gusmer disambiguation . gusmer enterprises inc. type privately held industry beverage industrial edible oil pharmaceutical biotechnology founded 1918 headquarters mountainside new jersey united states key people marla jeffrey president chris gusmer executive vice president products filtration winemaking and brewing equipment and consumables pharmaceutical consumables industrial products number of employees 175 website www.gusmerenterprises.com gusmer enterprises inc. was founded in 1918 to provide products to the brewing market . it currently manufactures and sells a wide range of products geared towards the winemaking brewing edible oil and pharmaceutical markets . gusmer has partnered with several well known international companies to provide their products to gusmer s core beverage markets as well as to expand gusmer s manufactured products into other industries . partnership companies include emd millipore basf chr . hansen novozymes dsm and others . gusmer s headquarters are located in mountainside new jersey . other locations include their primary manufacturing plants in fresno ca and waupaca wi as well as their analytical services group located in napa ca. 1 contents 1 history 1.1 formation 2 manufacturing 2.1 manufactured products 3 partnerships 3.1 partnership products 4 consultative approach 4.1 services 5 references 6 external links history edit formation edit in 1918 aage gusmer started the company to provide a novel tank coating to breweries in north and south america . the company has since increased its offerings to the brewing market while also expanding into winemaking pharmaceuticals edible oils as well as various industrial markets through a combination of manufactured products and partnership products . the company continues to be managed by the gusmer family currently in its 3rd generation of management since the company s founding . manufacturing edit gusmer s manufacturing locations are located in fresno ca and waupaca wi . fresno manufactures depth filters oak alternatives cellulose filter aids and fermentation nutrients . the waupaca facility primarily manufacturers depth filtration media for pharmaceutical applications fryer oil filters laboratory animal bedding as well as various specialty products . waupaca has recently undergone several expansions to add capacity for its pharmaceutical partnership products . 2 in 2008 the plant significantly expanded its molding capabilities . it was recognized in 2010 as the waupaca area s best large business 3 and received a grant from the governor of wisconsin in 2011 . 4 the company s manufacturing facilities achieved iso 9001 status in 1997 and the fresno plant has recently completed adding gmp manufacturing areas . 1 manufactured products edit microessentials fermentation nutrients 5 oak mor and oak advantage toasted oak barrel alternatives cellupore and cellu stack cellulose based depth filtration products carbac carbon impregnated filtration media cellu flo cellulose powder filtration aids specialty products not under the gusmer brand ; fryer oil filters laboratory animal bedding absorbent pads and pharmaceutical grade filters partnerships edit a primary growth driver has been gusmer s partnerships with a wide variety of companies working to bring their core technologies to the winemaking and brewing fields using gusmer s applications expertise of these markets . examples include basf chemicals chr . hansen yeast and bacteria emd millipore s cartridge filtration and microbial monitoring products foss analytical equipment 6 and novozymes enzymes . gusmer also provides some of its partners with manufactured products to their core markets . partnership products edit aber in line yeast monitors ab vickers finings and antifoams acm gmbh co2 testing and process sensors basf fining agents . 7 bucher vaslin cross flow wine filtration systems chr . hansen yeast and bacteria continental contitech hoses d.d. williamson caramel coloring emd millipore cartridge filtration and microbial monitoring products 8 esau & heuber brewhouse technologies and yeast management ferco tannins foss winemaking analytical equipment funke gerber beer analytical equipment novozymes beverage enzymes ponndorf grain removal pq corporation silica gel consultative approach edit gusmer s approach in its core markets has been to work with its customers as a resource to provide applications development support troubleshooting assistance and technical knowledge to industry . they ve published reference works 9 volunteered at leading university programs such as u.c. davis and csu fresno arranged seminars around key topics and play an active role at industry events such as the unified wine and grape symposium . 10 gusmer s consultative approach is highlighted through the company s corporate slogan of service with knowledge . gusmer is a member of many industry organizations such as the american society for enology and viticulture asev master brewers association of the americas mbaa 11 texas wine and grape growers california olive oil council the monterey county vintners and growers 12 and the wine institute . 13 the consultative approach also extends to partners with support such as helping with ttb approval for new products 14 or certifying repair technicians . 15 gusmer s napa analytical lab the wine lab provides a wide range of consulting and analytical services to the wine industry . services edit the wine labtm references edit a b gusmer enterprises . gusmer enterprises corporate site . retrieved 2012 08 07 . waupaca now . waupaca plant plans expansion . retrieved 2012 08 29 . the county post . wapaca s large business of the year . retrieved 2011 01 26 . fox 11 news . waupaca company gets expansion grant . retrieved 2011 04 05 . wine business monthly . gusmer s newest nutrient product changes conventional wisdom . retrieved 2010 07 21 . foss . oenofoss analytical unit . retrieved 2012 08 07 . basf . basf names gusmer enterprises inc. as distributor for divergan pvpp filter aids . retrieved 2012 08 07 . emd millipore . emd millipore corporate . retrieved 2012 08 07 . charles g. edwards illustrated guide to microbes and sediments in wine beer and juice wine bugs llc and gusmer enterprises 2005 isbn 0977252205 . unified . unified wine and grape . retrieved 2012 08 07 . master brewers association of the americas . mbaa membership . retrieved 2012 09 15 . monterey county vintners and growers . mcvga members . retrieved 2012 09 10 . the wine institute . the wine institute . retrieved 2012 09 10 . wine business monthly . claristar mannoproteins administratively approved for use in wine by ttb . retrieved 2011 11 03 . pr newswire . foss adds oenofoss service option with gusmer enterprises . retrieved 2010 08 02 . external links edit gusmer web site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gusmer enterprises inc. & oldid 742167938 categories companies based in new jersey1918 establishments in new jerseyamerican companies established in 1918food and drink companies established in 1918 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 2 october 2016 at 02 52 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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