Our TUFFI promise

TUFFI is a taste of home. From our farms to our customers’ shopping carts, we put everything we have into supplying delicious, regionally produced milk. In partnership with QM-Milch e.V., our farmers are committed to animal welfare standards that exceed both legal requirements and current industry practices.

TUFFI products with the
„Für mehr Tierwohl“
(Promoting Animal Welfare)
logo stand for:

• freedom of movement, always
• exclusively GMO-free feed
• regular, independent & unannounced audits
• tradition & expertise since 1950

 

FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, 
ALWAYS

Tether-free, generously sized stalls with soft bedding give our cows the space and freedom of movement they need.

 

EXCLUSIVELY 
GMO-FREE FEED

Our cows are only given feed that hasn’t been genetically modified. Most of this is produced on our own farms. 

 

REGULAR, INDEPENDENT &
UNANNOUNCED AUDITS

Independent and unannounced audits take place at regular intervals on our farms.

 

TRADITION & EXPERTISE
SINCE 1950

Over 70 years of experience guarantee the high quality of TUFFI products. Working together with QM-Milch e.V., our farmers are committed to the animal welfare program ‘QM++’ . The requirements of this program exceed the current legal requirements for standard practice.

Fresh products

Fresh „Heimatmilch“ milk 3,5 %

Fresh low-fat „Heimatmilch“ milk

Low-fat quark

20% quark

40% quark

Whipping cream

Sour cream

Long-life products

Long-life „Heimatmilch“ milk

Long-life „Heimatmilch“ milk, 0.5 liter

Low-fat long-life „Heimatmilch“ milk

Long-life chocolate milk

Our history
1950
The beginning of TUFFI

In 1950, the Althoff Circus came to Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. To promote the event, the ringmaster took a ride on the suspension railway there together with an elephant named TUFFI. But the journey didn’t go as planned: the elephant became agitated, broke through a window and landed in the river Wupper. Luckily, the animal only sustained minor injuries. The incident was quickly reported by the press and TUFFI became world-famous as a result of her plunge. Inspired by this leap into the Wupper, the former dairy Milchwerke Köln-Wuppertal chose the brand name TUFFI for its products at the end of the 1950s.

1971
The brand we know today

In 1971, TUFFI became the brand we know today, which is now part of the cooperative Hochwald Foods. Although our appearance has changed somewhat over the years, our delicious milk and quality standards have remained the same.

2016

The TUFFI cow

The TUFFI cow

In 2016, we added our much-loved mascot, the TUFFI cow, to all our packaging, making her our trademark. She has been part of our brand for years now.

2020
Who we are today

A lot happened in 2020: for one thing, we redesigned our logo. We also gave our products a new look, which is also when our regionally produced „Heimatmilch“ (milk with a taste of home) was launched. We have regional roots and want to communicate that.