Our Company Mission is to create a foundation of trust between company partners, the Advisory Committee, senior management and all employees, to guarantee our binding orientation toward an objective that reaches beyond day-to-day goals, and to ensure that we act concertedly toward the long-term interests of the company.

Our brand is Ritter Sport

Our brand is RITTER SPORT. This brand enjoys great trust and affinity. To us it represents, therefore, a great responsibility and an asset combined as one. As the “chocolate concept with a difference”, RITTER SPORT stands out among the competition with a clear brand image. Innovation is of the greatest importance to the preservation of our brand. We invest significantly in the strengthening of our brand. We aim to make and keep our products attractive to consumers and to the market. A huge challenge for RITTER SPORT is the further expansion of the European market. Our goal is to persistently and steadily open up the European market and, beyond that, to develop our international market position.

Advertising claims convey an assurance to consumers that, by choosing our products, they are acquiring high-quality articles. We seek to emphasise the quality of our products, but not to create unjustified expectations.

All of us who work at RITTER SPORT, regardless of area or level, take pains to ensure that our products reach our customers in the best possible quality. To this end, we also employ a modern quality assurance system. We guarantee that only perfect raw materials are used in our manufacturing plants and that only RITTER SPORT-worthy products reach the customer.

Our relationships with our business associates are characterised by fairness, trust and reliability. We aim for strategic alliances that are mutually rewarding.

Male and female colleagues

A qualified and dedicated staff has made the company’s success possible. We are convinced that they will also help shape our future success. Senior management at RITTER SPORT is required to systematically recognise staff members’ strengths and to support them in improving their qualifications and skills.

Our colleagues

We promote a fair and cooperative relationship between the Works Council and Senior Management. Senior Management regularly informs and includes the Works Council in the planning of important issues. We pay close attention to the concerns and issues of older and disabled employees.

We attach importance to a fair salary structure. To this end, we apply appraisal procedures as objectively as possible. Female employees receive the same pay as their male counterparts for the same work and the same performance.

Equal opportunities

We want to foster a company that offers equal opportunities for men and women. That is why we take into consideration the extra burdens created when working and raising a family. We want to accommodate the needs of male and female staff – wherever possible – by offering flexible working hours. We make it easier for male and female employees to return to work by providing the opportunity for part-time work or further training during parental leave.

Equal opportunities

Management culture

Our company’s management style is characterised by an openness and readiness to cooperate. A clear and transparent organisational structure helps us to accomplish this. We encourage suggestions for improvement and constructive criticism.

Teamwork

We regularly conduct staff meetings. These provide an arena for the mutual exchange of information regarding duties, target achievements, teamwork, and to discuss the steps needed for the professional and personal development of employees. We promote teamwork as a means of solving tasks at many levels. We achieve our company targets together.

The company and the environment

The protection of natural resources is one of the most pressing tasks of our time. We have a duty to act in an environmentally-responsible manner.

Even though investing in the environment will initially put a strain on earnings, we are convinced that we will profit in the long term from the timely implementation of measures in this area. We are particularly working, therefore, on improving production procedures, products, packaging and logistics, and we are anxious to continue reducing emissions in our company. Energy-saving measures are taken when they do not generate costs that are 10% higher than traditional methods.

Supporting the arts

Art possesses the capability to stimulate our imaginations. That is why we, as a company, regard the promotion of young artists as an investment in the future. Through associated exposure, we emphasise RITTER SPORT’s brand awareness and topicality.

Supporting the arts

Corporate independence

Our corporate independence as a family-owned private company puts us in a position where we are able to rapidly respond to market demands by making quick decisions.

Ensuring the long-term existence of our company and of all jobs within it, is central to our activities.