from back room
To international company

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On a worldwide basis,
more than 25 million
Margrethe bowls
have been sold

Our story starts in the early 1940 when a two-crown loan becomes the start of a lifelong partnership and friendship. In 1944, during the difficult times of the Second World War, Rolf Fahrenholtz and Stig Jørgensen founded Rosti. During and just after the war there was a shortage on many materials. After creating some products in Bakelite Rosti started to pioneer with melamine plastic from the US. This was a completely new production material for that time and a big adventure for the founders. It resulted in a new melamine plastic tableware collection; the production was kick-started and Rosti received its largest-ever order when the Danish Armed Forces discovered melamine plastic’s extraordinary durability and ordered melamine plastic plates for its food services. In the 1950’s Rosti was the only manufacturer of melamine plastic in Denmark.

1944 - 1954

1944

Founded by Stig Jørgensen & Rolf Fahrenholtz First product was lampsocket of bakelite

1945

Dinnerware introduced

1950

The Margrethe bowl introduced (Designed by Acton Bjørn & Sigvard Bernadotte)

1950

Big order for the Danish Armed Forces (dinnerware)

1951

The Classic utensils introduced

1954

The mixing bowl named after the Danish Princess Margrethe (With permission of the Royal Danish Court)

1960 - 1985

1960s

The mixing jug introduced

1962

The Classic egg cup introduced

1971

Rosti acquired by A.P. Møller Maersk. The Margrethe bowl awarded “Isenkræmmernes Designpris”

1980s

The Margrethe bowl exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, N.Y.

1985

The Margrethe bowl awarded “Dansk Designråds ID-pris”

1993 - 2020

1993

Rosti and Mepal makes joint venture (based in Holland)

1997

The red Margrethe bowl shown on postage stamps

2003

The Margrethe bowl in steel introduced

2014

The Margrethe bowl 60 years birthday

2019

F&H acquires Rosti and brings the proud Danish brand back to Denmark

2020

More than 25 millions Margrethe bowls sold