What Nagel-Group does

Nagel-Group, legally Nagel-Group Logistics SE, is a privately held, family-led European food logistics operator founded in 1935 and headquartered in Versmold, Germany. The company specializes in temperature-controlled transport and warehousing for fresh and frozen food products, running an integrated cold-chain network of 130 international locations across at least eleven European countries (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Romania, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland) with selective exposure to Hungary. Operations are organized around three service lines: Transport, covering Full Truck Load via the Nagel DIRECT brand and Less-than-Truckload via Stückgut; Contract Logistics, encompassing warehouse management (Lagerlogistik) and in-house logistics (Value Added Services); and a digital layer centered on the eLogistics customer portal for shipment visibility and integration. A "Nagel TrendRadar" capability is positioned as the company's technology-trend intelligence platform.

The technical stack emphasizes transparent cold-chain control, digital networking across sites for real-time tracking and route coordination, and an explicit program to electrify the transport fleet for sustainability-driven customer requirements. The company serves enterprise food producers, manufacturers, retailers, and omnichannel food companies — including named customers KoRo Handels GmbH (food retail/e-commerce omnichannel, partnered with B+S GmbH as operational executor) and EisBerger (ice cream) — and supports multi-temperature operations across frozen, chilled, and ambient ranges.

Commercial mechanics are transactional and contractual: pricing is quote-based and negotiated per lane, volume, and temperature requirement (no public pricing), while contract-logistics engagements operate on recurring subscription-like terms. GTM is sales-led with direct enterprise field sales across the European footprint. The company operates four named wholly-owned subsidiaries (Nagel Albatros Speditions, Nagel Transport & Warehouse, Tiefkühllogistik-Center Wustermark, TCG Glesien), is led by CEO Carsten Taucke per the most recent personnel signal (with prior source material listing Lars-Erik Poths as CEO), and is governed by a Supervisory Board chaired by Marion Nagel, with Jens Kleiner, Michael Lütjann, and Dr. Holger Werthschulte serving as Managing Directors.

Name

Nagel-Group

Legal name

Nagel-Group Logistics SE

Website

https://nagel-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nagel-Group Logistics SE is a privately held, family-led European food logistics operator providing temperature-controlled transport (FTL/LTL) and contract warehousing across a network of 130 international locations in 11+ countries, serving enterprise food producers, retailers, and omnichannel food companies with digital cold-chain visibility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Chain Food Logistics

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120)

akta.pro primary industry

Food & Beverage (Non-Pharma Cold/Chilled/Frozen) (TLAIALAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Temperature-Controlled E-commerce & DTC Parcels (TLAAAJAJ)

Keywords

• Food logistics
• Cold chain transport
• Temperature-controlled warehousing
• Frozen food distribution
• Contract logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Versmold

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices34 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Transport Services: Full Truck Load (FTL) transport under Nagel DIRECT brand and Less-than-Truckload (LTL) Stückgut services for temperature-controlled food logistics across Europe
2. Contract Logistics: Warehouse logistics and in-house logistics services including storage and value-added services for food products in all temperature ranges

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nagel-Group provides temperature-controlled transport and contract logistics services for food producers, manufacturers, and retailers across Europe. Core offerings include Full Truck Load (FTL) transport via the Nagel DIRECT brand, Less-than-Truckload (LTL) consolidated transport (Stückgut), contract logistics comprising warehousing and in-house logistics, value-added services, and the eLogistics digital portal, all delivered across a network of 130 international locations spanning nine European countries.

Product overview

Nagel-Group is a European food logistics company operating as a single unified service portfolio organized around three core service lines: Transport (FTL via Nagel DIRECT and LTL via Stückgut), Contract Logistics (warehouse management and in-house logistics), and supporting services (temperature-controlled storage across all ranges, value-added services, and eLogistics digital portal). The company maintains 130 international locations across 9 European countries for fresh and frozen food logistics, with no modular platform structure—services are delivered as integrated logistics solutions rather than discrete purchasable software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eLogistics: Electronic logistics platform operated by Nagel-Group

Products and services

• Nagel DIRECT (FTL Transport) Full Truck Load (FTL) transport service offering direct shipments for temperature-sensitive food products across Europe under the Nagel DIRECT brand. Targeted at food producers, manufacturers, and retailers requiring dedicated temperature-controlled capacity.
• Stückgut (LTL Transport) Less-than-Truckload (LTL) consolidated transport service for smaller shipment volumes of food products requiring temperature control. Enables customers without full-truck quantities to access temperature-controlled distribution across the European network.
• Contract Logistics Comprehensive contract logistics services for food products combining warehouse management (Lagerlogistik) and in-house logistics (Inhouse Logistik) executed at customer or Nagel-operated sites across the European network.
• Warehousing (Lagerlogistik) Temperature-controlled warehouse storage services for food products across all temperature classes, with availability search functionality for short-term and long-term capacity across the European network of 130 international locations.
• Value Added Services / Inhouse Logistik Additional value-added logistics services and in-house logistics operations tailored to customer requirements, executed within customer facilities as an extension of the customer's supply chain team.
• eLogistics Electronic logistics portal operated by Nagel-Group for digital management and tracking of shipments and logistics operations across the European network. Functions as a digital service brand for online shipment management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transparent cold chain control for temperature-sensitive products

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• B+S GmbH Logistik und DienstleistungencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026B+S GmbH serves as a multichannel specialist implementing omnichannel logistics solutions for Nagel-Group customers. They handle the operational execution of logistics services for KoRo Handels GmbH as part of Nagel-Group's omnichannel logistics platform initiative.
• KoRo Handels GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Nag Nagel-Group partnered with KoRo Handels GmbH to build a scalable omnichannel logistics platform. The partnership involves Nagel-Group providing central logistics services with B+S GmbH handling operational implementation.
• EisBergercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Nagel-Group provides strong logistics services for EisBerger, demonstrating their ability to handle ice cream logistics with digital networking, electrified transport, and transparent cold chain management during summer seasons.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Eurofreeze: Central and Eastern European frozen-food logistics and cold-storage specialist. Comparable in scope (frozen food, cold storage) but operates as a regional player focused primarily on Romania and neighboring CEE markets where Nagel-Group also has a presence.

Broad incumbents

• GEODIS: French global logistics provider with contract logistics and temperature-controlled offerings serving food and retail customers across Europe. Competes indirectly via European food-retail and producer contracts as a broad incumbent.
• DSV: Danish-headquartered global transport and logistics provider with growing cold-chain capabilities following its Schenker-related and prior acquisitions. Competes for European food logistics contracts as a broad incumbent rather than a specialist.
• DHL Supply Chain: Global contract logistics arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group with significant temperature-controlled food and retail logistics operations across Europe. Overlaps directly with Nagel-Group in food retail and producer segments but as part of a much broader end-to-end supply-chain portfolio.
• XPO Logistics: European-focused (post-RXO/GXO spin) less-than-truckload and transport provider with significant cold-chain capability serving food and retail customers. Competes in European LTL refrigerated transport alongside Nagel-Group's Stückgut offering.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders and contract logistics providers with a dedicated KN Cold Chain / Pharma & Healthcare offering for temperature-controlled food and pharma logistics. Competes with Nagel-Group in European food-producer RFPs but operates at vastly greater global scale.

Direct peers

• STEF: French publicly-listed cold-chain logistics specialist operating temperature-controlled transport and warehousing across Europe for food producers and retailers. STEF is the closest direct competitor in scope (multi-temperature food logistics), geography (Europe), and customer base (food retail/producer).
• Americold Logistics: Public global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and food logistics with growing European footprint. Highly comparable on the storage side of Nagel-Group's contract-logistics offering, though primarily US-headquartered.
• Lineage Logistics: World's largest temperature-controlled warehouse and logistics company (PE-owned by Bay Grove / Stonepeak). Directly comparable in cold-chain warehousing model and food-customer focus, though more US-weighted and increasingly expanding in Europe.
• Rhenus Logistics: German family-owned 3PL with significant European contract logistics operations including food and temperature-controlled segments. Directly comparable as a mid-to-large European family-controlled 3PL competitor in food logistics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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