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July 31, 2026
MUNICH - Bavarias Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger has awarded the BAVARIAS BEST 50 prize to the 50 fastest-growing medium-sized companies in the Free State. Aiwanger: With BAVARIAS BEST 50, we are honoring outstanding medium-sized companies in Bavaria for the 25th time this year. For a quarter of a century, we have been making visible what contributes to our prosperity and high standard of living in all regions: the performance of our medium-sized companies. Medium-sized companies create jobs, train young people and secure Bavarias economic strength. 75 percent of all employees subject to social security contributions and 77 percent of all trainees in the private sector work in Middle class.
Julia Werner, Managing Director of WERNER companies GmbH & Co.KG, received the Bavarian Entrepreneur of the Year award. The award highlights the importance of female entrepreneurship and is intended to encourage women in leadership positions. The selection criteria are the entrepreneurs economic success and her active role in the company. As has been the case since 2024, special achievements in the area of environmental, social and governance (ESG) will also be recognized from among the award winners. This years special sustainability award goes to MUNK GmbH.
Aiwanger: Especially because of the major current challenges, the award-winning companies are flagships of Bavarias medium-sized businesses. Those who train today are investing in the future of their own company and opening up real perspectives for young people. Therefore, the high willingness of medium-sized companies to train is recognized with special prizes: The award for the best training performance in absolute numbers - i.e. for the most trainees - goes to SUSPA GmbH. The prize for the best training performance in relation to the number of employees goes to SCHAPFL IT-Scannerkassen GmbH.
BAVARIAS BEST 50 honors the 50 most dynamic medium-sized companies in Bavaria that have been able to increase sales and the number of employees above average over the past five years. The award winners, spread across all Bavarian administrative districts, were determined by an independent auditing company based on objective criteria on behalf of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs.
An overview of the 2026 award winners and further information about the award can be found under Bayerns Best 50. For further photos please send us an email.
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Tanya Gabler
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