The origins of KLING-MALZ and its respected position in the Rhein-Neckar region can be traced back to Peter Kling. This family ancestor, long before 1850, labored as a farmer, a vinegar and liquor distiller and a yeast producer. He was the inspiration for the founding of a malt plant by his son Heinrich.

The growth of this company took place according to the following chronology:

1885	Heinrich Kling founds the first malt plant
1894	The plant is destroyed by fire and subsequently reconstructed and enlarged
1895	A new steam engine is purchased
1900	Production and distribution are extended
1910	Jakob Heinrich Kling, son of the founder, joins the company as authorized signatory
1920	Product delivery method is changed from horse-drawn wagons to trucks
1932	A production site in Edingen is founded
1934	Heinrich Kling dies. His son, Jakob Heinrich Kling, takes over his father's business
1935	The company changes legally to KG
1949	The company obtains a patent for a malting process which insures an improvement in the quality of the malt produced
1950-1960	The production plants are modernized. Several silos and a harbor in Edingen are built
1960	Jakob Heinrich Kling dies
1964	Heinrich Georg Kling, Jakob's son, joins the company
1988	The Schriesheim plant begins using double floored kilns
1989	The Schriesheim plant begins using a second germination box
1999	The company changes legally from a KG to a GmbH & Co. KG
1999	Two new steeping tanks are added to the Schriesheim plant
2001	Kling-Malz joins Rhein-Main-Malz
2005	Opening of the rebuilt dock in Edingen
2007	Vegetable oil CHP goes into continuous service