Freezing — Block freezing companies in Germany
15 entries
- Apetito AG
Germany — Rheine
Freezing — Block freezing / Freezing — IQF / Thermal — Industrial cooking / Meat & seafood — Marinated meats
Major frozen ready meals producer (>11,500 FTE, since 1958) for foodservice and retail.
- Aryzta Bakeries Deutschland
Germany — Eisleben
Thermal — Baking / Freezing — Block freezing / Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough / Bakery — Bread
Frozen bakery, par-baked bread and viennoiserie producer for foodservice and retail.
- Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese GmbH & Co KG
Germany — Mettingen
Thermal — Baking / Freezing — Block freezing / Bakery — Cake mixes / Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough
Largest frozen bakery in Europe (~2,000 FTE, since 1975, Oetker Group) — frozen cakes, tarts and rolls including private-label.
- Freiberger Lebensmittel GmbH
Germany — Berlin
Freezing — Block freezing / Thermal — Baking / Bakery — Bread / Pasta & rice — Fresh pasta / Meat & seafood — Marinated meats
Major European PL pizza producer (since 1976, Südzucker) — frozen pizza and pasta.
- FRoSTA AG
Germany — Bremerhaven
Freezing — IQF / Freezing — Block freezing / Thermal — Industrial cooking / Meat & seafood — Fish processing / Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs / Meat & seafood — Marinated meats
Major frozen producer (since 1905) — fish, vegetables, ready meals — with active COPACK private-label division.
- Geti Wilba Holding
Germany — Bremervoerde
Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — Block freezing / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Marinated meats
Strong PL frozen meat meals producer (since 1984, ~300 FTE Hilter, owned by CMP Capital). Frozen ready-meals and meat convenience.
- Greenyard Frozen Germany
Germany — Bad Bramstedt
Freezing — IQF / Freezing — Block freezing / Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs
Major IQF fruit and vegetables producer (Greenyard) with strong retail private-label.
- Harry-Brot GmbH
Germany — Schenefeld
Thermal — Baking / Freezing — Block freezing / Bakery — Bread
Market leader for breads in Germany (~4,200 FTE, 9 sites, since 1688). Industrial bread/rolls including private-label and own brand.
- Iglo GmbH
Germany — Hamburg
Freezing — IQF / Freezing — Block freezing / Thermal — Industrial cooking / Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs / Meat & seafood — Fish processing / Meat & seafood — Marinated meats
Major frozen vegetables, fish and meals producer (since 1956, Nomad Foods).
- Lieken GmbH
Germany — Duesseldorf
Thermal — Baking / Freezing — Block freezing / Bakery — Bread / Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough
Major bakery private-label producer (~3,000 FTE, owned by Agrofert CZ) — packaged baked goods, bake-off, multi-site since 1922.
- Nestle Wagner GmbH
Germany — Otzberg
Freezing — Block freezing / Thermal — Baking / Bakery — Bread
Major frozen pizza producer (since 1956, Nestlé) including private-label.
- PHW-Gruppe
Germany — Rechterfeld
Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — Block freezing / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) / Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues
Major poultry slaughter and processor (~8,000 FTE, since 1932) with Wiesenhof brand and Green Legend plant-based line.
- Premium Food Group
Germany — Rheda-Wiedenbrueck
Thermal — Industrial cooking / Thermal — Smoking / Freezing — Block freezing / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry
Largest German meat producer (~16,000 FTE, €6.3bn) — pork/beef slaughter, processing, sausages and convenience for major LEH (Aldi, Lidl, Rewe) and foodservice.
- Vion Food Germany GmbH
Germany — Duesseldorf
Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — Block freezing / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie
29-site pork/beef processor with strong PL and Food Family branded portfolio.
- Westfleisch SCE
Germany — Muenster
Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — Block freezing / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie
Major slaughter and processing cooperative (~7,100 FTE, since 1928) with ~30% export.
Sectors in Germany
- Freezing — Block freezing (15)
- Thermal — Industrial cooking (8)
- Thermal — Baking (6)
- Meat & seafood — Marinated meats (5)
- Bakery — Bread (5)
- Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (5)
- Freezing — IQF (4)
- Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (4)
- Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough (3)
- Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs (3)
- Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) (3)
- Packaging — Vacuum packing (3)
- Meat & seafood — Fish processing (2)
- Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry (2)
- Bakery — Cake mixes (1)
- Pasta & rice — Fresh pasta (1)
- Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues (1)
- Thermal — Smoking (1)
