Christoph Mix turns 70
70 years young and still active – that’s Christoph Mix, who recently celebrated his milestone 70th birthday on January 8, 2022. Numerous well-wishers expressed their congratulations, both in person and by e-mail as well as in short messages and cards. Kräuter Mix’s managing partner was particularly delighted to receive a canvas photo collage with memories spanning his professional life along with a large box full of 70 healthy and tasty products – a gift from his colleagues.
On August 1, 1970, aged just 18, Christoph Mix joined his parents’ company with its eight permanent employees and 20 seasonal workers, having successfully completed his training as an industrial clerk at a manufacturer of herbal medicines in Cologne. Even as a child, he had helped out for pocket money with his six younger siblings, picking marigolds and gathering wild herbs in and around Abtswind. Christoph Mix has been managing partner since 1973. Today the company has 500 employees and an annual turnover of 140 million euros.
The honored Abtswind citizen and grandfather of three may have long since reached official retirement age, but that’s certainly not slowing him down. Mix not only devotes himself to a whole range of tasks throughout the company with meticulous care and attention to detail, he also encourages his employees and keeps up to date across all areas of the business. “It keeps me young,” explains Christoph Mix. The same is true of his second passion in life, soccer, to which he devotes his free time. As TSV Abtswind’s main sponsor and firm supporter, he has been involved in the club’s work on a voluntary basis for years now.