HISTORY

over 130 years. cosmopolitan. experienced.

Over 130 years

This is us

September 2026

Construction of Warehouse 4

Start of construction of our fourth warehouse to further expand warehouse capacity.
2024

Expand Warehouse capacity

Purchase of additional property to expand warehouse capacity

2022

rasmus gerrens

Rasmus Gerrens joins C.E. Roeper as Marketing Manager (5th generation)

2018

office italy

International expansion: Opening of our office in Italy

2016

office france

International expansion: Opening of our office in France

2016

125th anniversary of C.E. Roeper

2014

office expansion

2012

Construction of the application kitchen

2004

office poland

International expansion: Opening of our office in Poland

2002

office russia

International expansion: Opening of our office in Russia

2001

office china

International expansion: Opening of our office in China

1996

second warehouse

Construction of the second warehouse (3,200 m²)

1994

First ISO certificate

1990

carsten gerrens

Carsten Gerrens joins C.E. Roeper as Product Manager

1989

New office in Allermöhe

1978

relocation warehouse

Relocation of our warehouse from Cremon

to the newly built facility at Porgesring

1951

claus gerrens

Claus Gerrens becomes Partner (active until 2003)

1940

Second World War

Second World War – Many products remained available even during the war

1918

august gerrens

August Gerrens becomes partner at C.E. Roeper

1910

Calcutta & Khartoum

Own branch offices in Calcutta and Khartoum

1906

Range

By 1906, C.E. Roeper was already offering a complete range of natural ingredients

1901

Issuance of an Imperial Patent

MAY 2, 1891

our origin

Founding of C.E. Roeper on May 2nd