06.07.1990
Change of corporate form of the co-op acc. to the agricultural production cooperative regulations into a registered co-op acc. to the legal bases of the Federal Republic of Germany and renaming to Friweika eG

1990
Establishment of a company laboratory

1992
New construction of a potato processing plant
Establishment of gastronomic services and a distribution system
Controlled integrated contract cultivation: at present 1400 ha of cultivated area for potatoes

Since 1997
Investments:

New acceptance and storage technology for a gently storage of the harvested potatoes
New, highly modern optoelectronic sorting technology
Innovative waste product treatment plant with biogas generation and electrification
New, highly modern washing, sorting and fractioning technology for quality assurance before commercialisation or processing

2000
Inauguration of the 15.000 tons bulk container storage with free convection ventilation (one of the largest plants of this type in Germany)

2001
Production start on the peeling line for fresh potatoes on the company site in Naundorf near Mittweida

2002
Upgrade of the biogas plant to 4.300 m³ of reactor volume and a max. capacity of 500 kWh

2003-2005
Capacity increase:
In context with potato processing products
In context with the packaging of the table potatoes
In context with the long time storage
New logistic centre

2006/2007
New bulk container storage for 15.000 tons
Upgrade of the waste product treatment
Automated additional packaging plant for processed products
New social facilities in the processing and packaging area
New optoelectronic sorting plant for the conditioning of raw potatoes

2008
New processing plant III, which means a capacity increase for processed potato products

2009
New factory outlet with central visitor access