January 2012: Zertus GmbH moves to the Elbe river Standing 68 metres high, the Astraturm is one of the tallest buildings in Hamburg. Situated on a prominent site on the river Elbe. The vibrant upmarket neighbourhood around the site of the former Bavaria brewery in the St. Pauli district is one of the most innovative in Hamburg, combining creative acumen with all the advantages of a future-proof office address.

July 2010: Andreas Romankiewicz, General Manager of Dextro Energy, has in addition been appointed to Managing Director of ZERTUS GmbH. He will be responsible for production, logistics and quality. He joined ZERTUS group in 2004.

July 2010: Dr. Henric Hahne has been appointed to Deputy Managing Director of Dextro Energy. He is head of administration since 2006.

June 2010: Election of Supervisory Board: Christian Echarti Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board Friedrich Meyer Chairman of the Supervisory Board Andreas Krippner, Consultant Dr. Markus Schöner, Lawyer New members of the Supervisory Board

May 2010: ZERTUS acquired the brand Echt Sylter Brisen-Klömbjes from Bausch & Lomb group. The brand is considered to be a perfect addition to the assortment of Kalfany Süße Werbung. Kalfany Süße Werbung is Europe’s largest manufacturer of tin-based candies and leading producer of personalized confectionery with production sites in Herbolzheim and Müllheim. National distribution of Echt Sylter Brisen-Klömbjes will be assigned to Importhaus Wilms/Impuls.

September 2009: Importhaus Wilms / Impuls will take over the distribution of KOCH’s products in Germany effective September 1st 2009.

January 2009: Dextro Energy will be the title sponsor for the World Championship Series, now known as the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series. For the inaugural year, the series consists of 8 World Championship events, beginning in May 2009. The series will conclude in a Grand Final which will be staged in Gold Coast, Australia in September 2009. For more details please refer to: www.dextro-energy.com or www.triathlon.org

January 2008: Founding of Deleco GmbH & Co. KG Brand creation for ZERTUS-group

January 2008: Appointment to Deputy Managing Directors of Importhaus Wilms / Impuls: Holger Braun responsible for Sales Jürgen Peters responsible for Administration

January 2008: Importhaus Wilms/Impuls will take over exclusively distribution of LACROIX products in Germany effective August 1st, 2008

June 2007: Lars Hampel (40) has been appointed as Managing Director of Waffel Löser, Taunusstein. Before Hampel was responsible for business development in Asia and the worldwide management of the BMW customer centre as head of division of Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart. Behr GmbH & Co. KG is a systems partner for the international automobile industry. Hampel will succeed Dr. Jens Soltau, who is forced to retire unexpectedly due to personal reasons. Zertus regrets this move and thanks Dr. Soltau for his extraordinary service for the Zertus group for more than 21 years.

May 2007 "Sweetie" for Pulmoll-soft Kalfany will be launching soft sweets under the traditional brand Pulmoll in September 2007. The chewable sweets with the classical Pulmoll taste are up to date. German trade journal "RUNDSCHAU für den Lebensmittelhandel" awarded this product the innovation prize "Sweetie 2007".

January 2nd, 2007 Zertus acquires Süße Werbung GmbH Effective 1st January 2007 ZERTUS took over Süße Werbung GmbH from the owner Pieter Schubert, who established the company 25 years ago. Süße Werbung is the leading producer of personalized confectionery with an own print department. Süße Werbung GmbH and the ZERTUS subsidiary Kalfany Bonbon GmbH & Co. KG will share a common administration. The management of Süße Werbung GmbH will be applied to Kalfany Managing Directors Fritz Haasen and Klaus Richter. Both production sites in Herbolzheim and Müllheim with each approximately 100 employees will be maintained.

September 2006: Pulmoll celebrates 50th anniversary In 1956 the red tin was introduced in Germany. Kalfany now takes the opportunity to launch two limited editions of the classical brand.

August 23rd, 2006 Sale of Theodor Kattus GmbH ZERTUS-Group has sold Theodor Kattus GmbH to DF World of Spices GmbH. The combined strength of Kattus, market leader in ethnic food, and DF World of Spices, the world no. 2 in spice business, will create an even stronger business platform for international growth. We are grateful for the very successful cooperation with the Kattus employees and we wish them a bright future.

June 9th, 2006 Election of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Markus Conrad CEO Tchibo GmbH New member of the Supervisory Board.

May 2006: Dextro Energy GmbH & Co. KG: Dextro Energy is the new official main sponsor of ice speed skating racer Anni Friesinger. Dextro Energy GmbH & Co. KG supports the dual olympic champion in contest and training with Dextro Energy for more concentration and power. Cooperation with Dextro Energy will not be limited to the winter season 2006/7 and Anni Friesinger’s major discipline ice speed skating. Apart from performing as TV and print testimonial, she will represent Dextro Energy in other sports in summer.

February 2006: Importhaus Wilms/Impuls take over exclusively distribution of Mirabell-Mozartkugeln. The company will also distribute imported Milka specialities such as „Milkinis“ und „Milketten“. Both are produced by Kraft Foods Austria.

December 2005: Kalfany: sole World Cup licensee for sugar confectionery Kalfany offers a World Cup assortment in two different versions: candies in the well-known 60 g tin as well as a cup with a novel hologram 3-D effect. The tins are equiped with the official Mascot „GOLEO“ wearing the shirts in the colors of different countries. One tin shows the official FIFA Word Cup emblem. All candies are produced with natural raw materials and Isomalt.

March 2005: Appointment of Andreas Romankiewicz to Managing Director and Stefan Harms to Deputy Managing Director of Dextro Energy GmbH & Co. KG, Krefeld, effective March 5th, 2005.

16th February, 2005 Zertus acquires Dextro Energy from Unilever Effective 5th March 2005 ZERTUS will take over the classical brand Dextro Energy from Unilever. Under the Dextro Energy brand, a range of energy products based on dextrose as well as power-drinks and power-bars are marketed. Dextro Energy is market leader for dextrose products in Germany (approx. 60 %) and further European countries. Unilever is selling Dextro Energy following its strategy to focus on its core brands. Dextro Energy fits excellently to the portfolio of Zertus as well as the marketing and distribution competence of its subsidiary companies Importhaus Wilms / Impuls-Vermarktung, market leader for food distribution in Germany. The contract includes the worldwide Dextro trademarks. Sales are mainly located in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Hongkong. Unilever also sells to Zertus the factory in Krefeld, where Dextro products are produced. In Germany approximately 160 employees will pass over to Zertus.

April 2004 Appointment of Matthias Grün to Managing Director of Importhaus Wilms GmbH & Co. KG and Impuls-Vermarktung GmbH & Co. KG in Taunusstein, effective 15th April 2004.

April 2004 Appointment of Andreas Romankiewicz to Managing Director of Impuls-Vermarktung GmbH & Co. KG, Taunusstein, effective 1st April 2004.

January 2004 Appointment of Fritz Haasen to Managing Director of Kalfany Bonbon GmbH & Co. KG, Müllheim effective 1st January 2004. Dr. Jens Soltau, Managing Director of Löser and Zertus, who temporarily held this position in addition to his other functions, retires from the Kalfany board of management.

November 2003 IFS- certification with Kalfany Certification audit according to International Food Standard has been successfully completed with Kalfany on 12th November 2003. Specialist circles assume that due to the requirements of the trade this certification standard will be of greater importance at shorter term. Therefore Kalfany decided to meet the requirements earliest possible.

October 2003 IFS – certification with Löser Certification audit according to International Food Standard has been successfully completed with Löser on 22nd October 2003. Besides the certification according to the respective ISO-norms and the eco-certificate performed for the first time in Mai 1996, Löser complied with this certification standard which is of increasing importance to the German trade.

July, 7 2003 ZERTUS takes over the classical brand Pulmoll as well as the Dutch brand Diele, which are considered to be the ideal addition to the assortment of Kalfany. National distribution will be assigned to Impuls-Vermarktung. With this acquisition Kalfany substantially increases its market leadership

July 2003 Appointment of Fritz Haasen to Deputy Managing Director responsible for marketing/sales of Kalfany Bonbon GmbH & Co. KG, Müllheim.

January 2003 Appointment of Dr. Jens Soltau to Managing Director and Klaus Richter to Deputy Managing Director resposible for Production of Kalfany Bonbon GmbH & Co. KG, Müllheim.

December 2002 Erhard Berger, Managing Director of Kalfany Bonbon GmbH & Co. KG, Müllheim, retires after his successful integration of the company into the ZERTUS-group.

September 2002 Start of a nationally supported TV promotion for FISHERMAN’S FRIEND- “Are you a strong guy?” Up to one-hundred Harley-Davidsons to be won.

July 1, 2002 Acquisition of Kalfany Bonbon GmbH & Co. KG, Müllheim

June 7, 2002
Election of the Supervisory Board:

Mr. Christian Echarti is chairman of the Supervisory Board

Mr. Hans Peter Müller
Full member of the Supervisory Board

June 1, 2002 Impuls-Vermarktung GmbH & Co. KG in charge of sales for Grether’s Pastilles

April 19, 2002 Renaming of Zuckerraffinerie Tangermünde Fr. Meyers Sohn GmbH to ZERTUS GmbH The name takes into account the growth of the group into new markets and a change of strategy for the company.