As a result of the company's many innovations, the german Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH today is one of the leading plant breeding companies worldwide. The company was found in 1843 in Erfurt (Eastern Germany) and is located in Hann. Münden (Lower Saxony) since 1952. Today Benary has branches in Portugal (Azores), Austria and USA.

With exports amounting to 80% of the company turnover (that makes about 50% of all german exports of ornamental plants), Benary sells top quality seed of ornamental plants with more than 2000 varieties to the international wholesale market, in more than 100 countries on all continents.

Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH is a job provider for some 272 employees, employing personnel in

• breeding
• product management with trialing and communication
• sales and administration
• seed production with seed technology, seed cleaning, seed storage