FRIGOSPED

What FRIGOSPED does

FRIGOSPED GmbH Internationale Spedition is a German owner-managed logistics service provider founded in 1981 and headquartered in Ransbach-Baumbach. The company specialises in temperature-controlled transport, warehousing, and contract logistics for food, beverages, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and other sensitive goods across Europe. It operates 12 locations in Germany and Spain through wholly-owned subsidiaries including Frigoconsult S.L.U. (Spain, 1999), FS Logistics GmbH (Verden, 2020), FS Transport GmbH (Nürnberg, 2023), and FRIGOMED GmbH (Kassel, 2023). The fleet comprises 280 temperature-controlled trucks in fixed charter, organising approximately 165,000 transports annually. The company holds IFS, DIN, and BIO certifications for its warehouse operations.

FRIGOSPED runs the proprietary eXpress-o digital platform, comprising a customer web portal and a driver mobile application. The platform supports real-time GPS tracking, order and transport management, proof of delivery, document upload/download, and an integrated Warehouse Management System (WMS) module with batch tracking and 4-eye quality control. Data transmission is TLS/SSL encrypted. The WMS supports multiple temperature zones (0-6°C, 2-6°C, 14-18°C, 14-20°C, and ambient) across 60,000 sqm of warehouse space, with capacity for 50,000 pallets and an annual throughput of approximately 1.8 million pallets.

The business model is B2B and sales-led, with services offered either individually (transport, warehousing, value-added services) or bundled as full contract logistics. Go-to-market relies on direct sales engagement, initial consulting, and feasibility analysis before contract commitment. Customer acquisition is supported by an online Typeform-based logistics enquiry tool, a bilingual website, and presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Value-added services include display construction, labelling, picking, packing, quality control, and customs clearance, offered at both Frigosped warehouse locations and customer production sites. The company employs over 700 people and is led by Managing Partner Bernhard Heinrich.

Name

FRIGOSPED

Legal name

FRIGOSPED GmbH Internationale Spedition

Website

https://frigosped.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

FRIGOSPED is a German owner-managed temperature-controlled logistics specialist founded in 1981, providing transport, multi-zone warehousing, and contract logistics across Europe for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and sensitive-goods manufacturers and retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Temperature-Controlled Logistics Services

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Temperature-Controlled Road Freight (Reefer Trucking & Cross-Border) (TLACAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chilled / Fresh Transport (Refrigerated) (TLADAHAG), Controlled Room Temperature (CRT) Transport (15–25°C) (TLADAHAH)

Keywords

• Temperature-controlled logistics
• Cold chain transport
• Pharmaceutical logistics
• Contract warehousing
• Value-added logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Ransbach-baumbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temperature-Controlled Transport: Europe-wide temperature-controlled full truckload (FTL) transport services for food, beverages, and sensitive goods. The company operates 280 trucks in fixed charter and organises approximately 165,000 transports annually.
2. Temperature-Controlled Warehousing: Storage services at multiple warehouse locations across Germany with varying temperature ranges (without temperature control, 2-6°C, 14-18°C, 14-20°C, 0-6°C). Storage capacity of up to 50,000 pallets on 60,000 square meters of warehouse space. Handles over 1.8 million pallets annually.
3. Value Added Services (VAS): Additional services including display construction, labelling, picking/packing, quality control, customs clearance, re-packing, and internal transport of goods. Offered at warehouse locations or at customer production sites.
4. Logistics Consulting: Advisory services drawing on 40 years of individual logistics sector experience. A feasibility analysis is always conducted first; an offer is made only if feasibility is confirmed.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FRIGOSPED provides temperature-controlled full-truckload road transport across Europe with 280 trucks in fixed charter, multi-zone temperature-controlled warehousing across 60,000 sqm with up to 50,000 pallet positions, and value-added services (display construction, labelling, picking/packing, quality control, customs clearance). Services are delivered either as discrete offerings or as integrated contract logistics, supported by the proprietary eXpress-o web portal for order management, shipment tracking, proof of delivery, and warehouse management.

Product overview

FRIGOSPED is a German logistics company (founded 1981, owner-managed) offering temperature-controlled transportation and warehousing services across Europe. The company operates the eXpress-o digital platform consisting of a customer web portal and mobile driver application. The core logistics services include temperature-controlled transport (165,000+ annual shipments via 280 trucks) and warehousing (60,000 sqm, 50,000 pallet capacity). Value-added services such as display building, labeling, picking, and quality control are offered at warehouse locations. The company maintains 12 locations across Germany and Spain, with subsidiaries FS Logistics (Verden) and Frigoconsult (Spain). IFS and BIO certifications apply to warehouse operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eXpress-o: Web portal for customers and business partners to digitally handle freight forwarding and logistics service processes, including order management, transport tracking, and document exchange
• FRIGOMED GmbH

Products and services

• Temperature-Controlled Transport Services Europe-wide temperature-controlled full-truckload road transport for food, beverages, and non-food sensitive goods, with 280 trucks in fixed charter and approximately 165,000 transports organised annually.
• Temperature-Controlled Warehousing Storage across 60,000 sqm with up to 50,000 pallet capacity at multiple temperature zones (0–6°C, 2–6°C, 14–18°C, 14–20°C, and ambient), handling more than 1.8 million pallets annually and supported by an integrated WMS.
• Value Added Services Additional services including display construction, labelling, picking/packing, quality control, customs clearance, and re-packing, delivered at FRIGOSPED warehouse locations or at customer production sites for the food and non-food sectors.
• Logistics Consulting Advisory engagements drawing on 40 years of logistics expertise, beginning with a feasibility analysis to determine whether FRIGOSPED can meet the customer's logistics requirements before any contract offer is made.
• eXpress-o Web Portal Proprietary, password-protected online portal for FRIGOSPED customers and business partners to digitally manage freight forwarding and logistics workflows including order entry, shipment tracking, proof of delivery, document exchange, and inventory/warehouse management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 165,000 transports organised annually across Europe
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FRIGOMED GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023FRIGOMED GmbH is a subsidiary handling temperature-controlled truck loads, pharmaceutical logistics, healthcare logistics, and food logistics from its location in Kassel-Fuldabrück, Germany. Founded in 2023, it extends Frigosped's capabilities into pharma and healthcare verticals.
• FS Logistics GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020FS Logistics GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Frigosped, founded in 2020 and based in Verden (Aller), Germany. It specialises in contract logistics with a warehouse capacity of 10,500 pallet spaces on 13,000 sqm. It handles transport, warehousing, and value-added services (VAS) including display building, labelling, picking, quality control, and customs clearance for Frigosped customers.
• Frigoconsult S.L.U.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999Frigoconsult S.L.U. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Frigosped founded in 1999 and based in Tavernes de la Valldigna, Spain. It provides full truckload transport services across Europe with a focus on Spain-Germany-Spain import/export routes, leveraging multilingual expertise and expertise in industrial goods.
• FS Transport GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFS Transport GmbH is a company within the Frigosped group operating from Nürnberg, Germany. It manages a fleet of 32 own vehicles for national and international transport disposition, representing an expansion of Frigosped's owned transport capacity.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves20 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• STEF: STEF is a France-headquartered specialist in temperature-controlled logistics for food products, operating a multi-country European network of cold stores and reefer transport. Comparable to FRIGOSPED as a European specialist operator with both transport and warehousing at multiple temperature zones.
• Nagel-Group: Nagel-Group is one of Europe's leading temperature-controlled food logistics specialists, headquartered in Germany with deep coverage of refrigerated road transport and warehousing across DACH and Western Europe. Closest direct comparable to FRIGOSPED's core reefer FTL and cold-storage offering.
• Dachser: Dachser is a major German family-owned logistics provider with a dedicated Food Logistics business line covering refrigerated transport and warehousing across Europe. Overlaps directly with FRIGOSPED on FTL food-grade reefer and cold storage in DACH.

Broad incumbents

• GEODIS: GEODIS is a global logistics provider with a dedicated temperature-controlled contract logistics offering (including refrigerated warehousing) serving European retailers and food manufacturers. Comparable service mix to FRIGOSPED but at continental scale.
• DSV Panalpina: DSV is a global transport and logistics provider with a substantial European road freight and reefer capability following its DB Schenker acquisition. Competes with FRIGOSPED for European food and industrial shipper contracts, especially in cross-border corridors.
• Kühne + Nagel: Kühne + Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders with a significant reefer / cold-chain division offering road, air, and sea temperature-controlled services. Serves the same enterprise food and pharma shippers as FRIGOSPED but at global scale with a much broader service portfolio.
• Lineage Logistics: Lineage Logistics is the world's largest temperature-controlled warehousing operator with significant European cold-storage real estate following its acquisition of cold-store portfolios. Competes with FRIGOSPED for cold-storage capacity contracts, though less focused on European road transport.
• DHL Freight (Deutsche Post DHL Group): DHL Freight operates one of Europe's largest road freight networks with dedicated temperature-controlled and food-grade capabilities via DHL FoodLogistics. Comparable end customers and overlapping DACH service territory, but part of a much larger global logistics group.

Regional players

• Groenewout / Cold Chain Logistics Group (CCLG): Cold Chain Logistics Group operates temperature-controlled transport and warehousing in the Benelux and Western Europe with cross-border expertise. Comparable service profile to FRIGOSPED for shippers needing cross-border reefer between Germany, Benelux, and Southern Europe.

Emerging players

• Girteka Logistics: Girteka is one of the largest asset-based road transport operators in Europe with growing reefer and food-grade capabilities. Provides competitive pressure in FTL reefer rates for European shippers, particularly on long-haul corridors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Frigosped
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/frigosped
• Instagraminstagram.com/frigosped
• Xx.com/frigosped

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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