granoVita staff

Nigel Phillips - MD
Kate Percival - PA to MD
Finance
Charles Bramble - Finance Director
Michael Cosgrove- Office Manager
Allison Jupp- Credit Control
Sales and Marketing
Nick Phillips - Health Foods Sales Manager
Marlene Edghill - Sales Admin Clerk
Toni Mallows - Exports/Customer Service
Kate Percival - Marketing
Client Support
Paul Eaton - Sales Director
Operations
Johanne Tivey - Office Administrator
Karen Palmer - Stock Controller
Lyn Thwaites - Receptionist/Admin Clerk
Shaun Palmer - Warehouse Manager
Denise Rolfe - Warehouse Operative
Rhiannon Phillips - Warehouse Operative

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In the beginning...

At the end of the 19th century, numerous health movements arose in Europe. In 1899 fundamental Christians living near Magdeburg united to produce and sell healthy vegetarian foods.

Based on their understanding of the Bible, they recognised that humans are responsible in the eyes of God for maintaining their physical health.

This conviction soon led to the founding of De-Vau-Ge Gesundkostwerk, an institution which belongs to the Seventh-day Adventist Church and which today has over 30 health food operations worldwide.

The first products produced by De-Vau-Ge were crispy flakes made from whole wheat, barley or rice. Other well-known foods included nut purées, children's foods and the 'nut butter', famous at that time.

In 1912 the factory moved to Hamburg, continued to grow, and in the summer of 1976 established its current plant at Lüneburg.

For more information of De-Vau-Ge please contact us for further information or you can log on to the De-Vau-Ge web site.