Munich-based
StockFood GmbH is now part of Hubert Burda Media´s network. StockFood is one of Germany’s most respected photo agencies. As market leader, it carries works by more than 1,000 food photographers from around the world. StockFood will retain its current workforce and its independence as a company. Hubert Burda Media is one of Germany´s largest media companies and market leader in food media.
StockFood offers the world’s most comprehensive collection of food images to professional partners in the media, marketing and advertising industries. In addition to still images the agency’s range of products also extends to videos, features (images and text) and recipes in many different languages. StockFood will become part of the BurdaHome division where Burda has pooled all its journalistic offerings relating to food and living.
Nothing will change to its existing relations to customers in more than 120 countries worldwide. Managing Director Martin Skultety is staying on at the helm. Pete Eising, the company’s founder and hitherto largest shareholder, is leaving the agency after more than three decades. He plans to concentrate on his successful Eising Studio which will continue to photograph first-class image productions for StockFood on an exclusive basis.
Frank-Jörg Ohlhorst, Managing Director of BurdaHome: “Our strong food brands have made us the market leader in Germany. StockFood enables us to extend our vertical food portfolio and market our exclusive content on a global scale. We hold the achievements of the StockFood team in very high regard and it will be a pleasure to support the growth of this innovative and thoroughly healthy company.”
Martin Skultety, Managing Director of StockFood: “Our clear focus and excellent network have enabled us to post continuous growth in a stagnating market environment. Burda, the congenial ‘entrepreneurs’ enterprise’, is therefore a perfect fit for our strategy. We are looking forward to joining forces and generating shared synergies as we embrace the future together. At the same time, we will be endeavouring at all times to expand our product range and provide the best possible service to our highly diversified customer base.”