Cedrob
Cedrob is Poland's largest poultry meat producer, operating a vertically integrated closed-loop production system spanning feed manufacturing, hatcheries, poultry farming, slaughterhouses, processed meat, and export logistics. It supplies retail chains, wholesalers, food service, and farmers across 70+ countries through subsidiaries including Gobarto, Cedrob Foods, Cedrob Pasze, and Cedrob Passau GmbH.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1991
- HeadquartersCiechanow, Poland
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Cedrob firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Cedrob
- Legal name
- CEDROB S.A.
- Website
- https://grupacedrob.pl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1991
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Cedrob is Poland's largest poultry meat producer, operating a vertically integrated closed-loop production system spanning feed manufacturing, hatcheries, poultry farming, slaughterhouses, processed meat, and export logistics. It supplies retail chains, wholesalers, food service, and farmers across 70+ countries through subsidiaries including Gobarto, Cedrob Foods, Cedrob Pasze, and Cedrob Passau GmbH.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Cedrob industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Poultry Meat Production
- NAICS
- Poultry Processing (311615), Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (42444), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (424470), Meat Retailers (445240), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116)
- SIC
- Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015), Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Poultry Wholesale (Whole Birds, Parts) (AFAIADAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIABAF), Halal & Kosher Meat Wholesale (AFAIADAH), Manufacturing, Private Label & Co-Manufacturing for Animal Diets (HLAMAHAO)
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Where Cedrob is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ciechanow
- HQ country
- Poland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices20 records
Markets served
Cedrob business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Poultry meat production and sales: Production and sale of chicken, stewing hen, duck and goose meat products under Cedrob brand. Products sold fresh or frozen throughout Poland and across more than 50 markets worldwide including EU countries, Africa, Asia and Middle East.
- Pork and processed meat products: Production and sale of pork and processed meat products under Duda, Cedrob, and Gobarto brands through Cedrob Foods S.A.
- Animal feed production and sales: Production and sale of complete and complementary compound feeds for poultry and pigs through Cedrob Pasze brand. Annual sales exceed 1 million tonnes of compound feeds. Cooperates with 8,000 local farmers.
- Fuel trading: Wholesale propane sales for heating purposes and gas oil with delivery to customer storage tanks. Retail fuel sales through petrol stations in Raciaz and Ujazdowek.
- Feather and down production: Production and sale of high-quality Polish goose and duck feathers and down for textile and clothing industry. Products are 100% natural and ethically sourced, certified under RDS (Responsible Down Standard).
- Game meat processing: Purchase and processing of game (deer, wild boar, roe deer, fallow deer) under Gobarto Dziczyzna brand. Products include deep-frozen carvings, raw meat and processed products under Hunter Wild brand.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels10 records
Cedrob product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Cedrob S.A. is Poland's largest poultry meat producer, operating a vertically integrated value chain that includes compound feed production (Cedrob Pasze), poultry and pig breeding, slaughter and cutting, processing of fresh and convenience meat products, and distribution to retail chains and wholesale customers in Poland and across Europe. The group also runs adjacent businesses in pork (Duda, Gobarto), down and feathers (Cedrob Down&Feather), fuel trading (Cedrob Paliwa), logistics (Cedrob Cargo, NetBrokers) and port handling (Cedrob Porty), all serving to reinforce the core protein business.
Product overview
Cedrob is Poland's largest meat producer with a diversified portfolio of products and services. The core offering centers on poultry meat production through Cedrob S.A. (chicken, duck, goose), complemented by red meat processing via Gobarto S.A. (pork and game). The portfolio includes specialized feed production (Cedrob Pasze), fuel distribution (Cedrob Paliwa), down and feather products (Cedrob Down&Feather), processed meat brands (Duda, Gotowe z Półki, Z Kurnej Półki), and logistics services (Cedrob Cargo, Cedrob Porty). The group also operates NetBrokers, an online agricultural commodity exchange platform. These products operate through a vertically integrated model from feed production to finished goods, with geographic presence across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Cedrob: Fresh and frozen poultry products including chicken, stewing hen, duck and goose meat.
- Krakauerland
- Duda
- Cedrob Pasze
- Cedrob Paliwa
- Cedrob Down&Feather
- Gobarto
- Gobarto Dziczyzna
- Gobarto Dystrybucja
- Gobarto 500
- Kurna Półka
- Gotowe z Półki
- Agroced
Products and services
- Cedrob poultry meat (broiler chickens and processed poultry)
Quantifiable outcome
- 650,000 tons of meat produced in 2024
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Cedrob
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Cedrob technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Cedrob partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Gobarto S.A.coreGobarto S.A. is a vertically integrated meat processing holding company acquired by Cedrob Group since 2016. It operates in pork and game markets focusing on breeding, purchase, slaughter, cutting and packing of livestock. Includes about 30 companies in agricultural and food industries in Poland, Ukraine and Germany.
- Silesia S.A.coreSilesia is a Polish meat processing company producing pork and poultry processed products. Acquired by Gobarto in 2017. Produces processed meat products under Duda, Cedrob, and Gobarto brands.
- Cedrob Passau GmbHcoreGerman subsidiary established in 2005 to implement growth strategy for goose meat segment and facilitate cooperation with European retail chains and customers. Located in Fürstenzell, Germany.
- Cedrob Cargo Sp. z o.o.coreTransport company established in 2017 to support Cedrob S.A. activities in intermodal transport of raw materials for feed production and provision of transport services using intermodal units.
- Cedrob Porty Sp. z o.o.coreCompany established in 2019 for construction and operation of automatic high-bay freezer at Port of Gdańsk. Capacity of approximately 30,000 pallets near DCT Gdańsk S.A.
- NetBrokers Sp. z o.o.minorInternet commodity exchange, the largest Polish platform for companies in the agri-food market. Provides industry information and enables commercial offers. Used by over 2,800 companies.
- 8,000 local farmerscoreCereal supplier group cooperating with Cedrob Pasze for feed production. Group of proven Polish suppliers. Every eighth poultry farmer in Poland buys Cedrob Pasze products.
- Zootechnics Institute in Koluda WielkaminorScientific institution specializing in breeding white geese. Supplies goose parent material to breeding farms. Only such institution in Poland for regional goose breeding.
- MaktonminorDistribution services operator for Gobarto's deep freezing, storage and shipping of food products requiring cooling equipment.
Scale indicators23 records
Recent moves21 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Cedrob competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Animex: Animex is Poland's other major meat producer and direct domestic competitor to Cedrob, operating poultry, pork, and processed meat brands (including Morliny, Krakus, Berlinki). Owned by WH Group/Smithfield, it competes head-to-head with Cedrob for Polish retail contracts and Polish poultry farmers, making it the most comparable peer in terms of geography and product mix.
- Konspol: Konspol is a Polish poultry producer based in Krasne specializing in processed poultry products including sausages, hams, and convenience foods. It competes with Cedrob's Duda and Cedrob Foods brands in the Polish processed meat segment and shares the same retail customer base.
- Plukon Food Group: Plukon Food Group is a Netherlands-based European poultry processor operating across multiple countries with vertically integrated production. It is directly comparable to Cedrob in business model, scale, and customer base, competing for European retail chain supply contracts across the same geographies.
- SuperDrob: SuperDrob is a Polish poultry processor producing fresh and frozen chicken products for retail and food service. As a domestic competitor headquartered in Lublin, it competes with Cedrob for Polish retail chain contracts and HORECA customers, making it a directly comparable peer in scale and product offering.
- Wipasz: Wipasz is one of Poland's largest poultry and animal feed producers with a similar vertically integrated model spanning feed production, poultry farming, and slaughter. Headquartered in Wąsewo, it directly competes with Cedrob in both poultry meat and compound feed markets, including competition for the same pool of Polish poultry farmers.
Broad incumbents
- Tyson Foods: Tyson Foods is the largest US poultry producer and a global broad incumbent in protein production. While primarily US-focused, Tyson serves as a strategic comparable for Cedrob's vertically integrated model, scale economics, and brand portfolio approach across poultry, pork, and prepared foods.
- PHW Group (Wiesenhof): PHW Group is Germany's largest poultry producer operating the Wiesenhof brand with vertically integrated production from feed to processed poultry. It is a broad incumbent in Cedrob's key export market (Germany), competing directly for German retail poultry contracts and serving as both a customer (for some Polish imports) and competitor in the European poultry value chain.
- Charoen Pokphand Foods: Charoen Pokphand Foods is one of the world's largest fully integrated poultry and aquaculture producers operating across Asia and Europe. As a broad incumbent, it represents the scale of vertically integrated competitor that defines the global poultry industry benchmark against which Cedrob's growth trajectory should be measured.
- Pilgrim's Pride: Pilgrim's Pride is one of the world's largest poultry producers, owned by JBS, operating across the US, UK (Moy Park), Mexico, and Europe. As a broad incumbent in global poultry, it serves as a strategic comparable for Cedrob's scale ambitions and represents the type of large-scale competitor Cedrob could face in European export markets.
Regional players
- Indykpol: Indykpol is Poland's leading turkey producer and a regional player in poultry. While focused on turkey rather than chicken/duck/goose, it competes in the broader Polish poultry market and serves overlapping retail customers, making it a comparable regional peer in scale and distribution model.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Cedrob social profiles
Digital presenceCedrob compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance8 records
Cedrob financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Cedrob leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles14 records
Cedrob subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries6 records
Cedrob funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Cedrob M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Cedrob
What does Cedrob do?
Cedrob S.A. is Poland's largest poultry meat producer, operating a vertically integrated value chain that includes compound feed production (Cedrob Pasze), poultry and pig breeding, slaughter and cutting, processing of fresh and convenience meat products, and distribution to retail chains and wholesale customers in Poland and across Europe. The group also runs adjacent businesses in pork (Duda, Gobarto), down and feathers (Cedrob Down&Feather), fuel trading (Cedrob Paliwa), logistics (Cedrob Cargo, NetBrokers) and port handling (Cedrob Porty), all serving to reinforce the core protein business.
Is Cedrob a public or private company?
Cedrob is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Cedrob founded?
Cedrob was founded in 1991. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Cedrob based?
Cedrob is headquartered in Ciechanow, Poland, in the Europe region.
How does Cedrob make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Poultry meat production and sales are the primary driver. The others are pork and processed meat products, animal feed production and sales, fuel trading, feather and down production and game meat processing.
Who are Cedrob's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Animex, Konspol, Plukon Food Group, SuperDrob and Wipasz. Broad incumbents are Tyson Foods, PHW Group (Wiesenhof), Charoen Pokphand Foods and Pilgrim's Pride. Indykpol is listed as a regional player.
Does Cedrob have an API?
No public API is recorded for Cedrob.
What industry is Cedrob in?
Cedrob's product category is Poultry Meat Production. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAIADAC, Poultry Wholesale (Whole Birds, Parts), with a secondary code of AFAIABAF, Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale. Its NAICS code is 311615 and its SIC code is 2015.