Cofresco

What Cofresco does

Cofresco is a business division (Unternehmensbereich) of Melitta Group and operates as Europe's leading manufacturer of branded household foil and film products. The company serves two distinct customer segments: household consumers across 16 European countries via consumer brands including Toppits®, Albal®, Bacofoil®, handy bag®, and Swirl®; and the professional gastronomy/hospitality sector via Wrapmaster® and Caterwrap®. Products span plastic wrap, aluminum foil, freezer bags, food storage bags, and waste disposal solutions, collectively addressing the full household and professional food lifecycle of fresh-keeping, preparation, freezing, and waste disposal. The company's products reach over 70 million European households, with stated market leadership in each of the 16 countries it serves.

Cofresco's underlying technology is centered on film and foil converting — extrusion, lamination, printing, and bag-making — supported by in-house R&D capabilities, including a dedicated biopolymers research initiative (the Cofresco Forum). The company is investing in sustainable, circular packaging under its 'Honest 100' strategy, with recent product introductions including paper-based freezer bags. Manufacturing and corporate operations are headquartered in Minden, Germany, with distribution through mainstream European retail grocery channels for consumer products and through foodservice wholesale channels for professional products. Revenue mechanics are based on unit sales of branded physical goods through established retail and foodservice distribution; pricing is set at retail MSRP and is not publicly disclosed. Cofresco competes on brand trust, retail distribution depth, and increasingly on sustainability credentials, with no disclosed AI, digital platform, or software product components.

Name

Cofresco

Legal name

Cofresco (Melitta Group business division)

Website

https://cofresco.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cofresco is a Melitta Group division and Europe's leading manufacturer of branded household foil and film products, serving over 70 million households across 16 European countries with consumer brands (Toppits, Albal, Bacofoil, handy bag, Swirl) and professional foodservice brands (Wrapmaster, Caterwrap).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Household Foil and Food Wrap Products

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing (32611)

SIC

Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags (2673), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Foil & Parchment Paper (CRAJAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Paper-Based Packaging & Single-Use Paper Products (Paper Bags, Wraps, Cartons) (CRADALAL)

Keywords

• Household foil products
• Food storage solutions
• Cling film wrap
• Freezer storage bags
• Professional catering wrap

Headquarters

HQ city

Minden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consumer Household Foil Products: Sale of branded household foil products including plastic wrap, aluminum foil, freezer bags, and food storage bags to retail consumers across Europe through grocery and mass merchant channels
2. Professional Kitchen/Gastronomy Products: Sale of professional-grade food preparation and storage products under Wrapmaster and Caterwrap brands to the foodservice and hospitality industry

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cofresco manufactures and markets household foil and film products — including aluminum foil, cling film, freezer bags, food storage bags, baking paper, and waste bags — under multiple consumer brands (Toppits, Albal, Bacofoil, handy bag, Swirl) and professional foodservice brands (Wrapmaster, Caterwrap). Products are designed for food preservation, preparation, freezing, baking, and waste handling for both end-consumer households and professional catering/gastronomy customers, distributed across 16 European countries.

Product overview

Cofresco is Europe's leading manufacturer of branded household film products serving both consumer and professional markets. The company operates under a multi-brand portfolio strategy, with consumer brands (Toppits®, Albal®, Bacofoil®, handy bag®, Swirl®) covering food storage, preparation, freezing, and waste disposal applications in over 70 million households across 16 European countries. The professional/gastro segment includes Wrapmaster® and Caterwrap® brands targeting the gastronomy and catering sectors. Products span plastic wrap, aluminum foil, freezer bags, and related food storage solutions. The portfolio is unified under the sustainability strategy 'Honest 100' aimed at building an ecologically sustainable, circular product range.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Toppits®: Consumer household foil and film brand, market leader in 16 European countries.
• Albal®
• Bacofoil®
• handy bag®
• Swirl®
• Wrapmaster®
• Caterwrap®

Products and services

• Toppits German household foil and film product brand covering aluminum foil, cling film, freezer bags, food storage bags, baking paper, and waste bags for everyday household food preservation, freezing, baking, and waste handling.
• Albal Household foil and film brand for Spain and France, offering aluminum foil, cling film, freezer bags, baking paper, and related products for end-consumer households.
• Bacofoil UK household aluminum foil brand for everyday food preparation, freezing, storage, and baking by end-consumer households.
• handy bag Household brand for foil, film, and food storage bags sold through retail grocery channels for everyday cooking, freezing, and food storage in households.
• Swirl Consumer household brand in the Cofresco portfolio covering household foil and film products for retail grocery.
• Wrapmaster Professional-grade wrap dispenser systems and consumable wrap rolls for commercial kitchens, restaurants, caterers, hotels, and other foodservice operators, providing high-throughput, hygienic cutting of foil, film, and baking paper.
• Caterwrap Professional catering wrap products for hospitality, catering, and contract-catering operators, complementing Wrapmaster dispensers with consumable wrap rolls for commercial kitchen use.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Reynolds Consumer Products: Reynolds Consumer Products is the US market leader in branded household foil and food wrap (Reynolds Wrap, Hefty) — the closest direct comparable to Cofresco in product category, brand-led consumer goods model, and mass retail distribution.
• SC Johnson: SC Johnson manufactures Saran Wrap cling film and Ziploc food storage bags — directly competing household plastic wrap and food storage brands with comparable consumer goods model, retail distribution, and brand-led positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Amcor: Amcor is a global packaging giant with significant presence in flexible films, food packaging, and household wrap substrates. While not a single-category household foil brand, Amcor operates at scale in adjacent flexible packaging markets served by Cofresco's wrap and bag portfolio.
• Sealed Air: Sealed Air produces Cryovac and other food preservation and storage packaging films used across retail and foodservice. Comparable to Cofresco in the foodservice channel (Wrapmaster/Caterwrap) and in protective film technology.
• Berry Global: Berry Global is a major global producer of plastic films, bags, and food packaging serving consumer goods and foodservice — comparable scale and category exposure to Cofresco in plastic film/wrap and food storage products.
• Mondi Group: Mondi is a European-headquartered paper and packaging group with significant kraft paper, paper bag, and sustainable packaging exposure — a relevant broad incumbent as Cofresco expands its paper-based freezer bag and 'Honest 100' circular portfolio.

Regional players

• Constantia Flexibles: Constantia Flexibles is one of Europe's largest manufacturers of flexible packaging, including aluminum-based foils and food-contact films — a regionally anchored peer serving overlapping European consumer and FMCG customers.
• Huhtamäki: Huhtamäki is a European-listed foodservice and consumer goods packaging manufacturer producing flexible packaging, tableware, and foodservice disposables. Directly comparable to Cofresco's Wrapmaster/Caterwrap foodservice platform and to its foodservice-disposable adjacencies.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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