Müller (German trade company) then opened another 86 outlets by 1990. Since then the company has expanded in Europe. Müller has more than 34,000 employees. In 2010 the company earned revenues of 2.42 billion Euro. Erwin Müller and Elke Menold are General Managers of the company. In 2004, the company was transformed into a Limited & Co. KG (a hybrid of the English cognate of the German GmbH and the German word "Compagnie Kommanditgesellschaft", meaning "limited partnership") when the company registered under English law in London. By October 2017 Müller had a total of 812 outlets in 7 European countries: Müller is primarily a
Public limited company the suffix "Limited" ("Ltd."), which is still used by private limited companies. When a new company incorporates in England and Wales or in Scotland, it must register with Companies House, an executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Prior to October 2009 companies in Northern Ireland were registered with the Northern Ireland Executive's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, but since then Northern Ireland company registrations are handled by Companies House along with the rest of the United Kingdom. Formation of a public limited company requires a minimum of two directors and one secretary (differing from country