{"source":"Breaknorm","page":"https://breaknorm.co/market/manufacturing_industry/food_and_beverage_production/de","license":"https://breaknorm.co/terms","vertical":"manufacturing_industry","subvertical":"food_and_beverage_production","country":"DE","companies":12251,"by_leaf":[["winery",3589],["distillery",1891],["other_food_and_beverage_production",1581],["craft_brewery",993],["preserves_sauces_and_spices",985],["fruit_and_vegetable_processing",730],["meat_processing_and_charcuterie",585],["snack_and_sweet_manufacturing",496],["mineral_water_and_soft_drink_bottlers",422],["packaged_food_manufacturing",405],["dairy_and_cheese_manufacturing",396],["tea_and_infusion_producers",395],["contract_produced_drinks_brands",368],["food_ingredient_and_flavour_manufacturers",367],["pet_food_manufacturing",365],["ice_cream_and_gelato_manufacturing",319],["olive_oil_producer",290],["edible_oils_and_fats_processing",256],["pasta_and_italian_specialty_foods",220],["animal_feed_manufacturers",212]],"by_headcount":[["2-10",9066],["0-1",1578],["11-50",782],["51-200",439],["201-500",203],["501-1000",118],["1001-5000",53],["5001-10000",7],["10001+",5]],"by_city":[["Hamburg",249],["Berlin",212],["München",146],["Köln",113],["Mainz",109],["Stuttgart",106],["Düsseldorf",77],["Frankfurt am Main",56],["Dresden",55],["Bremen",46],["Harbin",46],["Leipzig",41]],"hiring":{"companies":417,"new_30d":99,"by_headcount":[["2-10",112],["51-200",111],["11-50",65],["201-500",62],["501-1000",37],["1001-5000",23],["5001-10000",5],["10001+",2]]},"tech":[["microsoft_365",2207],["shopify",1101],["cloudflare",815],["microsoft_teams",745],["google_workspace",676],["brevo",499],["microsoft_entra_id",485],["microsoft_intune",483],["agenturserver",436]],"top_note":"The largest companies of the segment, by headcount; job boards and portals left out.","top":[{"domain":"intersnackgroup.com","name":"Intersnack Group","country":"DE","city":"Düsseldorf","headcount":"10001+","leaf":"snack_and_sweet_manufacturing","summary":"Intersnack Group is a manufacturer of savoury snacks that produces and distributes snack brands to consumers worldwide."},{"domain":"muellergroup.com","name":"Theo Müller","country":"DE","city":"Albert Falls","headcount":"10001+","leaf":"packaged_food_manufacturing","summary":"Theo Müller is a manufacturer and holding company that produces dairy products, fish and delicatessen, dressings and sauces, and plant-based alternatives, along."},{"domain":"hochland-group.com","name":"Hochland SE","country":"DE","city":"Heimenkirch","headcount":"5001-10000","leaf":"dairy_and_cheese_manufacturing","summary":"Hochland SE is a cheese manufacturer that produces cheese products and vegan alternatives for trade, gastronomy and industry."},{"domain":"doehler.com","name":"Döhler","country":"DE","city":"Paarl","headcount":"5001-10000","leaf":"food_ingredient_and_flavour_manufacturers","summary":"Döhler is a manufacturer that develops natural taste, colour and health-ingredient solutions for the food and beverage industry."},{"domain":"schwarz-produktion.com","name":"Schwarz Produktion","country":"DE","city":"Weißenfels","headcount":"5001-10000","leaf":"food_ingredient_and_flavour_manufacturers","summary":"Schwarz Produktion is a manufacturer that produces food, packaging and materials for the retail trade, operating as a holding of 19 companies."},{"domain":"develey.de","name":"Develey","country":"DE","city":null,"headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"preserves_sauces_and_spices","summary":"Develey is a condiment manufacturer that produces and sells sauces, mustard, dressing, ketchup and mayo to consumers."},{"domain":"fleischwaren-sutter.de","name":"Sutter","country":"DE","city":"Gau-Bickelheim","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"meat_processing_and_charcuterie","summary":"Sutter is a meat and sausage manufacturer that produces sausages and meat products for wholesalers, butchers, supermarkets, restaurants and canteens."},{"domain":"lorenz-snacks.de","name":"Lorenz","country":"DE","city":"Offenbach","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"snack_and_sweet_manufacturing","summary":"Lorenz is a snack manufacturer that produces its own chip brands and flavors for consumers."},{"domain":"vitakraft.de","name":"Vitakraft","country":"DE","city":null,"headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"pet_food_manufacturing","summary":"Vitakraft is a pet food manufacturer that develops and produces its own products for cats and dogs, backed by in-house research and development."},{"domain":"zott-dairy.com","name":"Zott","country":"DE","city":"Mertingen","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"dairy_and_cheese_manufacturing","summary":"Zott is an international dairy manufacturer from Bavaria that produces and distributes its own brands of dairy products worldwide."},{"domain":"sprehe.de","name":"Sprehe Unternehmensgruppe","country":"DE","city":"Lorup","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"meat_processing_and_charcuterie","summary":"Sprehe Unternehmensgruppe is a German meat and poultry manufacturer that produces poultry, frozen delicacies, meat and sausage, and canned goods for consumers a."},{"domain":"henglein.de","name":"HENGLEIN","country":"DE","city":"Abenberg","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"pasta_and_italian_specialty_foods","summary":"HENGLEIN is a food manufacturer that produces doughs, pasta and potato products."},{"domain":"frosta-ag.com","name":"FRoSTA AG","country":"DE","city":"Bremerhaven","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"frozen_prepared_foods","summary":"FRoSTA AG is a manufacturer, one of Europe's largest producers of frozen products, that develops and produces frozen meat, fish and their alternatives."},{"domain":"brueggen.com","name":"H. & J. Brüggen KG","country":"DE","city":"Lübeck","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"snack_and_sweet_manufacturing","summary":"H."},{"domain":"kuehne.de","name":"Kühne","country":"DE","city":"Marina View","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"preserves_sauces_and_spices","summary":"Kühne is a 10th-generation family food company that develops and produces condiments and fruit products for consumers."},{"domain":"andros.de","name":"Andros Deutschland","country":"DE","city":"Breuberg","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"fruit_and_vegetable_processing","summary":"Andros Deutschland is a third-generation family food manufacturer that develops and produces fruit, dairy and plant-based products, including jams and pouches."},{"domain":"buerger.de","name":"BÜRGER","country":"DE","city":"Paris","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"pasta_and_italian_specialty_foods","summary":"BÜRGER is a family-owned pasta manufacturer that produces Swabian dough products such as maultaschen, gnocchi, spätzle, and knöpfle."},{"domain":"schloss-wachenheim.com","name":"Schloss Wachenheim AG","country":"DE","city":"Trier","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"winery","summary":"Schloss Wachenheim AG is a sparkling wine manufacturer that produces sekt, perlwein, wine, decaffeinated sparkling, vermouth, cider, spirits and children's part."},{"domain":"salzwerke.de","name":"Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG","country":"DE","city":"Heilbronn","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"mineral_exploration_mining","summary":"Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG is a salt producer in Germany that extracts salt from the Heilbronn and Berchtesgaden mines and from brine sources, then processes ."},{"domain":"fuchsgruppe.com","name":"Fuchs Gruppe","country":"DE","city":"Harbin","headcount":"1001-5000","leaf":"perfume_makers","summary":"Fuchs Gruppe is a spice and flavor manufacturer that develops and produces spices and international specialties for consumers and businesses."}],"as_of":"2026-11-04","updated_at":"2026-11-04","hash":"44f7f529d4251651","index_tier":2}