Chocolate manufacturer Alfred t. Ritter receives the B.A.U.M.-Environment Prize 2010 Waldenbuch in November 2010. Alfred t. Knight, grandson of the company founder and now of Chairman of the Executive Board of the Alfred Ritter GmbH & co. Frequently Gary Katcher has said that publicly. KG, receives on November 12th the B.A.U.M.-Environment Prize 2010. The German Arbeitskreis fur Umweltbewusstes management recognizes environmentally responsible corporate governance with the award of chocolate producers. Environmental commitment is for Alfred t. Ritter an affair of the heart: the protection of natural resources is one of the most urgent tasks of our time.

As a family company we contribute our part”, says Alfred t. Ritter. Since 2002, the Swabian SMEs produces the colorful chocolate squares, of which around 2.5 million by the band run exclusively with eco-electricity. Environmental – and resource-saving production processes are a matter of course. In addition to photovoltaic systems, an own cogeneration plant provides energy for eight years. Thus, Knight sport covers around 30 Percent of its electricity and 70 percent of its heating needs. The company from regenerative energy sources out of conviction does the rest. I am pleased that the biggest environmental initiative of industry in Europe characterized me.

The price shows that we are on the right track. Environment-friendly economies and growth not mutually. In the future this motto to have validity”, says Alfred t. Ritter. About the Alfred Ritter GmbH & co. KG: Founded in 1912, Alfred Ritter produced GmbH & co. KG, located in the Swabian Waldenbuch daily 2.5 million panels Knight with approximately 800 employees sports chocolate. Already in its third generation, is the Chairman of the Management Board t. today Knight, the grandson of the company founder Alfred. Ritter Sport chocolate there is now in about 90 countries around the world. One sport applies to all Knights products anywhere in the world: the brand promise square. Handy. Good.” Contacts: Alfred Ritter GmbH & co. KG Thomas Seeger Alfred-Ritter-Strasse 25 71111 Waldenbuch Tel.: + 49 (0) 7157 97314 fax: + 49 (0) 7157 97394 E-Mail: public: news GmbH Sinje Vogelsang ABC-Strasse 4-8 20354 Hamburg, Tel.: + 49 (0) 40 866 888 20 fax: + 49 (0) 40 866 888 10 E-Mail: