Young and successful: Kristina Gergert from Kaufland Fleischwaren among the top 3 in the “Meat Star Talent 2019”

Submitted by Fleischportal.de am 21. February 2019, Published in Heads - people in the industry

Neckarsulm – Kristina Gergert, trainee at Kaufland Fleischwaren, made it into the top three candidates in the “Production” category as the youngest participant in the “Fleisch-Star-Talent 2019”. She is 18 years old and has been training as a specialist in food technology at Kaufland Fleischwerk in Möckmühl near Heilbronn since 2016. The "Fleisch-Star-Talent" competition is aimed at young professionals in the meat and sausage sector from industry and trade who are in their final year of training. For her outstanding performance, Kristina received prize money of 500 euros at the German Meat Congress in Bonn last week.
"I'm really happy to have made it this far in the competition. I am very grateful that my employer gave me the opportunity and support to take part," says Kristina Gergert.

Background to the competition
Lebensmittelpraxis invited the best 21 up-and-coming talents in the “Sales” and “Production” categories to an assessment center in December. Here the young talents demonstrated their skills to a jury. This consisted of a total of 16 experts from industry, trade and the Federal College for the Food Trade. The evaluation focused on creativity, communication, teamwork and leadership. The three best trainees in each category are nominated and invited to the German Meat Congress in Bonn.

Apprenticeship at Kaufland meat products
As a large retail company, Kaufland offers a wide range of training, entry and development opportunities. There are many interesting and varied tasks in the four meat plants in Heilbronn, Möckmühl, Osterfeld and Heilbad Heiligenstadt. This includes the training occupations of butcher, food technology specialist, mechatronics technician, machine and plant operator, electronics technician for industrial engineering, IT clerk and industrial clerk. The company relies on the corporate values of performance, dynamism and fairness. These values are guiding principles that shape behavior. Managers see themselves as part of the team and focus on mutual success. More information about Kaufland meat products is available at www.kaufland.de/fleischwaren.

About Kaufland
Kaufland operates over 660 branches nationwide and employs around 75.000 people. With an average of 30.000 items, the company offers a wide range of groceries and everything you need every day. The focus is on the fresh produce departments of fruit and vegetables, dairy products as well as meat, sausage, cheese and fish. The company is part of the Schwarz Group, which is one of the leading food retail companies in Germany. Kaufland is based in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg. More information about Kaufland at www.kaufland.de.

Happy with Kristina Gergert (2nd from left) at the German Meat Congress in Bonn: Guido Vienenkötter (left), Andrea Przibilla and Ralph Dausch, all Kaufland meat products. / Photo: Lebensmittelpraxis-Verlag