Cedrob

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

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)

Keywords

• Poultry meat production
• Meat processing
• Animal feed manufacturing
• Convenience meat products
• Pork processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciechanow

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices20 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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).
6. 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

Core 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

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gobarto S.A.coreOthersGobarto 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.coreOthersSilesia 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 GmbHcoreOthersGerman 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.coreOthersTransport 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.coreOthersCompany 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.minorOthersInternet 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 farmerscoreOthersCereal 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 WielkaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific institution specializing in breeding white geese. Supplies goose parent material to breeding farms. Only such institution in Poland for regional goose breeding.
• MaktonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution 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

Direct 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

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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