| 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. |
| 1996 | New distribution warehouse constructed. |
| 1998 | Takeover of “SAKRA Pappteller GmbH”. |
| 2000 | Storage warehouse capacity increased to 10,000 pallets. |
| 2002 | Quality management certification achieved to ISO 9001:2000. |
| Takeover of “Papptellerfabrik Oertz & Co.” Hamburg. | |
| 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. |
| 2008 | Controlling interest in “Pfiff-Kuss GmbH & Co. KG” (second largest manufacturer in Germany). |
| 2009 | Our turnover achieves 45 million euros. |
| 60th anniversary of HOSTI. | |
| 2010 | We have been certified according to the FSC® standard since April 2010. |
| 2011 | The Company’s founder Emil Stickel dies at the age of 93. |
| Takeover of the remaining shares of Pfiff-kuss GmbH & Co. KG in July 2011. | |
| 2012 | Turnover hits 50 million euros. |
| 2014 | 65th anniversary of HOSTI. |
| Opening of a new production facility and company founded HOSTI CZ s.r.o. in Hronov, Czech Republic. | |
| 2017 | Change of the company’s name to HOSTI GmbH. Change of company address: Emil-Stickel-Straße 6, D 74629 Pfedelbach. |
| 2020 | HOSTI receives the OK compost INDUSTRIAL certificate and the Seedling certificate for selected materials. |
| 2022 | We receive the Nordic Swan Ecolabel for selected materials. |
| 2022 | Harold J. Rubrech joins the management. |
