chronicle
18.06.1855
Peter Heinrich Krücken founds in cologne the agency business for grain and flour
12.01.1867
Albrecht Rudolf Paul Kuchenbuch is born in Großwanzleben (upper image)
28.06.1876
Maria Kuchenbuch, given birth von Gimborn, is born (lower image)
01.01.1895
Peter Heinrich Krücken commits the company to Albrecht Rudolf Paul Kuchenbuch
06.02.1903
Werner Kuchenbuch is born
18.12.1908
Paul Beuth is born
1923
Oskar Peschken joins the company
01.05.1925
Paul Beuth joins the company
03.09.1934
Eberhard Kuchenbuch is born
25.07.1938
Albrecht Rudolf Paul Kuchenbuch dies in the age of 71 years
26.07.1938
Werner Kuchenbuch takes the management of the parent company in cologne
25.02.1941
In Karlsruhe a branch office, which is transferred 1952 to Mannheim, is founded – Oskar Peschken takes the management
28.05.1951
Werner Kuchenbuch dies in the age of 48 years
01.09.1958
Eberhard Kuchenbuch joins the company (upper image, sitting)
03.02.1961
Maria Kuchenbuch, given birth von Gimborn, dies in the age of 84 years
08.08.1961
Transformation of the company to a general partnership
05.08.1967
Jens Kuchenbuch is born (upper image, standing)
31.12.1972
Oskar Peschken, managing director of the branch office Mannheim,leaves because of reasons of age
01.08.1973
Paul Beuth dies in the age of 65 years (lower image)
01.01.1974
Hans Schaefer joins the company. Under his leadership the company grows to be the largest private grain trader in the Rhineland
01.10.1989
Jens Kuchenbuch joins the company
01.07.1991
A sales office is opened in Könitz/Thüringen
01.01.1994
The general partnership is transformed to a PLC & limited commercial partnership
01.01.1997
Hans Schaefer retires - after 23 years and many years of Procuration
06.05.1998
The brand “P.Krücken” is protected by the patent office in munich
01.01.2000
Jens Kuchenbuch becomes a companion
02.01.2000
The capital paid in is raised to 1.25 Million DM
01.05.2000
Takeover of 25 percent of the shares of Agritrade Prag
19.12.2001
HACCP-certification by the Dekra Stuttgart, certificate-number 71201007
17.12.2002
To fullfill todays quality requirement, the company is checked by Dekra, Stuttgart on a yearly basis and the certificate is renewed resp. enhanced
01.07.2004
The company fights for the environment and installs solar
cells on the roof of the central office in cologne
21.04.2005
The managing partner Eberhard Kuchenbuch dies in the age of 70 years (see photo, sitting).
21.04.2005
Jens Kuchenbuch becomes sole partner and manager (see photo, standing).
31.12.2005
Erhard Tietze celebrates his early retirement after working
more than 14 years for the company P. Kruecken.
07.05.2006
Elen Kuchenbuch is born
15.12.2006
Certification to match the new GMP+ – B2 Standard
01.04.2007
The activites of the branch office in Könitz/Thüringen are transferred to cologne.
31.12.2007
Marianne Grieger goes into well-earned retirement. She was working for the company for 42 years.
12.12.2010
Anna Kuchenbuch is born – the 5th generation.
15.06.2011
Siegfried Friedrich completes the team of traders
17.06.2011
Participation in Agritrade Prag is raised by 7,8% to 32,8% in total
01.03.2012
The company Agritrade Georgia in Tiflis is founded.
03.03.2014
The “good soul”, Annely Kuchenbuch, dies on 3rd of march 2014.
01.01.2020
The spice activities are expanded. In addition to saffron, other spices are added to the range
March 2020
The corona crisis also reaches Germany. The company reacts very quickly and supplies supermarket
21.10.2020
On 21.10 the longtime employee Erhard Tietze dies
31.07.2021
Siegfried Friedrich retires at the age of 71
30.11.2021
Ramon Höschler receives award as best apprentice of his year
20.01.2022
The company is awarded as one of the best training companies
27.02.2023
The continuous expansion of the division "commercial real estate" is going on. On this day, the company acquires the party location "Kokett" with a hotel business
