Hans-Willi Böhmer

What Hans-Willi Böhmer does

Hans-Willi B\u00f6hmer (legal entity H.-W. B\u00f6hmer Verpackung und Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG) is a German family-owned agricultural packaging and distribution company, founded in 1928 in M\u00f6nchengladbach and active for 95+ years. The company specializes in the production, packaging, storage, and distribution of fresh potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes, and garlic \u2014 supplied in both conventional and organic grades and marketed under the B\u00d6HMER Basic, Naturschatz, and B\u00f6HMER BIO sub-brands. Operations are organized around 8 highly automated pack stations located in Germany's main potato and onion growing regions (HQ at M\u00f6nchengladbach plus S\u00fcdergellersen, Adersleben, Unterschlei\u00dfheim, Dannstadt, Vettwei\u00df and others), with a 10,000 sqm BIO-Logistik Zentrum featuring computer-controlled high-bay storage and opto-electronic sorting. The group handles approximately 380,000 tonnes of produce per year sourced from ~795 farmers (and ~155 organic farmers), with the Vettwei\u00df facility adding 6,000 tonnes of refrigerated storage.

The business model is B2B wholesale distribution to the German Lebensmitteleinzelhandel (LEH) \u2014 supermarket chains and discounters \u2014 through regional sales representatives and account managers, supplemented by third-party logistics services. Revenue streams include fresh-produce wholesale (one-time product sales), logistics services via the IFS-Logistic-certified B\u00f6hmer Transport GmbH and Steinbrenner Transport GmbH subsidiaries (transaction-based), and educational services through the LandWerkStadt program and mobile Schulbrummi (professional-services fees). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The customer base is concentrated in German food retail and food service, served through direct enterprise sales with a documented account-management structure and complemented by ongoing farmer-side B2B services including cultivation consulting, storage solutions, and transport logistics for the ~795 contracted growers.

The company is structured across several wholly-owned subsidiaries: B\u00f6HMER Frische GmbH (fresh produce platform, 2010), B\u00f6HMER Transport GmbH (logistics, 2010), Bivano GmbH (BIO produce, 2014), Steinbrenner Transport GmbH (2020), Goldstein (north Bavaria agricultural trading, 2021), and the 2022-acquired lehmann natur group including Biofrusan and Tesoribio. Olaf Kleinlein has served as gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrender Gesellschafter (managing shareholder) since 2001, and ownership has remained private and family-linked since the 1959 transition to Hans B\u00f6hmer and the 1979 transition to Hans-Willi B\u00f6hmer. Certifications across all sites include IFS Wholesale, QS-Gro\u00dfhandel, EU Bio, and Naturland, with IFS Logistic applying to the transport subsidiary.

Name

Hans-Willi Böhmer

Legal name

H.-W. Böhmer Verpackung und Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://kartoffel-boehmer.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Hans-Willi B\u00f6hmer is a German family-owned produce packer and distributor founded in 1928, supplying 380,000 tonnes annually of potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes, and garlic to German food retailers through 8 regional pack stations and an in-house logistics arm.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mönchengladbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh Produce Wholesale: Wholesale distribution of potatoes, onions, garlic, and sweet potatoes (both conventional and organic) to German food retailers. Products sold packaged or loose with various packaging options including raschel bags, nets, foil bags, Carryfresh, trays, or reusable containers.
2. Logistics Services: IFS Logistics certified transport services through Böhmer Transport GmbH subsidiary, serving both internal Böhmer Group products and external food industry clients
3. Educational Services: LandWerkStadt educational programs for children, youth, and adults covering agriculture, nutrition, and sustainability topics, including the mobile Schulbrummi

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hans-Willi Böhmer is a German family-owned agricultural company that produces, packages, and distributes fresh potatoes, onions, garlic, and sweet potatoes. The firm operates as a B2B supplier to the German food retail trade (LEH), running automated packing lines, storage, and an in-house logistics fleet to deliver processed fresh produce directly to retail chains.

Product overview

Hans-Willi Böhmer (H.-W. Böhmer Verpackung und Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG) is a German family-owned food packaging and distribution company serving the Lebensmitteleinzelhandel (LEH/grocery retail sector). The product portfolio centers on four core produce categories — potatoes (Kartoffeln), onions (Zwiebeln), sweet potatoes (Süßkartoffeln), and garlic (Knoblauch) — sold across three branded sub-ranges: the entry-level Böhmer Basic, the everyday-premium Naturschatz, and the organic Böhmer BIO. The company bundles these with a suite of services including a dedicated 10,000 sqm organic logistics center (BIO-Logistik Zentrum), IFS Logistic-certified transport via BÖHMER Transport GmbH, sustainable packaging solutions (raschel sacks, nets, film bags, reusable containers), and the mobile education program LandWerkStadt with its Schulbrummi. The company operates 8 packing stations in Germany's main growing regions, processing approximately 380,000 tonnes of potatoes and onions annually from around 795 farmers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Böhmer Basic: Einstiegssegment - erschwingliche Produkte ohne Kompromisse bei der Qualität
• Naturschatz
• Böhmer BIO
• LandWerkStadt
• Fridas Garten
• Schulbrummi

Products and services

• Potatoes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• lehmann naturcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Acquisition of lehmann natur and its subsidiaries Biofrusan and Tesoribio, expanding organic produce operations
• Thissen (Straelen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Equal partnership with Thissen in Straelen to strengthen entrepreneurial engagement and cooperation in the Lower Rhine region
• Gemüsering StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Strategic partnership through merger with Gemüsering Stuttgart and joint takeover of greenhouse and open-field production in eastern Germany to strengthen own production capabilities

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Solana Group: Solana is a German/Dutch potato breeder and supplier producing seed and table potatoes across multiple European origins. It is a direct comparable in fresh potato variety development, supply, and B2B distribution to European retailers, matching B\u00f6hmer's core potato-handling business.
• Emsland Group: Emsland Group is a German manufacturer of potato starch, flakes, and protein, sourcing potatoes from European growers and selling to food manufacturers. It is a direct peer in scale-intensive German potato processing and B2B food-industry supply chains, serving similar food-industry buyers.
• Agrana Beteiligungs-AG: Agrana is an Austrian-based agro-industrial group with starch, fruit, and juice segments that buy and process potatoes, fruits, and vegetables. Direct overlap with B\u00f6hmer in potato processing and B2B fruit/vegetable ingredients supply to European food manufacturers and retailers.
• Sola Bonitas GmbH (Weuthen potato group): Weuthen is a German potato wholesaler, packager, and exporter focused on table potatoes, organic potatoes, and specialties for German and European food retail. It is one of the closest direct competitors to B\u00f6hmer in scale, category mix, and B2B grocery channel.

Broad incumbents

• Aviko B.V. Aviko is a leading European processor of potato products (fries, flakes, granules) for food service and retail under broader Royal Cosun. While broader and more branded than B\u00f6hmer, it competes for the same German retailer shelf and the same raw potato supply pool, making it a broad-incumbent comparable.
• Lamb Weston Holdings: Lamb Weston is one of the largest global processors of frozen potato products serving food-service and retail customers worldwide. It is relevant because it competes for German retailer shelf space in potato categories and draws on European raw potato supply, even though its scale and frozen-product focus place it as a broad incumbent.
• McCain Foods Limited: McCain is a global potato-products company with significant European operations serving retail and food-service buyers. Comparable to B\u00f6hmer at the buyer-side value-chain level, with strong overlap in German retail relationships though operating in processed rather than fresh potatoes.
• BayWa AG: BayWa is a large German agricultural, building-materials, and energy conglomerate that includes a produce wholesale and packing arm competing in the same German potato and fresh-produce channels. It is a broad-incumbent comparable because B\u00f6hmer's core market overlaps directly with BayWa's German produce segment.

Others

• S\u00fcdzucker AG: S\u00fcdzucker is a German sugar processor whose agricultural inputs (beet/crop sourcing, farmer relations, logistics) and processing infrastructure map onto B\u00f6hmer's agricultural commodity supply chain. Direct channel overlap is limited, but it shares the German agricultural sourcing and B2B food supply context.

Emerging players

• Naturkost Schramm GmbH & Co. KG: Naturkost Schramm is a German organic produce wholesale and packing specialist serving the same German food retail and natural-products channels as B\u00f6hmer BIO. It competes for organic potato and fresh-produce volume with regional/national organic retailers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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