approach
Gusmer's approach in its core markets has been to work with its customers as a resource to provide applications development, support, troubleshooting assistance and technical knowledge to industry. They've published reference works, volunteered at leading University programs such as U.C. Davis and CSU Fresno, arranged seminars around key topics and play an active role at industry events such as the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium. Gusmer's consultative approach is highlighted through the company's corporate slogan of "Service with Knowledge."
Gusmer is a member of many industry organizations such as the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV), Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA), Texas Wine and Grape Growers, California Olive Oil Council, the Monterey County Vintners and Growers and The Wine Institute.
The consultative approach also extends to partners with support such as helping with TTB approval for new products or certifying repair technicians. Gusmer's Napa analytical lab, The Wine Lab, provides a wide range of consulting and analytical services to the wine industry.