List of largest meat companies in Germany

The list of the largest companies in the meat industry in Germany shows the 20 largest companies of the meat industry in Germany. The list comprises companies that are active in slaughtering pigs, cattle and poultry as well as in meat import, meat processing, meat packing and the production of meat products such as sausages.

List (2021)

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The following sorts the 20 largest meat companies in Germany by their revenue in Euro in the year 2021.[1]

Rank Company name Headquarters Revenue
in million €
Employees Business area
1 Tönnies Rheda-Wiedenbrück,
  Nordrhein-Westfalen
6.200 15.200 Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processing[2]
2 PHW Group Rechterfeld,
  Niedersachsen
2.769 8.900 Slaugthering of poultry and processing[3][4]
3 Westfleisch Münster,
  Nordrhein-Westfalen
2.600 7.500 Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processing[5]
4 Vion Food Germany Boxtel,
  Netherlands
2.500 6.200 Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processing[6]
5 Rothkötter Group Meppen,
  Niedersachsen
1.600 4.700 Slaugthering of poultry and processing[7]
6 Heristo Bad Rothenfelde,
  Niedersachsen
1.439 3.732 Processing and meat import
7 Danish Crown Germany Randers,
  Denmark
1.400 3.700 Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processing[8]
8 Müller Group Birkenfeld,
  Baden-Württemberg
950 850 Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle[9]
9 Edeka Südwest Fleisch Offenburg,
  Baden-Württemberg
946 1.500 Processing[10]
10 Kaufland Fleischwaren Heilbronn,
  Baden-Württemberg
849 Processing[11]
11 InFamily Foods Versmold,
  Nordrhein-Westfalen
720 2.400 Processing
12 Sprehe Group Cappeln (Oldenburg),
  Niedersachsen
720 2.177 Slaugthering of poultry and processing
13 Willms Ruppichteroth,
  Nordrhein-Westfalen
687 1.700 Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processing
14 Bauerngut (Edeka Minden-Hannover) Minden,
  Nordrhein-Westfalen
687 1.312 Processing[12]
15 Brandenburg (REWE Group) Köln,
  Nordrhein-Westfalen
657 3.011 Processing[13]
16 Rasting (Edeka Rhein-Ruhr) Meckenheim,
  Nordrhein-Westfalen
604 980 Processing[14]
17 Heidemark Group Höltinghausen,
  Niedersachsen
576 1.800 Slaugthering of poultry and processing
18 OSI Group Gersthofen,
  Bayern
552 768 Slaugthering and processing
19 Goldschmaus Group Garrel,
  Niedersachsen
550 1.968 Slaugthering of particularly pigs and cattle, and processing[15]
20 Plukon Germany Visbek,
  Niedersachsen
530 1.700 Slaugthering of poultry and processing[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Ranking: Die Top 20 der Fleischwirtschaft". food-service.de. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  2. ^ Consolidated financial statement for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2021 of Tönnies Holding ApS & Co. KG, Rheda-Wiedenbrück. Published in Bundesanzeiger on January 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Consolidated financial statement for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021 of Erste Paul-Heinz Wesjohann GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Rechterfeld. Published in Bundesanzeiger on July 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Consolidated financial statement for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021 of Zweite Paul-Heinz Wesjohann GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Rechterfeld. Published in Bundesanzeiger on July 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Consolidated financial statement for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2021 of Westfleisch SCE mit beschränkter Haftung, Münster. Published in Bundesanzeiger on August 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "VION Annual Report 2021". view.publitas.com. 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  7. ^ "Rothkötter-Gruppe kauft ehemalige Wurstfabrik in Börger". noz.de. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  8. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2019/20" (PDF). danishcrown.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  9. ^ "Geschäftsfelder". mueller-fleisch.de. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  10. ^ "Frischfleisch aus Rheinstetten: Edeka-Fleischwerk öffnet bald". ka-news.de. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  11. ^ "Unsere Produktionsstandorte". kaufland.de. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  12. ^ "Bauerngut Fleisch und Wurst Manufaktur, Edeka Tochterunternehmen, Standorte". bauerngut.de. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  13. ^ "Unternehmen – Wilhelm Brandenburg". wilhelmbrandenburg.de. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  14. ^ "Markenfleisch bei Aldi, Edeka & Co". wochenblatt.com. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  15. ^ "Goldschmaus Gruppe - Produkte". goldschmaus.de. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  16. ^ Befreiender Konzernabschluss gem. § 291 HGB zum Geschäftsjahr vom 1. Januar 2020 bis 31. Dezember 2020 der Plukon Food Group Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Visbek. In: Bundesanzeiger, June 27, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2023.