Head offices
| Photo | Company | Address | Headquarters size |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | adidasArena (main entrance, 2019) | Adi-Dassler-Straße 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany | — |
![]() | PUMAPUMAVision Headquarters (registered office) | PUMA Way 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany | — |
Sizes are the companies’ own figures, as shown on each profile with the source. “—” means the company does not publish one.
Herzogenaurach in headquarters history
- 2019adidas · Arena: everyone on one campus
Arena opened in spring 2019 and was inaugurated on August 9, 2019, at the 70th anniversary. With it, all 5,600 Herzogenaurach-based employees worked together at the World of Sports.
- 1998–99adidas · A former U.S. military base becomes the World of Sports
With the town of Herzogenaurach, adidas-Salomon AG bought a former U.S. military base on the edge of town in 1998. In 1999 adidas moved into “Spikes”, a refurbished barracks building.
- 1949adidas · adidas is founded with 47 employees
After the brothers split in 1948, Adi Dassler registered the “Adolf Dassler adidas Sportschuhfabrik” on August 18, 1949, and started work with 47 employees in Herzogenaurach.
- 1924adidas · From a laundry room to a shoe factory
Adi Dassler began experimenting in his mother's laundry room. In 1924 he and his brother Rudolf registered the “Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik” in Herzogenaurach.
- 1919–24PUMA · A shoe factory in the parents' home
Rudolf Dassler and his younger brother started a shoe factory in their parents' home in Herzogenaurach in 1919 and registered “Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik” on July 1, 1924. They were the first in the town to specialise in sports shoes.
Questions
Which big companies have their headquarters in Herzogenaurach?
On eciffo, 2 of the biggest companies have their head office in Herzogenaurach: adidas and PUMA.

