Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany
Premium Food Group
Largest German meat producer (~16,000 FTE, €6.3bn) — pork/beef slaughter, processing, sausages and convenience for major LEH (Aldi, Lidl, Rewe) and foodservice.
Premium Food Group is a family-owned German manufacturer and processor headquartered in Rheda-Wiedenbrück with operations across multiple food segments. The group generated €8 billion in revenue in 2024, with €4.1 billion from Germany, and employs 21,000 people worldwide including 17,000 in Germany. The company operates discrete business units for pork, beef, sausage, convenience foods, plant-based alternatives, ingredients, and logistics. Its pork division holds over 30% market share in Germany with four processing locations in livestock-rich regions. The beef division operates from Badbergen in Lower Saxony, described as one of Europe's most modern production facilities. The sausage division, based in Böklund, employs over 4,000 staff and produces more than 2 billion consumer packages annually, holding the leading position in Germany's self-service sausage and canned sausage market. Additional operations include cold storage facilities with automation systems that serve both internal use and third-party clients, logistics with over 1,300 refrigerated vehicles and containers, and an ingredients division focused on whole-animal valorisation for pharmaceuticals, aviation fuel, and aquaculture feeds. The group also manufactures petfood through proprietary brands, operates international sites, and produces plant-based fish, meat, and sausage alternatives.
Capabilities
- Thermal
- Industrial cookingSmoking
- Freezing
- Block freezing
- Meat & seafood
- Fresh & processed meatCharcuterieReady-to-cook poultry
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