| 1949 | Company founded as ”Hohenloher Papptellerfabrik“ by Emil Stickel in Untersöllbach, Neuenstein. |
| 1953 | Moved to Pfedelbach, Nonnenbergweg. |
| 1963 | Accession of the two eldest sons Siegfried and Gunter Stickel into the company. |
| 1979 | Distribution of product lines under the brand name “Hosti”. |
| 1982 | Large fire destroys the complete warehouse. |
| 1984 | Commissioning of the first embossing- / punching machine for party plates which was developed by HOSTI, 14 others will follow. |
| 1986 | The Production Hall is expanded to an area of about 4,500 sqm. |
| 1990 | Warehouse for raw materials constructed. |
| 1992 | Paper napkins are added to the product range. |
| 1996 | New distribution warehouse constructed. |
| 1998 | Takeover of “SAKRA Pappteller GmbH” together with “Zechel Pappteller GmbH”. |
| 2000 | Storage warehouse capacity increased to 10,000 pallets. |
| 2002 | Quality management certification achieved to ISO 9001:2000 |
| 2002 | Takeover of “Papptellerfabrik Oertz & Co.” Hamburg |
| 2003 | Change of the company’s name from “Hohenloher Papptellerfabrik” to “HOSTI International GmbH” on January 1, 2003 |
| 2003 | Mr. Hansjörg Stickel of the 3rd generation joins the management on July 1, 2003 |
| 2005 | Takeover of “Zechel Pappteller GmbH” from Altlußheim with 25 employees on January 1, 2005. |
| 2007 | Our new unique showroom opens in Pfedelbach on February 28, 2007. |
| 2007 | Outsourcing of the mechanical engineering department to “ES Evo Tec GmbH” as a fully-owned subsidiary of “HOSTI International GmbH”. |
| 2008 | Controlling interest in “Pfiff-Kuss GmbH & Co. KG” (second largest manufacturer in Germany). |
| 2009 | Mr. Markus Stickel joins the management. |
| 2009 | Our turnover achieves 45m euros, making us the largest manufacturer of paper plates throughout Europe. |
| 2009 | 60th anniversary of HOSTI. |
| 2011 | The Company’s founder Emil Stickel dies at the age of 93. |
| 2011 | Takeover of the remaining shares of Pfiff-kuss GmbH & Co. KG in July 2011. |
| 2012 | Turnover hits EUR 50 million. |
| 2012 | Expansion of our FSC certification to 100% pure. |
| 2014 | Takeover of “Tedeco-Gizeh GmbH”, Offenburg |
| 2014 | Turnover hits EUR 75 million. |
| 2014 | 65th anniversary of HOSTI |
| 2014 | Opening of a new production facility in Hronov, Czech Republic |
